Jules Rimet
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Jules Rimet was a French sports administrator who founded key institutions that shaped modern football (soccer) during his lifetime from 1873 to 1956. He is remembered as an influential figure in organizing and developing the sport at an institutional level, though the specific institutions he founded would require additional sources to detail accurately.
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- 1873-10-14
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- 1956-10-16
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Jules Rimet ( French pronunciation: [ʒyl ʁimɛ]; 14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956) was a French football administrator who was the 3rd president of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954. He is FIFA's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years. He also served as the president of the French Football Federation from 1919 to 1942, and again from 1944 to 1949.
On Rimet's initiative, the first FIFA World Cup was held in 1930. The Jules Rimet Trophy was named in his honour. He also founded French club Red Star, known as Red Star Club Français upon its creation in 1897.
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1873 births1956 deathsBurials at the Cimetière parisien de BagneuxCommanders of the Legion of HonourFounders of association football institutionsFrench football chairmen and investorsFrench military personnel of World War IFrench recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)French recipients of the Legion of HonourFrench Roman CatholicsPresidents of FIFA