Per Ravn Omdal

Nationality: Norwegian
Date of Birth: 20 August 1947
Honorary member since: 2009
Amicale des Anciens

• The son of a football administrator, Per Ravn Omdal represented Lillestrøm SK as a player but achieved more after becoming involved with the Norwegian Football Association (NFF) in 1974, serving the first of two terms as president from 1987 to 1992.

• An economist by profession, he took on a variety of roles as a UEFA Executive Committee member from 1992 to 1996, before his re-election as NFF president coincided with the start of an eleven-year spell as a UEFA vice-president.

• Having once said he "could not imagine a life without football", Ravn Omdal's commitment to football for all has earned him respect in his home country, bringing him the Kniksen award from the Norwegian football community in 1994 and 2003. He is now the NFF's honorary president.

Previous UEFA roles
European Championship Committee (member) 1990-1992
Executive Committee (member) 1992-1996, (vice-president) 1996-2007
Youth Bureau (chairman) 1992-1996
Youth Committee (chairman) 1992-1996
FIFA Executive Committee (member) 1994-2002
Media and Marketing Committee (chairman) 1994-1996
Panel for Technical and Administrative Assistance (vice chairman) 1994-1996, (EXCO representative) 1996-1998
List of Experts concerning the regulations of UEFA governing the fixing of a transfer fee (EXCO representative) 1996-1998
Development and Technical Assistance Committee (member) 1994-1996, (EXCO representative) 1996-2000, (chairman) 2007-2009
Committee for Fun Football (adviser) 1996-2000
Board of the Meridian Project (UEFA representative) 1996-2006
Marketing Committee (chairman) 1996-2000
EEAB Board (chairman) 1998-2000
Task Force Europ. Cl. (member) 1998-2000
EU Matters (vice-president) 1998-2000
Task Force EU relations (chairman) 2000-2002
EXCO Working Group EU Matters (chairman) 2004-2007
Marketing and Media Management (EXCO representative) 2005-2007
Fair Play and Social Responsibility Committee (deputy chairman) 2007-2009