Fritz Keller (football administrator)

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Fritz Keller
2019-09-27 DFP Präsident Fritz Keller by OlafKosinsky MG 4919.jpg
Born (1957-04-02) 2 April 1957 (age 64)
Freiburg, Germany
TitlePresident of the German Football Association
Term2019–2021
PredecessorReinhard Grindel

Friedrich Walter Keller (born 2 April 1957) is a German football administrator and former president SC Freiburg. In 2019, he was elected president German Football Association.[1][2] He resigned from office in May 2021.[3]

Background[]

Born in Freiburg, Germany. He has worked is whole life in his restaurant and winery and was elected ″Winemaker of the Year 2019″ by Gault & Millau Wine Guide[4] Together with his family and later joined the German football association where he became chairman in Freiburg SC role known as president from 2010 till 2019.[5]

He was the only candidate for presidential post in August proposed, later poll a vote of 257 out 500 and replaces Reinhard Grindel as the 13th president of the German football body, a seven million members association.[6][7] Keller was criticised strongly after comparing his vice-president Rainer Koch to the Nazi judge Roland Freisler in April 2021. On May 11, 2021, he announced that he would be stepping down from office.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Fritz Keller - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  2. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Fritz Keller: Who is the man set to become DFB president? | DW | 15.08.2019". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  3. ^ "FRITZ KELLER TRITT ALS DFB-PRÄSIDENT ZURÜCK" (in German). dfb.de. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ Fritz Keller
  5. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Fritz Keller elected new DFB president - but who is he? | DW | 27.09.2019". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  6. ^ "Freiburg boss appointed new president of the German Football Association". Bulinews. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  7. ^ "OFFICIAL: Freiburg boss Fritz Keller has been voted new DFB president| All Football". AllfootballOfficial. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  8. ^ DFB-Präsident Keller stellt Amt zur Verfügung DFB President Keller makes office available
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