Wolfgang Niersbach

Wolfgang Niersbach
Niersbach in 2015
11th President of the DFB
In office
2 March 2012 (2012-03-02) – 9 November 2015 (2015-11-09)
Preceded byTheo Zwanziger
Succeeded byRainer Koch and Reinhard Rauball (acting)
Personal details
Born (1950-11-30) 30 November 1950 (age 73)
Rommerskirchen, West Germany
Children2
OccupationJournalist

Wolfgang Niersbach (born 30 November 1950) is a German sports official and former sports journalist. From 2 March 2012 until 9 November 2015, he was President of the German Football Association (German: Deutscher Fußball-Bund, DFB).