11 Facts About Giancarlo Abete

Formerly a member of the Italian parliament, Abete is the third vice president of UEFA.

Giancarlo Abete served positions in the FIGC before being admitted to UEFA in 2009.

Giancarlo Abete sat in the Italian Parliament from 1979 to 1992 among the ranks of Christian Democracy.

Giancarlo Abete stayed there for 20 years before deciding to go elsewhere in 1992.

In 1994, Giancarlo Abete was elected as the president of the Rome entrepreneurs association which he served as until 2000.

Giancarlo Abete served as the head of Rome's tourist board from 1999 to 2003.

Giancarlo Abete later became president of the Serie C and the association's vice president from 1996 to 2000 and again from 2001 to 2006.

Giancarlo Abete was head of the Italian delegation when Italy won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Giancarlo Abete was elected president of the FIGC in April 2007.

In 2009, Giancarlo Abete was admitted to UEFA in 2009 and became a vice president in 2011.

Giancarlo Abete stepped down from his position of president of the FIGC in 2014, but he still continues to be a vice president of UEFA.