Robert Guérin
Guérin in 1906
1st President of FIFA
In office 23 May 1904 – 4 June 1906
Preceded by	None (position established)
Succeeded by	Daniel Burley Woolfall
Personal details
Born	Clément Auguste Maurice Robert [1] (1876-04-28)28 April 1876
Died	19 March 1952(1952-03-19) (aged 75)
Nationality	French
Occupation	Manager Football administrator

Robert Guérin (28 April 1876 – 19 March 1952) (née Clément Auguste Maurice Robert^[2]) was a French journalist, and the 1st President and one of the founders of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). A journalist with Le Matin newspaper, Guérin was actively involved in football through his role as secretary of the Football Department of the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques. He brought together representatives of the first seven member countries in Paris for the signing of FIFA's foundation act and agreement of the first FIFA statutes. On 23 May 1904, Guérin (then just 28) was elected president at the inaugural FIFA Congress and remained in his post for two years, during which time another eight associations came on board, including the Football Association.

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