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The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has finally chosen someone to lead it for a full term, after Rafael Louzán was elected president on Monday.
Following the forced resignation of Luis Rubiales, former vice president Pedro Rocha was in office for much of last year on an interim basis. Rocha then won the election to become permanent president, but was found to have exceeded his powers while in office and was therefore barred from the race after a two-year suspension.
According to Sport, Louzan obtained the support of 90 of the 141 members in the General Assembly of the RFEF, of which 138 attended. That was more than double that of his closest rival, Salvador Gomar, with four votes annulled and one vote excluded. .
📺 Follow, 𝗘𝗡 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢, Rafael Louzán’s speech after being elected president of the RFEF: https://t.co/j9Rg0WHdWi pic.twitter.com/v2KUV1w65n
—RFEF (@rfef) December 16, 2024
The 57-year-old is awaiting the resolution of his own court case, which could see him banned for seven years, but he still won the support of his colleagues. The Galician is accused of prevarication during his time as president of the Pontevedra City Council. That resolution will be decided in February, and one of its vice presidents would take over if he is suspended.
Until now, Louzan was the vice president of the RFEF himself, and has been president of the Galician Football Federation, a position he has held since 2014.
