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Costas Takkas

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Costas Takkas
Born
Costas Michael Takkas[1]

February 1957 (age 67)
London, England
EducationHolloway School
Alma materImperial College London
OccupationAttaché to the CONCACAF president
Known forFormer Cayman Islands Football Association general secretary

Costas Michael Takkas (Greek: Κώστας Τάκκας, IPA: [ˈkostas ˈtakas]) is a football administrator, the attaché to the CONCACAF president, and the former CIFA general secretary.

Corruption allegations

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Takkas was arrested in May 2015 in Switzerland to face corruption charges in the United States.[2] He was banned by FIFA Ethics Committee.[3][4]

Takkas was sentenced to 15 months in prison by a US judge in 2017.[5]

Education

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Takkas obtained his designation as a chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1982,[6] having earned his undergraduate degree from Imperial College London in 1978.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Executive Profile". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ^ Apuzzo, Matt; Schmidt, Michael S.; Rashbaum, William K.; Borden, Sam. "FIFA Officials Arrested on Corruption Charges; Blatter Isn't Among Them". New York Times. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ^ "The FIFA Case: Questions, Answers and Updates". The New York Times. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ^ "FIFA bans three officials implicated in corruption scandal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  5. ^ "'Football must learn from Fifa scandal'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Profile: Costas Takkas". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Συνέλαβαν στελέχη της FIFA στη Ζυρίχη" (in Greek). zougla.gr. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.