He led French football in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. Claude Simonet, who was president of the French Football Federation from 1994 to 2005, died at the age of 92 on the night of 14-15 March. as reported RMC Sports. Originally from the Orne division in Normandy, the manager began his football career playing as an amateur level goalkeeper, passing Le Mans and FC Nantes. In particular, he won the title of French military champion with 41.to Rennes infantry regiment in 1951.
Before becoming head of French football’s highest office in 1994, Claude Simonet held multiple positions of responsibility, including treasurer of the Loire-Atlantique region (1970-1974). He joined FC Nantes’ financial board from 1972 to 1984. Claude Simonet was also president of the Atlantic Football League (1984-2000), vice-president of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (1996-2000). or a member of the UEFA board of directors (2000-2002). After the French team’s first title of world champion in 1998, he became an officer of the Legion of Honor.
The end of his tenure was more complicated after the Blues’ debacle at the 2002 World Cup. The evening the Blues were eliminated, he paid 4800 Euros for a bottle of Romanée-Conti wine during his stay in Seoul. The following year, he was prosecuted for hiding a deficit of about 14 million in the FFF’s accounts and instead uncovering a 63,000 euros loss thanks to an accounting ploy. In 2007, he was sentenced by the Paris Criminal Court to a suspended sentence of 10 months and a fine of 10,000 euros for these facts.
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Source: Programme Television
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