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Mitrofanov re-elected Secretary General of the Russian Football Union

Maxim Mitrofanov has held the post since 2022, when his predecessor Alexander Alaev headed the RPL

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Mitrofanov re-elected Secretary General of the Russian Football Union

The Executive Committee of the Russian Football Union (RFU) re-elected Maxim Mitrofanov as Secretary General of the organization for a new four-year term – until October 4, 2030. This was reported by the press service of the RFU.

The meeting of the Executive Committee was held on Wednesday by video link. The candidacy of Mitrofanov was proposed by the head of the RFU Alexander Dyukov.

In 2022, Mitrofanov replaced Alexander Alaev, who headed the Russian Premier League.

Since 2015, Mitrofanov has been Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Safety and Fan Relations and Executive Secretary of the Committee for Football Development Programs. In April 2019, he took up the position of Deputy General Director (Secretary General) – Development Director.

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