Costas Takkas
Born
Costas Michael Takkas[1]

February 1957 (age 66–67)
London, England
EducationHolloway School
Alma materImperial College London
OccupationAttaché to the CONCACAF president
Known forFormer Cayman Islands Football Association general secretary

Costas Michael Takkas (Greek: Κώστας Τάκκας, IPA: [ˈkostas ˈtakas]) is a football administrator, the attaché to the CONCACAF president, and the former CIFA general secretary.

Corruption allegations

Takkas was arrested in May 2015 in Switzerland to face corruption charges in the United States.[2] He was banned by FIFA Ethics Committee.[3][4]

Takkas was sentenced to 15 months in prison by a US judge in 2017.[5]

Education

Takkas obtained his designation as a chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1982,[6] having earned his undergraduate degree from Imperial College London in 1978.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Executive Profile". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ^ Apuzzo, Matt; Schmidt, Michael S.; Rashbaum, William K.; Borden, Sam. "FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Blatter Isn't Among Them". New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ^ "The FIFA Case: Questions, Answers and Updates". The New York Times. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ^ "FIFA bans three officials implicated in corruption scandal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. ^ "'Football must learn from Fifa scandal'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Profile: Costas Takkas". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Συνέλαβαν στελέχη της FIFA στη Ζυρίχη" (in Greek). zougla.gr. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.


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