Fifa world cup trophy winners list
Jules Rimet
French football administrator (–)
For the trophy, see Jules Rimet Trophy.
Jules Rimet | |
|---|---|
Rimet in | |
| In office 1 March &#;– 21 June | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Burley Woolfall |
| Succeeded by | Rodolphe William Seeldrayers |
| In office – | |
| Succeeded by | Henri Jevain |
| In office – | |
| Preceded by | Henri Jevain |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Gambardella |
| Born | ()14 October Theuley, Franche-Comté, France |
| Died | 16 October () (aged&#;83) Suresnes, Île-de-France, France |
| Profession | Football administrator |
| Signature | |
Jules Rimet (French pronunciation:[ʒylʁimɛ]; 14 October – 16 October ) was a French football administrator who was the 3rd President of FIFA, serving from to He is FIFA's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years.
He also served as the president of the French Football Federation from to , and again from to
On Rimet's initiative, the first FIFA World Cup was held in The Jules Rimet Trophy was named in his honour.
Copa de jules rimet biography wikipedia It included a football team known simply as Red Star, now the second oldest team in France. Belgium, France, Romania, and Yugoslavia, eventually representing Europe. Despite the pushback and the complications involved in arranging his world tournament, Jules Rimet and like-minded colleagues at FIFA continued to work towards their vision. Jules Rimet and the Birth of the World Cup.He also founded French club Red Star, known as Red Star Club Français upon its creation in
Early life
Jules Rimet was born in in the commune of Theuley, in the department of Haute-Saône in eastern France. His father was a grocer, and the family moved to Paris in when Jules was eleven years old.
He became a lawyer, and in he started a sports club called Red Star which, due to Rimet's ideals, did not discriminate against its members on the basis of class. One of the sports played at the club was football, which was becoming popular. When he was 17, Pope Leo XIII released his encyclical on the dignity of work, Rerum novarum, which would have a profound effect on the young Catholic Rimet, and sparked his efforts to promote these views.[1]
Football and FIFA
Rimet was involved in the founding of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (International Federation of Association Football, commonly abbreviated to FIFA) in , and, while the fledgling organisation had plans for a global professional tournament, it instead was involved in running an amateur tournament as part of the Summer Olympics.[2]
The First World War put Rimet's and FIFA's plans on hold.
Jules rimet cup Monday 01 March , Rimet died in Suresnes , France in , two days after his 83rd birthday. At the Estadiao Centenario , gates were opened 6 hours before kickoff, in order for security to search the throbbing masses for weapons. Read more about Sport.Rimet served in the French Army as an officer and was decorated with a Croix de Guerre.[2]
Following the war in , he became President of the French Football Federation, and then President of FIFA on 1 March [2][3] He would hold the post until becoming the longest reigning President to date,[4] taking the membership of the organisation from twelve up to 85 nations, despite losing the membership of the English, Welsh and Scottish Football Associations during the early years.
After taking up the post he moved once again to start a global tournament, but was opposed by the amateur football associations and Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee.[2]
The World Cup
In FIFA, under Rimet's leadership, went forward with plans for a "World Cup" which was held in Uruguay due to the nature of the professional game in South America, and in part because the Uruguayan Football Association offered to pay all travel costs.
Rimet travelled to Uruguay for the World Cup on SS Conte Verde along with the competing European teams,[5] all the while carrying the trophy in his bag.[2]
However Rimet's decisions on where to host the first few World Cups led to criticism: European nations complained about the World Cup because players would be out of domestic tournaments for three months.
This was the key reason why, of the European nations, only four (France, Belgium, Romania and Yugoslavia) accepted invitations to send teams to compete, and even then, they only did so because of Rimet's influence.[5] The following World Cup was held in Italy under the Fascist rule of Benito Mussolini, which was used to promote the regime, something that Rimet was accused of ignoring.[2]
Following the Second World War, the British football associations agreed to take part from the FIFA World Cup onwards, where Rimet himself handed over the trophy to the triumphant Uruguayan team when Uruguay won the tournament for the second time.[6] Rimet's efforts in establishing the tournament earned him a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in [2]
Later life and legacy
Rimet died in Suresnes, France in , two days after his 83rd birthday.
Copa de jules rimet biography For the trophy, see Jules Rimet Trophy. The first international tournaments to include teams outside Britain began with the summer Olympics, the first to be recognised by FIFA being the games in London, where six teams competed. Football and FIFA [ edit ]. It was stolen just prior to the World Cup in England, but was found by the dog Pickles.In , he was posthumously made a member of the FIFA Order of Merit, which was collected by his grandson Yves Rimet. He is credited with being the inventor of the World Cup.[7]
The original World Cup trophy was named the Jules Rimet Trophy in his honour. It was stolen just prior to the World Cup in England, but was found by the dog Pickles.[2]Brazil won the tournament for the third time at the World Cup, and were awarded the trophy permanently.
It was stolen again, in Rio de Janeiro in ; while it is believed to have been melted down by the thieves, there is no conclusive proof of this. The Brazilian Football Confederation subsequently had a replica of the trophy made.[8] Rumours of the various disappearances of the trophy, and its final resting place, still persist.[9] A statue of Rimet stands in Theuley in the middle of a penalty box, complete with goal.[2]
Rimet was portrayed by Academy Award-nominated French actor Gérard Depardieu in the biographical drama United Passions.[10]
References
- Jean-Yves Guillain, La Coupe du monde de football, l'œuvre de Jules Rimet, Éditions Amphora,