Wilfried Straub | |
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| Born | (1939-03-29)29 March 1939 Egelsbach Bayerseich |
| Died | 2 May 2016(2016-05-02) (aged 77) |
| Nationality | German |
| Title | Vice president of theGerman Football Association |
| Term | 2001–2005 |
Wilfried Straub (26 March 1939 – 2 May 2016)[1] was a Germanfootball official. He was vice president of theGerman Football Association (German:Deutscher Fuball-Bund, DFB) and until May 2005Chief Executive Officer of theDeutsche Fußball Liga (DFL).
Straub started his career in 1968 as Head of Department at the German Football Association. A year later he became DFB League secretary and held this position for 21 years, until 1991. He then worked for ten years as DFB director forLeague Marketing Economy/Finance.
2001 Straub became vice president of the DFB. He coordinated the cooperation between the DFB and the DFL. He was also responsible for the DFB Club Pokal. Straub also represented the DFB internationally. Together with Wolfgang Holzhäuser, he introduced the licensing system for theBundesliga. Other areas of his responsibilities included the Training centers of the Bundesliga and the2. Bundesliga, contract management and international club competitions.
Straub served on the board of the World CupOrganizing Committee (German:Organisationskomittee, OK) of the2006 FIFA World Cup.[2] He was responsible for the coordination between the OK and the DFL.
Straub received an award for lifetime achievement at the "ISPO Sports Sponsoring Congress" award ceremony in 2005. With the end of theBundesliga season 2004/05, Straub withdrew from the operative business and became consultant for the DFL. Wilfried Straub was a member of the Board of Trustees of theBundesliga Foundation[3] and an honorary member of the German Football Association.[4]
In his last year as CEO of DFL, Straub participated in the negotiations withProSiebenSat.1 Media for the allocation of television rights. He voiced a definiteNo to a Club World Cup and advocated another term for Werner Hackmann as league chief.
In 2006, he received theUEFA President's Award.[5]
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