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Aleksander
Ceferin has been elected the new president of UEFA, beating Michael van Praag
in the race to succeed Michel Platini.
Ceferin, who
was appointed president of the Slovenian FA in 2011 and has a background in
law, won 42 of the 55 votes at the Extraordinary UEFA Congress in Athens on
Wednesday.
He replaces the
banned Platini, who was found guilty of ethics violations in December for
taking a payment of 2 million Swiss francs ($2m) from FIFA in 2011.
Last week,
acting UEFA president Angel Maria Villar withdrew from the contest to succeed
Platini on a permanent basis, leaving Ceferin and Dutch Football Association
president Van Praag in the race for the role.
About Aleksander
Čeferin
a) Aleksander Čeferin (born 13
October 1967) is Slovenian lawyer. After graduating from Ljubljana University's
law faculty, Čeferin went on to work for his family's law firm, developing a
special interest in representing professional athletes and sports clubs. He
later took over from his father as company director.
b) Čeferin took a formal interest
in local football in 2005 through his work with the executive board of futsal
club FC Litija. A member of the executive committee of amateur side FC
Ljubljana Lawyers since 2005, he served as a member at NK Olimpija Ljubljana
from 2006 to 2011.
c) In 2011, Čeferin was elected
President of the Football Association of Slovenia.
d) On 14 September 2016, Čeferin
was elected the seventh President of UEFA. He polled 42 votes at UEFA's
congress in Athens, beating Dutchman Michael van Praag who received 13 votes.
