Background
CARRARO, Franco was born on December 6, 1939 in Padua.
politician and sports administrator
CARRARO, Franco was born on December 6, 1939 in Padua.
In economical and commercial sciences.
He was the president of Italian Federation of Ski-Nautic between 1962 and 1965 and was Air Corps Milan"s president between 1967 and 1971. In the 1970s he worked in Italian Federation (FIGC). He was president of Italian League of Serie A and B (1973-1976) and president of Italian Federation (1976-1978).
On May 19, 1978 he resigned to become CONI"s president, a position which he held until 1987.
From 1997 to 2001 Carraro was president of Italian League (after 24 years) and again president of FIGC between 2001 and 2006. In the latter year he was however forced to quit FIGC as he was one of the protagonists in 2006 Italian football scandal.
In a talk with Paolo Bergamo (manager of Italian referees) Carraro declared that Steamship Lazio must be helped to avoid being relegated in Serie B.
His original punishment was 4 years and 6 months, but later that was turned into a fine of 80,000 euros. He was also supported by actor Carlo Verdone.
Today Carraro works in Capitalia.
Franco Carraro is the protagonist of the text of a song the band"s ska Roman Banda Bassotti in the song Carraro mayor, whose text is used as criticism against the former president of FIGC for the way it handles the city of Rome and for the possession of several houses also donate to his "horse" (it: buoi):
Che bravo Sindaco! Quanta civiltà! Con i manganelli amministra la città. Carraro sindaco, non temere, non temere! Noi non vogliamo rubarti da mangiare. Vogliamo una casa per abitare con la luce e l"acqua come ce l"avete voi, cioè come ce l"hanno i segretari tuoi, i guardiaspalle tuoi, i poliziotti tuoi, i tuoi buoi
What a good mayor.
What a civilization! With batons administers the city.
Carraro mayor, fear not, fear not! We will not steal food. We want to live in a house with light and water as you have it you, that is, as we have the your secretaries, guardiaspalle your bodyguards, your policemen, your cattle.
International Olympic Committee]
From 1982 Carraro is a member of Olimpic Comitate International and from 2004 he is a member of Union of European Football Associations"s exsecutive (until 2009). He was Italian minister of tourism in Giovanni Goria, Ciriaco De Mita and Giulio Andreotti"s governments (1987-1991) and was Mayor of Rome (1989-1993) as a member of the Italian Socialist Party ( Parenting Stress Index).