Zhang Jilong
| Zhang Jilong 张吉龙 |
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Zhang Jilong, 2011
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| Senior-Vice President of AFC | |
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Assumed office 1 May 2013 |
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| President | Salman Al-Khalifa |
| Preceded by | Moya Dodd |
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In office 11 January 2007 – 1 August 2011 |
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| President | Mohammed Bin Hammam |
| Preceded by | Ali Bin Khalifa |
| Succeeded by | Moya Dodd |
| Acting President of AFC | |
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In office 29 May 2011 – 1 May 2013 |
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| Vice President | Moya Dodd |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Bin Hammam |
| Succeeded by | Salman Al-Khalifa |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 February 1952 Yantai, Shandong, China |
| Occupation | Football administrator |
Zhang Jilong (Chinese: 张吉龙; pinyin: Zhāng Jílóng; born 9 February 1952) is a Chinese football administrator who is the current senior vice president of Asian Football Confederation. He previously served as a Vice President of AFC from 2002 to 2011 and as Senior Vice President from 11 January 2007 to 1 August 2011. He had been the Acting President of the Asian Football Confederation from 14 June 2011 until 1 May 2013 after the resignation of Mohammed Bin Hammam. He was also a member of the FIFA Executive Committee.
Zhang was born in Yantai, Shandong Province, China. Zhang graduated from Beijing International Studies University in 1975 and joined the National Athletic Committee and worked in the foreign affairs department. He joined the Chinese Football Association in 1978 when it was established.
in 1989, Zhang joined the AFC as a member of the AFC Rules Committee. He became the AFC Finance Committee chairman in April 2000. In 1994 Zhang joined the FIFA Women's Committee. After the election of Mohammed Bin Hammam as AFC President, on 1 August 2002, Zhang was named as one of his vice presidents. He was elected as Senior-Vice President in January 2007 by the AFC members. He ran for a seat on the FIFA executive committee on January 2011, but was defeated in a vote at the AFC's congress in Doha.
FIFA suspended Bin Hammam for life on 23 July 2011, due to bribery allegations, and he was officially dismissed as head of the Asian Football Confederation. On 29 July 2011, the members of AFC were informed that the legal committee was in agreement that an Extraordinary Congress for the election of President may be convened in the event that the office of President falls vacant for more than one year. This means that an Extraordinary Congress for this purpose could not be convened until after 30 May 2012 and Zhang will act as President until that date. In the end, Zhang indeed acted as the first executive chairman due to the suspension of Bin Hammam. He was also elected as a member of the FIFA Executive Committee.
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