Teófilo Salinas Fuller
Teófilo Salinas Fuller (* 1919 in Lima , Peru ; † May 16, 1999 there ) was a South American football official.
Teófilo "Lito" Salinas was active as a functionary at the top Peruvian club Alianza Lima and from 1962 to 1964 he headed the Peruvian football association, the Federación Peruana de Fútbol .
He was treasurer of the South American football association CONMEBOL for five years before he was elected chairman in 1966 as the successor to the Argentine Raúl Colombo . In this role, Salinas, often viewed as autocratic, played a key role in the rise of Brazilian João Havelange to chairman of the world association FIFA in 1974 , for which he went to seek votes in Africa and Asia.
The friendship with Havelange ended when he withdrew his support at the 50th congress of the association in Bogotá , where the Paraguayan Nicolás Leoz was chosen as his successor.
After being voted out of office, Salinas lived a secluded life, but opposed excessive commercialization of the Copa Libertadores , and in 1998 criticized the fact that the South American Association is now governed by the dollar.
After his death due to a heart attack, Nicolás Leoz ordered a minute of mourning for the upcoming Copa Libertadores games. The professional second division of Peru was named after him while he was still alive.
Web links
- Percy Cuba: Teófilo Salinas, el dirigente que se adelanto a su época , Primicia Deportiva, (Interview 1998 / accessed: May 15, 2011)
- Ex Presidente de la Confederacion Sudamericana: La muerte de Salinas , Clarín , May 17, 1999 (accessed: May 15, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Salinas Fuller, Teófilo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Peruvian football official |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lima , Peru |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1999 |
| Place of death | Lima , Peru |