Christian Constantin

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Christian Constantin (born January 7, 1957 in Ayent , Canton of Valais ) is a Swiss entrepreneur , architect and former football goalkeeper . He is known as the owner and president of the Swiss football club FC Sion . He is often called CC in the media .

Soccer

Constantin played as a goalkeeper from 1978 to 1979 for Neuchâtel Xamax and from 1979 to 1980 for FC Lugano . He ended his football career in 1982 with FC Monthey . From 1992 to 1997 he was the first president of FC Sion, which won the championship title and the Swiss Cup under his presidency in 1997. Constantin has held this office again since 2003.

Constantin is reported internationally because he has had several disputes with higher-level associations such as UEFA or FIFA . For example, he compared Sepp Blatter with Muammar al-Gaddafi . In October 2015, Constantin demanded financial compensation for football clubs from FIFA as compensation for the sale of TV marketing rights to sports officials well below the price. In November 2015, he reported to the press that the suspended FIFA President Blatter's salary was almost eight million euros. For the FIFA general secretary, he stated a salary of almost five million euros.

Compared to FC Sion, he is said to have an eccentric leadership style, some critics accuse him of a "dictatorial" style. He was noticed by frequent coach changes: On February 22, 2011, he dismissed his 28th coach, the Swiss Bernard Challandes . On August 12, 2016, Constantin announced the separation from Didier Tholot as the 37th change of coach .

In an interview with the NZZ in August 2013, Constantin confirmed that he would be involved in the sports club with two to four million Swiss francs a year. He gave his share of the club budget at an average of ten percent. Constantin made the transfer balance responsible for the high number of player changes at FC Sion , which together with sponsorship and the European Cup determined the sports club's finances. For 2013 Constantin stated a transfer profit of 6.5 million euros.

After a league game by FC Sion at FC Lugano on September 21, 2017, Constantin physically attacked the former Swiss national coach and TV expert Rolf Fringer . Fringer announced that he would file a criminal complaint for assault. At the end of 2017, the two reconciled.

Allegations of manipulation

In March 2016, the referee Sascha Amhof made a wrong decision in a game between FC Sion and Young Boys Bern . Constantin interpreted the wrong decision as game manipulation and stated after the game that he wanted to take legal action against Amhof. He later determined a reward of 25,000 Swiss francs for reports of misconduct by the referee team. Constantin blamed a conspiracy against FC Sion for the wrong decision. Because his attack on referees violated the rules of conduct of the Swiss Football Association, the disciplinary commission of the Swiss Football League imposed a fine of 5,000 francs on Constantin in April 2016.

Application for the 2026 Winter Olympics

In December 2014, Constantin founded a company on behalf of FC Sion to bring the 2026 Winter Olympics to the canton of Valais . In September 2015 he submitted an application to the cantonal government. In November 2015, the Valais State Council announced its support for the application and made a recommendation to the Executive Council of the Swiss Olympic Association . The cantons of Valais and Vaud confirmed their joint candidacy for the 2026 Winter Games in May 2016.

On September 22, 2017, Constantin resigned as Vice President of the Olympic Application Committee.

additional

Constantin founded his architecture office at the age of 22. The Christian Constantin SA has 40 employees, sales of his company to 2012 in accordance with the balance of 150 million Swiss francs, according to Woz have amounted to 270 million Swiss francs. In 2014 a turnover of 250 million francs and land holdings to the value of 2 billion francs were reported.

He has one children with his first wife and two children with his second wife. He's now divorced. He lives in Martigny .

For 2015, Constantin's assets were given as 275 million Swiss francs.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Christian Constantin. In: Football transfers. Retrieved May 25, 2012 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e power network by Christian Constantin: Der Alpen-Asterix. In: Balance. Retrieved May 25, 2012 .
  3. ↑ Sion president the Embodiment of a controversial club. In: BBC Sport. Retrieved May 25, 2012 .
  4. ^ Sions President compares Blatter with Gaddafi. In: Welt Online. Retrieved May 25, 2012 .
  5. ↑ Constantin demands money back from Fifa. Retrieved September 24, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Club boss reveals Blatter's salary. Retrieved September 24, 2016 .
  7. ↑ a b visionary, dictator and fan. In: WOZ. 2008, accessed on May 25, 2012 (issue 30).
  8. ↑ Constantin fires a trainer for the 28th time. In: Basler-Zeitung online. Retrieved May 25, 2012 .
  9. ↑ FC Sion: The 37th change of coach is perfect. Retrieved August 26, 2016 .
  10. ↑ Football is different, football is like the sea. Retrieved November 26, 2016 .
  11. ^ Scandal in Lugano: Sion President Constantin beats up TV expert Rolf Fringer. Retrieved September 26, 2017 .
  12. ↑ bud: Constantin: "I took care of things as children do" . In: Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) . ( srf.ch [accessed on September 22, 2017]).
  13. ↑ Michele Coviello: Why a draw is better than a defeat for Constantin and Fringer. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . January 31, 2018.
  14. ↑ Sion boss offers a reward for pointing out referee errors. Retrieved September 29, 2016 .
  15. ↑ Sion President Constantin puts "bounty" on referee. Retrieved September 29, 2016 .
  16. ↑ The Eternal Conspiracy. Retrieved September 29, 2016 .
  17. ^ Busses for Christian Constantin. Retrieved September 29, 2016 .
  18. ↑ Christian Constantin launches the “Winter Games 2026” application. Retrieved October 6, 2016 .
  19. ↑ Valais Winter Games. Retrieved October 6, 2016 .
  20. ^ Olympic Winter Games 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016 .
  21. ↑ Lausanne and Sitten join forces. Retrieved October 6, 2016 .
  22. ↑ Constantin resigns from the Olympic Committee for Sion 2026! Retrieved September 26, 2017 .
  23. ↑ How Christian Constantin once applied as a goalie at FC Basel. Retrieved November 27, 2016 .
  24. ^ The 300 richest 2015. Accessed September 24, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Constantin, Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES CC
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss entrepreneur and architect, former Swiss football goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Martigny , Canton of Valais