Florence Hardouin

Florence Denise Philippine Hardouin (née Topin; born 26 January 1967)[1][2][3] is a French football official.[4] Since February 2013, she has been the Deputy General Manager of the French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football, FFF)[5] and in addition, as of 3 May 2016, a member of the UEFA Executive Committee.[6] She was first female executive elected by the UEFA. Her predecessor, Karen Espelund, was appointed but not elected in 2012.[7] Between 2008 and 2013, Florence Hardouin was a Marketing Director at the French Football Federation (FFF).[5]

She started her career as a fencing athlete. Between 1989 and 1996, she was a member of the French fencing team. She was champion of single World Tournaments (Warsaw 89, Budapest 91 and Cuba 95) and vice world champion in 1991 (Budapest).[8]

Honours

Orders

  • Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur: 2018[1]

References
  1. "Décret du 31 décembre 2018 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 31 December 2018 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 2019 (0001). 1 January 2019. PRER1827897D. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. "UEFA direct" (PDF). UEFA. December 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. "Florence Hardouin". UEFA. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. "Frenchwoman Hardouin wins landmark role on UEFA executive". World Soccer Talk. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  5. "Florence Hardouin numéro 2 de la FFF". SPORT Stratégies. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. "UEFA elects first female executive in France's Florence Hardouin". the Score. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  7. "Espelund brings high ideals to UEFA". Deseret News. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  8. "Florence Hardouin among the members of the Advertising Jury!". Sportel Awards. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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