Georg Pangl
Georg Pangl (born June 23, 1965 in Vienna ) is an Austrian top footballer who lives in Stotzing . Since 1986 he has held managerial positions for the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB), UEFA , the Austrian Football League and the Association of European Football Leagues (EPFL). He is currently the managing director of the Pangl Football Group.
Life
Georg Pangl grew up in Stotzing in Burgenland . After obtaining his Matura at the BHAK Eisenstadt and the subsequent military service , he completed an apprenticeship as a forwarding agent at LKW Walter in Wiener Neudorf . He is married and has two sons.
Career
In 1986, the then organizational manager, Heinz Palme, brought Georg Pangl to the ÖFB under the leadership of Secretary General Alfred Ludwig , where he worked until 2002 a. a. worked as youth secretary, administrator of the TOTO youth league, tournament director of the Under-16 European Championship finals in Austria , team manager of the U21 national team and senior national team as well as responsible for the organization of the international matches in the areas of security and ticketing. He had his first international assignments as Venue Director in the UEFA Champions League and as Venue Director during EURO 2000 in Belgium / Netherlands in Eindhoven.
In 2002 he moved to UEFA, where he was appointed head of all venue directors. As a project manager, he was also responsible for the Champions League finals in 2003 ( Old Trafford in Manchester) and 2004 ( Arena Auf Schalke in Gelsenkirchen). He was also responsible for the project manager at the UEFA Super Cup finals in Monaco in these two years.
In September 2004, Pangl was appointed to the board of the Austrian Football League as the successor to Peter Westenthaler . His ten-year term of office included (among other things) the move to the house of the Bundesliga, the betting scandal surrounding postponed games, the first-time conclusion of a collective agreement for football professionals as well as various TV and sponsorship agreements. After a dispute about the future direction of the league in terms of marketing and professionalization, an agreement was reached in January 2014 to end the cooperation.
From June 2014 to the end of 2019, Pangl was Secretary General of EPFL, representing 36 European professional leagues, in Nyon . In this function, he coordinated the main topics with UEFA, the Association of Clubs (ECA) and the FIFPro players' union . Under his leadership there was a relaunch of the organization including the renaming to "European Leagues". Pangl was seen as a representative of the so-called small leagues and clubs, who always warned of the consequences of financial inequality. In December 2019, Pangl resigned from office and founded the Pangl Football Group, which deals with various projects in international football.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Rietzler: Georg Pangl: Where Austria is a model. In: laola1.at. Retrieved July 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Three Burgenlanders for Austria - Euro 2000: Fahnler, Benkö and Pangl are in action. Wiener Zeitung Online, June 8, 2000, accessed on July 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Dominik Jenewein: "I would do it again" - News - fanreport.com - amateur football in Austria. February 22, 2014, accessed July 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Georg Pangl new Bundesliga board member - derStandard.at. Der Standard, August 25, 2004, accessed July 23, 2020 .
- ↑ bang! Pangl is no longer a league board member. January 15, 2014, accessed July 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Bernhard Fenz: "That really has a power". In: bvz.at. March 26, 2014, accessed July 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Alexander Strecha: Georg Pangl: "I have serious worries about football". Courier, October 31, 2018, accessed July 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Georg Pangl: "I am really enjoying the time now". In: bvz.at. October 31, 2019, accessed July 23, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pangl, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian football official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |