Christopher W McDonald

Christopher William McDonald (13 December 1931 – 2 December 2011) was an English footballer and businessman who served a prominent role as a link between FIFA and the JFA. He played mainly as a goalkeeper, and occasionally as a forward.

Career McDonald moved to Japan in April 1950, where he worked for the NCR Corporation's Japanese branch. He became a director at Rolex Japan in 1980, the company he would later become president and chairman of. He worked as an adviser to the JFA from 1992, and was a member of the J-League Consultative and Mediatory Committee from 1993 until 2008. During the 1960s and 70s, McDonald helped to secure numerous tours of Japan for English football clubs, including Middlesex Wanderers, Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.

Death McDonald died as a result of pneumonia in Tokyo in 2011.