Luis Hernández Heres (born 24 August 1949) is a

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n former

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who competed in the

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International career

He represented his country in two games at the

Football administration

Subsequently, he became a businessman and football administrator, and a member of the

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, the main decision-making body of FIFA, the governing body of association football. Hernández was elected to the FIFA Council in May 2016, as one of three representatives of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (

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References

1949 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Cuban men's footballers Olympic footballers for Cuba Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Cuban businesspeople FIFA officials Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Footballers at the 1971 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games {{Cuba-footy-bio-stub