Robert Guérin (; born Clément Auguste Maurice Robert; 28 April 1876 – 19 March 1952)
was a French journalist, and the
first president and one of the founders of the
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). A journalist with ''Le Matin'' newspaper, Guérin was actively involved in
football
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through his role as secretary of the Football Department of the
Union of French Athletic Sports Societies. He brought together representatives of the first seven member countries in Paris for the signing of FIFA's foundation act and agreement of the first FIFA statutes. On 23 May 1904, Guérin (then just 28) was elected president at the inaugural FIFA Congress and remained in his post for two years, during which time another eight associations came on board, including
the Football Association
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.
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1876 births
1952 deaths
Founders of association football institutions
Presidents of FIFA