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German football official
Friedrich Curtius
Born1976 (age 48–49)
NationalityGerman
OccupationJurist
TitleSecretary-General of the German Football Association
Term2016–2021
PredecessorHelmut Sandrock (2012–2016)

Friedrich Curtius (born 1976) is a German football official.

Curtius studied jurisprudence in Heidelberg and received his doctorate. In 2006, he came to the German Football Association (German: Deutscher Fussball-Bund, DFB). In 2007, he was a speaker at the General Secretariat, from 2008 Head of Office of the Secretary General and from 2012, head of the DFB–Presidential Offices.

Curtius was appointed as successor to Helmut Sandrock Secretary-General of the DFB, in March 2016. He stepped down from this role in May 2021 alongside Fritz Keller owing to inappropriate comments.

References

  1. "Curtius zum neuen DFB-Generalsekretär berufen" (in German). Rheinische Post. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. "Nach WM-Affäre: Curtius wird neuer DFB-Generalsekretär" (in German). Spiegel. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. "German FA boss Keller offers to step down over Nazi comment". Spiegel. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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