Manuel Burga Seoane
Manuel Burga Seoane | |
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| President of the Peruvian Football Federation | |
| In office 2002–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 13, 1957 Peru |
| Spouse | María Elena Acha Puertas |
Manuel Burga Seoane (born October 13, 1957) is a Peruvian lawyer and former soccer manager. He was president of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) from 2002 until 2014.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]In 1987, Burga graduated as a lawyer and became a manager of the Metropolitan Soccer Region in 1990. In 1991, he was appointed interim president of the FPF, but resigned on February 7, 1992, just 35 days after his appointment.[2]
Career
[edit]On 4 October 2002, Burga was elected president of the FPF.[3] In 2007 Manuel he was reelected as president of the FPF.[4] On 17 December 2010, Burga was reelected as president of the FPF for a third period.[5] In October 2014, Burga announced his candidacy for a fourth term, but he got disqualified because of growing criticism.[6][7]
Corruption allegations
[edit]On 21 August 2008, the National Police's Financial Investigation Department reported “indications and evidence” of irregular income. Renzo Reggiardo then opened an investigation against Seoane, which was dropped at the request of prosecutor Jorge Sanz Quiroz.[8]
In July 2015, a preliminary fiscal report of the Congressional Oversight Commission revealed that real estate and assets were signed over to family members of Seoane and that he had no assets running through his name.[9]
In December 2015, Seoane has been arrested as part of an investigation into corruption at FIFA.[7][10]
In 2020, prosecutor Angélica Ávila Cancho started the investigation against Burga's wife María Elena Acha Puertas for her role in alleged crime of money laundering.[11]
On 4 April 2023, FIFA said Seoane had been banned from all football-related activities for life for participating in bribery schemes.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ alonsobalbuena (2017-11-15). "Manuel Burga juega su partido final en Corte de EE.UU. por corrupción en Caso Fifagate". Ojo Público (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "La goleada que no saco a Burga - De Chalaca | Futbol para el que la conoce". dechalaca.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "Manuel Burga electo presidente de la Federación Peruana de Fútbol". El Universo (in Spanish). 2002-10-04. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "Peru brushes off FIFA threats | Football News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "Burga es otra vez presidente de la FPF, Noticias Perú | Trome". 2014-02-28. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "Manuel Burga postulará por cuarta vez a la presidencia de la FPF | Deportes | Peru21". 2014-10-29. Archived from the original on 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ a b "Former Peruvian FIFA official Manuel Burga arrested". CBC. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "Investigarán a Presidente de la Federación Peruana de Futbol". www.mediotiempo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ LR, Redacción (2015-07-21). "Comisión investigará 25 predios inscritos por familiares de Manuel Burga". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "Arbitral Award delivered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport" (PDF). CAS. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Popular, El. "Manuel Burga: investigan a esposa por presunta complicidad | El Popular". elpopular.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "FIFA bans former Peru FA president for life over bribery charges". Reuters. 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-04-04.