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founder of association football institutions (1873–1956)

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Jules Rimet (1873–1956) was a French lawyer and association football administrator. Born in Theuley, he served as president of the French Football Federation and FIFA, and was also employed by Red Star F.C. He participated in World War I and received several honors, including the Commander of the Legion of Honour, the Croix de guerre 1914–1918, and the FIFA Order of Merit. Rimet was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

He is the author of the work *Le journal de Jules Rimet*. Rimet died in Suresnes and is buried in the Cimetière parisien de Bagneux.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jules
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Theuley
Place of death
Suresnes
Occupation
lawyer
Position held
president
Languages spoken
French
Conflict
World War I
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Jules Rimet in 1920.jpg
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Jules Rimet
date of birth
1873-10-14
date of death
1956-10-16
nominated for
Nobel Peace Prize
name in native language
Jules Rimet
birth name
Jules Ernest Séraphin Valentin Rimet
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jules Rimet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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