Friedrich Curtius (born 1976) is a German football official.

Friedrich Curtius
Born1976 (age 47–48)
NationalityGerman
OccupationJurist
TitleSecretary-General of the German Football Association
Term2016–2021
PredecessorHelmut Sandrock (2012–2016)

Curtius studied jurisprudence in Heidelberg and received his doctorate.[1] In 2006, he came to the German Football Association (German: Deutscher Fussball-Bund, DFB). In 2007, he was a speaker at the General Secretariat, from 2008 Head of Office of the Secretary General and from 2012, head of the DFB–Presidential Offices.[citation needed]

Curtius was appointed as successor to Helmut Sandrock Secretary-General of the DFB, in March 2016.[2] He stepped down from this role in May 2021 alongside Fritz Keller owing to inappropriate comments.[3][citation needed]

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  1. ^ "Curtius zum neuen DFB-Generalsekretär berufen" (in German). Rheinische Post. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Nach WM-Affäre: Curtius wird neuer DFB-Generalsekretär" (in German). Spiegel. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. ^ "German FA boss Keller offers to step down over Nazi comment". Spiegel. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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