Profile: Giangiorgio Spiess
Friday, March 1, 2002
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The UEFA Executive Committee member sets out his vision.
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Giangiorgio Spiess
Nationality: Swiss
Date of birth: 24 September 1933
Profession and function in football:
Lawyer and notary
Member of the Swiss Football Association Central Committee Former president of FC Lugano
Election statement: “We must consolidate harmony within the European football family by placing a strong emphasis on the roles of the national associations and the importance of the national teams, while taking the main business of the elite clubs into account."
Football souvenir: ”For me, the match between Switzerland and Romania in Detroit during the 1994 World Cup and the Swiss Cup final between FC Lugano and Grasshopper-Club in Berne in 1993 are among my most vivid memories."