Fernand Sastre (1 October 1923 – 13 June 1998) was a French football official who was President of the French Football Federation from 1972 to 1984.

Fernand Sastre
Fernand Sastre (left)
President of the French Football Federation
In office
1972–1984
Preceded byJacques Georges
Succeeded byJean Fournet-Fayard
Personal details
Born(1923-10-01)1 October 1923
Kouba, French Algeria
Died13 June 1998(1998-06-13) (aged 74)
France
NationalityFrench
OccupationAssociation football executive

The Le Centre Technique National Fernand Sastre, better known as Clairefontaine, is named after him. He died right after three days when the 1998 FIFA World Cup began to roll at his homeland. Following France's World Cup victory later, the French squad dedicated the victory to him for his role of developing French football.

He was awarded the FIFA Order of Merit in 1998, the year of his death.

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