Eugenio Figueredo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Figueredo and the second or maternal family name is Aguerre.

Eugenio Figueredo
Born	Eugenio Hermes Figueredo Aguerre (1932-03-10) 10 March 1932 (age 92) Santa Lucía, Uruguay
Nationality	Uruguayan, American
Occupation(s)	football player, executive
Title	President of CONMEBOL
Term	2013–2014
Predecessor	Nicolás Leoz
Successor	Juan Ángel Napout
Spouse	María del Carmen Burgos

Eugenio Hermes Figueredo Aguerre (born 10 March 1932 in Santa Lucía, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan and American[1] association football executive and former footballer.[2] In May 2015, he was banned by FIFA Ethics Committee.[3]

Biography

As a footballer, Figueredo played for Huracan Buceo as a right-half. He went on to serve as its president between 1971 and 1972, and again between 1976 and 77.[4][5][6]

From 1997–2006, he presided over the Uruguayan Football Association, and from 1993 until 2013 he was vice president of CONMEBOL. In April 2013 he replaced Nicolás Leoz as President.[2]

On 27 May 2015, Figueredo was arrested in Switzerland as the result of an FBI investigation into corruption in FIFA.[7] In addition, the FIFA Ethics Committee found Figueredo to be guilty of taking bribes in 2004 and 2015 in connection with trade agreements for South American tournaments. He was fined one million Swiss francs ($1 million).[8] Both Uruguay and the United States sought his extradition. He agreed to be extradited to Uruguay and was sent there on 24 December 2015.[9] Figueredo was kept under house arrest in Uruguay.[8] He was released from house arrest in December 2017.[10]

On 2 October 2019, Figueredo was found guilty of bribery by the Ethics Committee and sanctioned with a ban for life on participating in any football-related activity.[11][12][13]

In popular culture

Chilean actor Sergio Hernández portrayed Figueredo in the 2020 Amazon Prime Video original series El Presidente.

References

1. De la demencia con el inglés, a los US$ 110 millones de soborno (in Spanish)
2. "Figueredo to preside CONMEBOL". Ovación Digital - EL PAIS. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. (in Spanish)
3. "The FIFA Case: Questions, Answers and Updates". The New York Times. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
4. "Fifa suspect Eugenio Figueredo faces extradition to US". BBC News. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
5. "CONMEBOL Revista No. 137" (PDF). May–June 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
6. Muñoz, Diego (27 May 2015). "Eugenio, el malo que antes era bueno". 180.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
7. Apuzzo, Matt; Clifford, Stephanie; Rashbaum, William K. (27 May 2015). "FIFA Officials Face Corruption Charges in US". The New York Times.
8. "Former FIFA Vice-President Eugenio Figueredo Banned For Life". Within Nigeria. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
9. "FIFA ex-VP Figueredo extradited to Uruguay". AFP. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015. ^[permanent dead link‍]
10. "Ex-CONMEBOL chief Figueredo released - lawyer". 15 December 2017.
11. "Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Eugenio Figueredo". Retrieved 6 August 2021.
12. "Former CONMEBOL vice-president Eugenio Figueredo latest official to receive life-ban from football, announces FIFA". Firstpost. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
13. "Fifa suspect Eugenio Figueredo faces extradition to US". BBC News. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

Preceded by Carlos Maresca	Uruguayan Football Association 1997–2006	Succeeded by José Luis Corbo
Preceded by Nicolás Leoz	President of CONMEBOL 2013–2014	Succeeded by Juan Ángel Napout