Ramón Jesurún

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

Ramón Jesurún
Jesurún in 2019
Born	Ramón Jesurún Franco (1952-11-30) 30 November 1952 (age 72)[1] Barranquilla, Colombia[2]
Nationality	Colombian
Known for	Member of the FIFA Council

Ramón Jesurún Franco[3] (born 30 November 1952) is a Colombian football official.[4]

Career

From 2006 to 2015, Jesurún served as President of the Colombian Dimayor, which runs Colombian professional football.

He is the current 1st Vice President of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).[5]

Since November 2015, he has been the President of the Colombian Football Federation (FCF).[6]

Since 2016, he has been a member of the FIFA Council.[7]

Copa América 2024

On July 14, 2024, Jesurún and his son Ramón Jamil Jesurún were among 27 people arrested outside the Copa America final at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The two were accused of fighting security guards as fans overflowed the arena.[8] The Miami-Dade Police Department charged Jesurún and his son with three counts of battery on a specified official/employee, who was later identified as security supervisor Jakari Shaw. The Colombian Football Federation issued an apology in a statement on July 16 that said that Jesurún deeply regrets what happened.[9] The charges against the elder Jesurún were dropped on August 26.[10]

References

1. FIFA.com. "FIFA Council Members". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
2. "Ramón Jesurún, tercer presidente de Fedefútbol nacido en Barranquilla". La Chachara. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
3. "Ramón Jesurún es el nuevo presidente de la Federación colombiana". ESPN.com. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
4. "The executive committee". Conmebol. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
5. "Ramón Jesurún es nuevo integrante del Consejo Directivo de la Fifa". Futbolred. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
6. "Ramón Jesurun es el nuevo presidente de la Federación Colombiana de Fútbol". Cooperativa.cl. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
7. "Jesrun Ramon". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
8. Thames, Alanis (July 15, 2024). "Columbia's soccer federation president and son among 27 arrested in chaos at Copa America final". The Associated Press. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
9. Bieler, Des (July 16, 2024). "Amid Copa América crowd chaos, Colombia soccer chief arrested". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
10. Thames, Alamis (August 27, 2024). "Colombian soccer official Ramón Jesurún has charges from Copa America arrest dropped". Associated Press. Retrieved September 3, 2024.