João Havelange, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

João Havelange

President of FIFA

Date of Birth: 08-May-1916

Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Death: 16-Aug-2016

Profession: lawyer, politician, swimmer, water polo player

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroid "João" de Havelange (Brazilian Portuguese: [?u'?~w avi'l?~?i]; 8 May 1916 – 16 August 2016) was a Brazilian lawyer, businessman, athlete and centenarian who served as the seventh President of FIFA from 1974 to 1998.
His tenure as President is the second longest in FIFA's history, behind only that of Jules Rimet.
He received the title of Honorary President when leaving office, but resigned in April 2013.
He succeeded Stanley Rous and was succeeded by Sepp Blatter.
João Havelange served as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1963 to 2011.
He was the longest-serving active member upon his resignation.
In July 2012 a Swiss prosecutor's report revealed that, during his tenure on FIFA's Executive Committee, he and his son-in-law Ricardo Teixeira took more than $41 million in bribes in connection with the award of World Cup marketing rights.