Jérôme Valcke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jérôme Valcke

French football manager

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1960

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Profession: journalist, sports administrator

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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Jérôme Valcke (born 6 October 1960) is a French football administrator, best known as the former Secretary General of FIFA (the international governing body of the sport).
He was fired on 13 January 2016 as a result of allegations arising from the ongoing 2015 FIFA corruption case. Originally a journalist with a French TV station Canal+, in 1997 he was appointed chief executive officer at Sport+.
In 2003, he moved to FIFA as their Director of Marketing & TV, under the Presidency of Sepp Blatter.
He was released on 12 December 2006 due to his role in negotiating FIFA sponsorship contracts with rival credit card companies Visa and MasterCard.
In 2007, he returned to FIFA, being appointed Secretary General by Blatter, succeeding Urs Linsi.
He was relieved of his duties on 17 September 2015, and then provisionally banned from all football on 8 October 2015 for a period of 90 days, extended on expiry for another 45 days, before finally being dismissed.
On 12 January 2016, Valcke was banned by the FIFA Ethics Committee until 2028 and fined 100,000 Swiss francs.
On 28 February 2017, Valcke appealed against the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
This appeal was subsequently dismissed by the CAS on 27 July 2018 and the FIFA Ethics Committee's original ruling was upheld.