Egon Gindorf

Egon Gindorf (20 December 1930 – 8 October 2020) was a German-born French entrepreneur. He notably served as President of RC Strasbourg Alsace from 2003 to 2005.

Egon Gindorf
Born20 December 1930
Dillingen, Weimar Republic
Died8 October 2020(2020-10-08) (aged 89)
NationalityFrench
OccupationEntrepreneur

Biography

Gindorf was the founder of Eurodirect, specializing in advice on direct marketing, which had 800 employees in 2004. At RC Strasbourg Alsace, he was a shareholder and served on the supervisory board of the club from 1990 to 1998. He began leading the club in 2003 following the exit of IMG and officially became President on 3 May of that year. Minority owner Patrick Adler said that without Gindorf, the club would no longer exist.[1] Gindorf was highly appreciated by fans of the club during his leadership.[2] He left Strasbourg for personal reasons in December 2005.[3]

Egon Gindorf died on 8 October 2020 at the age of 89.[4]

References
  1. "Le coeur est la raison". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). 5 May 2004.
  2. "Foot. En un an, le nouveau président du club s'est imposé en douceur auprès du staff, des joueurs et du public". Libération (in French). 21 February 2004.
  3. "Egon Gindorf". Racing Stub (in French).
  4. "Décès d'Egon Gindorf, ancien président et figure emblématique du Racing club de Strasbourg". France Bleu (in French). 8 October 2020.


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