Famous Sports Administrators - List of Famous Sports Administrators - page 2

Sports administrators help to ensure the smooth running of a sports organization, which may range from reception work at a local sports club to marketing or human resources at a major sports club. Sport has gained in social significance, with growing public awareness of its contribution to community development and sports administrators have a similar range of responsibilities to administrators in other fields, but are likely to focus on organizing events and running sports facilities. For instance, sports administrators could be focusing their efforts on marketing, fundraising, procurement, supply chain management or general administration tasks. Alternatively, they could be responsible for organizing and scheduling sports events, managing budgets or overseeing the recruitment and training of staff. Sports administrators are available in sports clubs (amateur and professional), sports academies and schools, sports administration and governance bodies, health facilities, sports charities and not-for-profit organizations and community centers. Sports administrators are essentially responsible for making sure sports organizations, events and initiatives are run cost efficiently. Consequently, part of their role involves maintaining databases, managing admin systems and implementing project management processes to ensure everything runs as smooth as silk.This section provides you information about the life and works of various famous sports administrators from all over the world.

The Most Famous Sports Administrators

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Frank RijkaardSeptember 30, 1962DutchFrank Rijkaard is a retired Dutch footballer often regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders
Marco van BastenOctober 31, 1964DutchMarco van Basten is a former Dutch footballer and football administrator
Ruud GullitSeptember 1, 1962DutchRuud Gullit is a former Dutch footballer and football manager
Billy BeaneMarch 29, 1962AmericanBilly Beane is a former American baseball player, who currently serves as an administrator
José MourinhoJanuary 26, 1963PortugueseJose Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and former footballer
Phil JacksonSeptember 17, 1945AmericanPhil Jackson is a former American basketball player and a world-renowned basketball coach
A. Bartlett GiamattiApril 4, 1938AmericanA
Vincent McMahonAugust 24, 1945AmericanVincent McMahon is the chairman and CEO of WWE
Lothar MatthäusMarch 21, 1961GermanLothar Matthaus is a former German footballer and a football administrator
Ric CharlesworthFebruary 6, 1952AustralianRic Charlesworth is an Australian sports consultant, former hockey player and the greatest sporting coach of Australia
Vincent McMahon

Vincent McMahon

Vincent McMahon is the chairman and CEO of WWE

AmericanAugust 24, 1945197 views

Billy Beane

Billy Beane is a former American baseball player, who currently serves as an administrator

AmericanMarch 29, 1962467 views

José Mourinho

Jose Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and former footballer

PortugueseJanuary 26, 1963333 views