Since the establishment of the Italian Football Federation on the 15 March 1898 the position of the General Secretary played always an important part in the functioning of the Federation, thus the whole football structure of Italy, by administering the everyday functions of the Federation. In fact, the General Secretary, together with the President and the Vice-President can be called the real heart and mind of the Italian Football Federation.
Unlike the position of the President, the position of the General Secretary rarely passed through difficult times. In fact, this only happened in 1925 when a Commission had to be created to administer the Federation and in the mid-1980's when the Federation was administered by Acting Secretaries.
Francesco GHIRELLI
FIGC General Secretary
2005-2006
Adolf Jourdan (Mister Jordan)
Luigi Bosisio
Arturo Baraldi
Vittorio Pozzo
Antonio Scamoni
Franco Scarioni
Edgardo Minoli
Luigi Bianchetti
Luigi Bianchi
Roberta Gera
Enrico De Marchi
Eugenio Vogliotti
Commission
Giuseppe Zanetti
Ottorino Barassi
Alberto Valentini
Franco Bertoldi
Paolo Mina
Paolo Ventura
Romolo Ronzio
Franco Bertoldi
Dario Borgogno
Giuseppe Tito Bardigotta (Acting)
Gianni Petrucci(Acting)
Gianni Petrucci
Giorgio Zappacosta
Renato Pietro Corsini
Guglielmo Petrosino
Giancarlo Gentile
Francesco Ghirelli
Antonio Di Sebastiano
Marco Brunelli
1898 - 1903
1905 - 1907
1908 - 1910
1911
1912 - 1913
1914
1914 - 1918
1919
1920
1920
1921 - 1923
1924
1925
1926 - 1932
1933 - 1945
1946 - 1955
1955 - 1958
1958
1958
1958 - 1960
1961 - 1970
1971 - 1985
1985 - 1987
1987
1987 - 1991
1991 - 1997
1997 - 1998
1998 - 2002
2002 - 2005
2005 - 2006
2006 - 2019
2019 -
Giovanni PETRUCCI
FIGC Acting General
Secretary 1987
FIGC General Secretary
1987-1991
3rd Place World Cup 1990
4th Place Euro 1988
Hosts of 1990 World Cup
Second FIGC Acting
General Secretary
Only Acting General Secretary
to eventually administer the
FIGC as General Secretary
Only General Secretary
who eventually led the
FIGC as Commissioner
Only Official to be FIGC Commissioner, Acting General Secretary and
General Secretary
OTHERS
Giuseppe ZANETTI
FIGC General Secretary
1926-1932
Coppa Internazionale 1930
Runner-up Coppa Internazionale 1932
Olympic Bronze Medal 1928
List of all the General Secretaries who administered the FIGC (Italian Football Federation) and all Italian Officials who held a senior position in International Football Institutions
FIGC GENERAL SECRETARIES:
Guglielmo
PETROSINO
FIGC General Secretary
1998-2002
Runner Up European
Champions 2000
FIFA PRESIDENT:
UEFA FOUNDING MEMBER:
Ottorino Barassi
UEFA EXECUTIVE MEMBERS:
Franco Carraro
Andrea Agnelli
Gabriele Gravina
2004 - 2009
2015 - 2021
2021 - 2023
Artemio FRANCHI
UEFA President 1972-1983
FIFA Vice-President
1974-1983
Organisation of
World Cup 1974
World Cup 1978
World Cup 1982
EURO 1972
EURO 1976
EURO 1980
Only Italian UEFA President
Italian with most years as
FIFA Vice-President - 9 years
Ottorino BARASSI
FIGC General Secretary
1933-1945
FIFA Executive Member
1952 - 1971
UEFA Founding Member
1954
World Champions 1934
World Champion 1938
Olympic Champions 1936
Coppa Internazionale 1935
Hosts of 1934 World Cup
Organisation of
World Cup 1954
World Cup 1958
World Cup 1962
World Cup 1966
World Cup 1970
Second FIGC General
Secretary who eventually became President
Italian with most years as
FIFA Executive Member
19 years
Evelina CHRISTILLIN
FIFA Executive Member
2016 -
Organisation of
Confederations Cup 2017
World Cup 2018
World Cup 2022
Only Italian Woman to
hold a high position in
FIFA and UEFA
Antonio
MATARRESE
FIFA Vice-President
1994 - 2002
UEFA Vice-President
1992 - 2002
Organisation of
World Cup 1994
Woprld Cup 1998
World Cup 2002
EURO 1992
EURO 1996
EURO 2000
First Italian UEFA
Vice-President - 1994
Italian with most years as
UEFA Vice-President - 10 years
Antonio DI SEBASTIANO
FIGC General Secretary
2006 - 2019
World Champion 2006
Runner Up European
Champions 2012
3rd Place Confederation
Cup 2013
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Antonio SCAMONI
FIGC General Secretary
1912 - 1913
Lando (Mario) FERRETTI
FIFA Executive Member
1926-1931
First Italian FIFA
Executive Member - 1926
LEGEND: Names marked in Red are General Secretaries who lead the Azzurri as National Coach or Technical
Commissioner.
Names marked in Green are General Secretaries who lead the Azzurri as President, Commissioner
or Regent
Adolf JOURDAN
FIGC General Secretary
1898 - 1903
First FIGC General Secretary
1898
Luigi BOSISIO
FIGC General Secretary
1905 - 1907
First FIGC General Secretary
who eventually became President - 1905
Vittorio POZZO
FIGC General Secretary
1911
First FIGC General Secretary
who eventually became
National Coach - 1911
Only Official to be
FIGC General Secretary, Technical Commissioner and National Coach
