Valentim Loureiro

Major

Valentim Loureiro

ComM

Loureiro in 2009

Mayor of Gondomar
In office
12 December 1993 – 23 October 2013
Deputy| José Luís Oliveira
Preceded by| Aníbal Lira
Succeeded by| Marco Martins
Chairman of Porto Metro
In office
2001–2005
Preceded by| José Vieira de Carvalho
Succeeded by| Manuel de Oliveira Marques
President of the Portuguese Professional Football League
In office
23 December 1996 – 2 October 2006
Preceded by| Pinto da Costa
Succeeded by| Hermínio Loureiro
In office
14 April 1989 – 28 October 1994
Preceded by| João Aranha
Succeeded by| Manuel Damásio
President of Boavista
In office
1978–1997
Preceded by| Eduardo Taveira da Mota
Succeeded by| João Loureiro
Personal details
Born|  (1938-12-24) 24 December 1938 (age 86)
Calde, Portugal
Political party| Independent
Other political
affiliations| Social Democratic Party (1974–2005)
Alma mater| Portuguese Military Academy
Profession| Army officer
businessman
Awards| Commander of the Order of Merit
Military service
Branch/service| Portuguese Army
Years of service| 1959–1967
Rank| Major
Battles/wars| Colonial War

Valentim dos Santos de Loureiro ComM (born 24 December 1938 in Calde, Viseu) is a Portuguese politician and former football chairman of Boavista and Portuguese League for Professional Football. He has the rank of Major of the Portuguese Army. He was involved in the Apito Dourado sports scandal, for which he was sentenced by the Courts of Portugal.

He was mayor of Gondomar municipality in northern Portugal. He was elected as an independent, as well as for the PSD party. He was president of the Metropolitan Area of Porto. His successor as President of the Portuguese League for Professional Football and chairman of Boavista was his son João Loureiro who held the office from 1997 to 2007. He was also a consul of Guinea-Bissau in Porto, leader of the PSD party in the Porto district, and chairman in Porto Metro state-owned mass transit company. He is famous in Portugal for the multitude of offices he held at a time.

Valentim Loureiro briefly attended the Law School of the University of Coimbra before moving on to a military career. [1]

## Apito Dourado scandal

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Valentim Loureiro was investigated by the police and formally accused in the Apito Dourado scandal.[2][3] In July 2008, he was found guilty of abuse of power, but not guilty of corruption and sentenced to three years and two months of suspended jail time.[4] He was rehabilitated afterwards by the Superior Court of Portugal.

## References

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1. ^ (in Portuguese) http://www.osfamosos.com/perfil_videos_fotos/Valentim_Loureiro/127 Valentim Loureiro, Os Famosos
2. ^ Portugal football bosses arrested, BBC News, 20 April 2004. Retrieved December 2006
3. ^ Police hold 16 in Portuguese probe, CNN.com, 20 April 2004. Retrieved December 2006
4. ^ Valentim condenado a três anos e dois meses de prisão com pena suspensa por abuso de poder Archived 26 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, TSF Online, 18 July 2008. Retrieved July 2008 (in Portuguese)

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