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Frank Paauw will turn out to be the brand new chairman of the KNVB. Through the affiliation assembly, he acquired essentially the most assist for his appointment after one voting spherical (31 of the 58 legitimate votes forged). The opposite two candidates had been Jeanet van der Laan and Hans Nijland.
Paauw succeeds Simply Spee, who was appointed chairman of the affiliation in 2019, was re-elected in 2022 and introduced final 12 months that he needed to resign as a result of well being causes. At this time Spee says goodbye to the KNVB and relations.
Frank Paauw is an skilled director. In his function as police chief (Rotterdam and Amsterdam models), Paauw has gained plenty of expertise with all aspects of soccer, which has given him a nationwide and worldwide community in soccer. He began enjoying soccer on the age of 6 and nearly sixty years later he performs in a veteran crew.
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The affiliation chairman is the chairman of the KNVB affiliation. Along with the director-manager {of professional} soccer (Marianne van Leeuwen) and the director-manager of newbie soccer (Jan Dirk van der Zee), the affiliation chairman kinds the affiliation board, which is accountable to the affiliation assembly. The affiliation board represents the KNVB, with the affiliation chairman primarily doing this at anniversaries and internationally. The affiliation chairman can also be the chairman of the affiliation assembly, by which matters are mentioned that transcend newbie soccer {and professional} soccer and could be handled collectively.
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