Portugal mourns former FPF president Antero da Silva Resende

Antero da Silva Resende served at the helm of Portugal’s national association from 1983 to 1989, and sat on the UEFA Executive Committee from 1984 to 1992. He was a key figure in Portuguese football’s progress at an important time.

The current FPF president and UEFA vice-president Fernando Gomes expressed “deep dismay” at Silva Resende’s passing. “A discreet personality, but extremely generous in his dedication to national football and sports,” Gomes said, “he left a legacy of enormous prestige and competence in the management of the FPF in a period of great changes in Portuguese football.”

Key UEFA roles

Antero da Silva Resende served on UEFA committees and panelsRecord

A journalist and sports director who held a degree in Law, Antero da Silva Resende served on various UEFA committees and panels, making a crucial contribution to the development of European football in various areas during the 1980s and 1990s.

As part of his work for UEFA, he chaired the Club Competitions Committee (1986-90), Women’s Committee (1990-92) and Licensed Match Agents Committee (1984-92).

He also sat on the UEFA Juridical Committee as a member and vice-chairman (1992-2000) and was an Executive Committee representative on the UEFA transfer experts’ panel for several years.

UEFA Order of Merit in Diamond

In 2004, Antero da Silva Resende was awarded the UEFA Order of Merit in Diamond – reserved for people who have assumed the highest functions in football, or who have served the game with particular distinction.

“He was an enormous Portuguese sports director,” said Fernando Gomes. “On behalf of the FPF, I express my deepest condolences to his family, friends and former colleagues and collaborators." A minute of silence has taken place at all FPF competition matches following Silva Resende’s death.

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