Ricardo Teixeira
Ricardo Teixeira | |
|---|---|
| President of CBF | |
| In office January 16, 1989 – March 12, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Octávio Pinto Guimarães |
| Succeeded by | José Maria Marin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 20, 1947 Carlos Chagas, Brazil |
Ricardo Terra Teixeira (pronounced [ʁiˈkaʁdu ˈtɛʁɐ tejˈʃejɾɐ]; born June 20, 1947) is the former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). He was in the office from January 16, 1989 to March 12, 2012. In July 2012 a Swiss prosecutor's report revealed that, during his tenure on FIFA's Executive Committee, he and his former father-in-law Joao Havelange took more than $41 million in bribes in connection with the award of World Cup marketing rights.