13 Facts About Reinhard Grindel

Reinhard Dieter Grindel was born on 19 September 1961 and is a German journalist, politician and football administrator.

From 2002 to 2016 Grindel was member of the Bundestag.

Reinhard Grindel was born in Hamburg where he went to school and studied law after obtaining a grant from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

Reinhard Grindel was then active in the Young Union and belonged to the state board in Hamburg from 1979 to 1985.

Reinhard Grindel was a member of the German Bundestag from 2002 to 2016.

Reinhard Grindel was elected to the Bundestag through the CDU state list of Lower Saxony in 2002 and 2005.

In June 2016, after being elected as President of the German Football association, Reinhard Grindel resigned as member of the German Bundestag and was succeeded by Kathrin Rosel.

Since 2003, Reinhard Grindel has been serving as deputy chairman of the CDU district association Elbe-Weser.

Reinhard Grindel was elected on 15 April 2016 to the position of DFB president, succeeding the retiring Wolfgang Niersbach.

Reinhard Grindel's handling of the fallout was criticised by Matt Pearson of Deutsche Welle, who opined that comments Reinhard Grindel made in 2004 calling multiculturalism "a myth and a lifelong lie" were incompatible with his role at the DFB, stating "it doesn't seem appropriate for him to continue in a position where he's overseeing players and coaches from a variety of backgrounds".

Reinhard Grindel resigned as president of the German Football Association on 2 April 2019.

Reinhard Grindel had already been the target of criticism in the run-up to the meeting.

Reinhard Grindel was criticized for his communication in public and for his media relations.