Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder

Nationality: German
Date of Birth: 3 March 1933
Honorary member since: 2009
Amicale des Anciens

• A successful politician and football administrator, Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder was president of VfB Stuttgart from 1975 to 2000, with the club winning two Bundesliga titles and the German Cup during his tenure.

• A member of the Baden-Wurttemberg state parliament from 1980 to 2001, he served as the region's sports minister (1980-1991) and minister of finance (1991-1998). In 2001, he became president of the German Football Association (DFB) and oversaw the hosting of the 2006 FIFA World Cup before stepping down in September 2006.

• He has said: "Like all children, I started to kick everything that moved in front of me from a young age. When I was eight, I started to play club football, had a marvellous time and won some titles. Later, I decided to give back to football all the joy, pleasure and positive experiences I got out of it, and I hope that others might benefit from my experience."

Previous UEFA roles
FIFA Executive Committee (member) 1992-2007
Task Force Club Lice (member) 1998-2002
Task Force Europ. Cl (member) 1998-2000
Task Force EU relations (member) 2000-2002
Executive Committee (member) 2000-2007, (vice-president) 2007-2009
Professional Football Committee (EXCO representative) 2002-2007
League and FIFPro Panel (EXCO representative) 2004-2007
EXCO Working Group EU Matters (member) 2004-2007
Marketing Advisory Committee (deputy chairman) 2007-2009
Professional Football Strategy Council (EXCO representative) 2007-2009