Ednaldo Rodrigues

Ednaldo Rodrigues
24th President of Brazilian Football Confederation
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 25, 2021
President of Federação Bahiana de Futebol
In office
2001–2018
Personal details
Born (1954-01-27) 27 January 1954 (age 70)[1]
Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil

Ednaldo Rodrigues Gomes (born 27 January 1954) is a Brazilian accountant, politician and sports executive, who recently served as the 24th president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

Biography

Rodrigues obtained a degree in Accounting from Faculdade Visconde de Cairu in Salvador in 1991, while earning similar credentials in Financial Auditing at the same college, and administrative management by Fundação Getúlio Vargas.[2][failed verification] He was an amateur soccer player in the 70s and 80s. He was president of the Liga Conquistense de Desportes Terrestres.[citation needed] He was also director of the Interior Department of the Federação Bahiana de Futebol (FBF), from 1992 to 2000, he was elected president of the FBF and re-elected twice more, from 2001 to 2018, and vice president of the CBF from 2018 to 2021.[2][3]

He was interim president of the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol between 2021 and 2022.[3] On March 23, 2022, he was elected president of the CBF.[4]

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Council". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  2. ^ a b estadaoconteudo. "Conheça Ednaldo Rodrigues, presidente interino da CBF que busca 'limpar' o nome da entidade". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  3. ^ a b "Saiba quem é Ednaldo Rodrigues, dirigente escolhido para ser o novo presidente interino da CBF - Jornal O Sul" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  4. ^ "Ednaldo Rodrigues é eleito o novo presidente da CBF". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
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