Egidius Braun
Egidius Braun (27 February 1925 – 16 March 2022) was a German sports administrator who served as the eighth president of the German Football Association (German: Deutscher Fußball-Bund, DFB) from 1992 to 2001. Subsequently, he was appointed Honorary President. That same year, Braun founded the "DFB Foundation Egidius Braun", which takes care of distressed youth. Furthermore, the "Egidius-Braun Award" is awarded by the WDR. In 1985, he was awarded the Grand Cross with Star and Sash of the Bundesverdienstkreuz.
Egidius Braun | |
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| 8th President of the DFB | |
| In office 24 October 1992 – 28 April 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Hermann Neuberger |
| Succeeded by | Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1925 Breinig, Germany |
| Died | 16 March 2022 (aged 97) Aachen, Germany |
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