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Theo Zwanziger
Dr. Theo Zwanziger (born 6 June 1945) is a German lawyer and sports official. He was the president of the German Football Association (DFB) from 2006 to 2012. For his contributions to German football, he received the Bundesverdienstkreuz in 2005.
Career.
Theo Zwanziger was an amateur player for his local VfL Altendiez, playing there until 1975. He studied law in Mainz and graduated in fiscal and constitutional law. Between 1980 and 1985, he worked as a judge in Koblenz before joining the
- Hermann Neuberger (1975–1992)
- Egidius Braun (1992–2001)
- Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder (2001–2004)
- Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder and Theo Zwanziger (2004–2006)
- Theo Zwanziger (2006–2012)
- Wolfgang Niersbach (2012–2015)
- Rainer Koch (acting) and Reinhard Rauball (acting) (2015–2016)
- Reinhard Grindel (2016–April 2019)
- Rainer Koch (acting) and Reinhard Rauball (acting) (since April 2019)
Mascot.
The official mascot is an eagle