For more than a quarter-century Jacques Rugard served as President of the Ligue Guadeloupeenne de Football. He started with CS Moulien in his native Guadeloupe in 1968 and became league President in 1971. He was also one of the founding members of the Caribbean Football Union in 1978, serving as a Vice-President and in 1975 he was honored by the Féderation Francaise de Football. A medical doctor, he also holds degrees in psychology and dietitics.