Răzvan Marian Burleanu (born 1 July 1984) is a Romanian business administrator and

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. Since March 2014, Burleanu has served as the president of the

Romanian Football Federation The Romanian Football Federation (; FRF) is the governing body of football in Romania. They are headquartered in the capital city of Bucharest and affiliated with FIFA and UEFA since 1923 and 1955 respectively. The Federation organizes the men's ...

(FRF). Prior to his appointment as president, Burleanu also served as first president of the

European Minifootball Federation The European Minifootball Federation (EMF) is the administrative body for 5-a-side version of minifootball in Europe. It is one of five continental confederations of its governing body, the World Minifootball Federation. EMF consists of 34 nati ...

Career

Burleanu was elected president of the

(FRF) on 5 March 2014. He was previously the head of the

(EMF) from 25 March 2012 until January 2017.

Views

During the

2024 Romanian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Romania on 24 November 2024. A Two-round system, second round was due to be held on 8 December 2024 as no candidate achieved an absolute majority in the first round. However, on 6 December 2024 the Constituti ...

, Burleanu urged fans to support "European values".

Personal life

Burleanu is the son of former football

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Gheorghe Burleanu, who totalled 352

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matches and scored 49 goals for FC Olt Scornicești,

FCM Târgoviște Fotbal Club Municipal Târgoviște (), commonly known as FCM Târgoviște, was a Romanian football team based in Târgoviște, Dâmbovița County, founded in 1948 and disbanded in 2018. Known under several names throughout its history — ''Met ...

Dacia Unirea Brăila Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus ro ...

FCM Bacău Asociația Sportivă a Suporterilor FCM 1950 Bacău (also known as ASS FCM 1950 Bacău, FCM 1950 Bacău or FCM Bacău) was a Romanian association football, football football team, club based in Bacău, Bacău County, Moldavia. Founded in 1950 a ...

and Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.

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