Lars-Christer Olsson
Lars-Christer Olsson | |
|---|---|
| UEFA Chief Executive | |
| In office 7 November 2003 – 1 February 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Gerhard Aigner |
| Succeeded by | Gianni Infantino |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1950 Lövestad, Sweden |
Lars-Christer Olsson (born 6 February 1950)[1] is a Swedish sports official who served as UEFA chief executive from 7 November 2003[2] until he resigned on 1 February 2007.[3]
Career
Olsson served as chairman of the Swedish Professional Football Leagues from 2012 until his resignation at the organisation's Annual General Meeting in March 2021.[4][5]
In March 2016, he was appointed chairman of the European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL), later renamed European Leagues.[6] He stepped down as chairman of European Leagues in March 2021 due to retirement and was appointed the association's first Honorary President by acclamation.[7]
References
- ↑ "Bakom kulisserna på UEFA" (in Swedish). Nätverket Österlen. 4 August 2006.
- ↑ "2000-2007: Moving into the future". UEFA. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Henrik P Krantz; Ingemar Jansson (1 February 2007). "Lars-Christer Olsson avgår från Uefa". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ↑ "Sef-basen lämnar alla tunga uppdrag nästa år" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 9 October 2020.
- ↑ "Lars-Christer Olsson leaves football after more than 30 years". Föreningen Svensk Elitfotboll. 9 October 2020.
- ↑ "EPFL appoints Lars-Christer Olsson as new Chairman". European Leagues. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019.
- ↑ "European Leagues kick-off new cycle with new structure". European Leagues. 30 March 2021.