FIFA Order of Merit
| FIFA Order of Merit | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by FIFA | |
| Art | medal |
| requirement | Any person |
| Awarded for | When someone has done something worth mentioning for football history |
| status | Is awarded |
| Data | |
| description | circular gold medal ; either with a blue and gold ribbon or in a felt box |
| First awarded | 1984 |
| Awards | 121 |
| Awarded posthumously | min. 7th |
| Different people | 121 |
| Precedence | |
| Next lower award | FIFA Presidential Award |
| Similar award | FIFA Centennial Order of Merit |
The FIFA Order of Merit ( FIFA Order of Merit ) is the highest of the FIFA awarded honors . It is awarded annually at the FIFA Congress. The Order of Merit is usually given to people who have made a significant contribution to football .
At the FIFA 2004 centenary, a new award was presented, which is awarded every decade and which fans , associations , clubs etc. can now also receive. It is called the FIFA Centennial Order of Merit (FIFA Centennial Order of Merit).
List of award winners
(there are also officials and other personalities)
Soccer player and coach
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referee
| Award winners | year | nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolai Gavrilowitsch Latyshev | 1987 |
 Soviet Union
|
| Pedro Escartín | 1988 |
 Spain
|
| Tiny Wharton | 1992 |
 Scotland
|
| Javier Arriaga Muñiz | 1996 |
 Mexico
|
| Farouk Bouzo | 1996 |
 Syria
|
Web links
- The order on forza_azzurri.homestead.com ( Memento from January 3, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- List of Order of Merit winners (PDF; 71 kB) on fifa.com