Eugenio Hermes Figueredo Aguerre (born 10 March 1932 in

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) is a

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an and

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executive and former

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. In May 2015, he was banned by

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Biography

As a footballer, Figueredo played for Huracan Buceo as a

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. He went on to serve as its president between 1971 and 1972, and again between 1976 and 77. From 1997–2006, he presided over the

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, and from 1993 until 2013 he was

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of CONMEBOL. In April 2013 he replaced

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. On 27 May 2015, Figueredo was arrested in Switzerland as the result of an FBI investigation into corruption in FIFA. In addition, the FIFA Ethics Committee found Figueredo to be guilty of taking bribes in 2004 and 2015 in connection with trade agreements for

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n tournaments. He was fined one million Swiss francs ($1 million). Both

and the United States sought his extradition. He agreed to be extradited to Uruguay and was sent there on 24 December 2015. Figueredo was kept under house arrest in Uruguay. He was released from house arrest in December 2017. On 2 October 2019, Figueredo was found guilty of bribery by the Ethics Committee and sanctioned with a ban for life on participating in any football-related activity.

In popular culture

Chilean actor Sergio Hernández portrayed Figueredo in the 2020 Amazon Prime Video original series '' El Presidente''.

References

1932 births Living people People from Santa Lucía, Uruguay Uruguayan people of Galician descent Uruguayan footballers Association football midfielders Huracán Buceo players Uruguayan football chairmen and investors Presidents of the Uruguayan Football Association Presidents of CONMEBOL Association football executives People named in the Panama Papers Uruguayan criminals {{Uruguay-footy-bio-stub