Ernst Thommen

Ernst Thommen
Acting FIFA President
In office 25 March 1961 – 28 September 1961 (interim)
Preceded by	Arthur Drewry
Succeeded by	Stanley Rous
Personal details
Born	(1899-01-23)23 January 1899 Basel, Switzerland
Died	14 May 1967(1967-05-14) (aged 68) Muttenz, Switzerland
Occupation	Sports administrator

Ernst B. Thommen (23 January 1899 – 14 May 1967) was the acting (interim) FIFA president from March 1961 to 28 September 1961. He spent 6 months in office, succeeding Arthur Drewry who died in office.

Thommen contested for the president position when he was the acting president, but lost in the first round voting to Stanley Rous. In the second round he withdrew from contesting.

Thommen was a FIFA member from Switzerland. He had served as chairman of the Organising Committee during the 1954, 1958 and 1962 FIFA World Cups as acting president then, his service in the FIFA governing body was great and was succeeded by Stanley Rous.

Thommen died in 1967 in a car accident.

Citations

• Bayle, Emmanuel; Clastres, Patrick (10 April 2018). Global Sport Leaders: A Biographical Analysis of International Sport Management. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-76753-6.
• "FIFA Presidential Elections Since 1904". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
• Radnedge, Keir (2001). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Soccer. Universe Pub. ISBN 978-0-7893-0670-8.
• Henshaw, Richard (1979). The Encyclopedia of World Soccer. New Republic Books. ISBN 978-0-915220-34-2.

External links

• "AIPS Media". www.aipsmedia.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
• "How The Fairs Cup Gave Leeds Their First Taste Of European Glory". The Sportsman. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
• Hislop, John (7 June 2019). "When Hibs put four goals past Barcelona". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
• Penn, Brian (19 November 2019). "Why I fell in love with an ailing West Ham in 1971 and memories of my first home game". These Football Times. Retrieved 1 November 2020.