Gianni Infantino
Infantino in 2010, photo by man_kelly/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino
Place of Birth: Brig-Glis, Valais, Switzerland
Date of Birth: 23 March, 1970
Ethnicity: Italian
Gianni Infantino is a Swiss and Italian football administrator. He has been President of FIFA, since 26 February, 2016. He became Secretary General of UEFA, in 2009, and is also a member of the International Olympic Committee.
Gianni is the son of Maria Minolfi and Vincenzo Infantino. Vincenzo is from Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy. Maria is from Piamborno, in the commune of Piancogno, Province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.
Gianni is fluent in Italian, French, and German, and also knows English, Spanish, and Arabic. He is married to Leena Al Ashqar, who is Lebanese. The couple has four children.
His paternal grandparents were from Cittanova, Calabria.
Tag “Lombard”, “Calabrian”.
His paternal grandparents were from Cittanova, Calabria.