Marco Polo Del Nero
| Marco Polo Del Nero | |
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| President of CBF | |
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In office April 12, 2015 – December 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | José Maria Marin |
| Succeeded by | Marcus Antônio Vicente |
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| Born |
February 22, 1941 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
Marco Polo Del Nero (born 22 February 1941) is a Brazilian lawyer and sports administrator. He is the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, a former member of CONMEBOL's executive committee and of the FIFA Executive Committee.
He is a Brazilian of Italian origins (from Montazzoli, region of Abruzzo).
Del Nero was elected president of the Federação Paulista de Futebol in 2003 and re-elected for another term in 2010. On 22 March 2012, he replaced Ricardo Teixeira on the FIFA Executive Committee.
On 16 April 2014, Del Nero was elected to replace José Maria Marin as president of the Brazilian Football Confederation in 2015. In May 2015, Del Nero suddenly left Zurich for Brazil, in the wake of the arrests of several FIFA executives. Del Nero resigned as a member of FIFA's Executive Committee in November 2015. In December 2015, Del Nero left the Brazilian Football Confederation presidency for a period of 180 days, which can be extended for 180 more days.
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