PRESIDENT
Name: | Juan Carlos Basilio Gomez |
Nationality: | Spain |
Year of birth: | 1964 |
Honours: | - Vicepresident of Spain Sports Federation for deaf - National Coach of Spain Athletics for deaf |
Favourite hearing football player |
Zinedine Zidane (FRA) |
Favourite Deaf football player |
Yacine Quarab (FRA) Raul Chirino (ESP) |
Proudest moment | When I got the bronze medal in Marathon Deaflympics 1997 (Copenhague) and when my two children were born |
What do you enjoy most about the DCL? | Get the support of UEFA for DCL and put to European clubs on a high level. Get a committee to work only for the DCL |
VICE-PRESIDENT
Name: | Memnos Costakis Costi |
Nationality: | British with Greek Cypriot parents |
Year of birth: | 1976 |
Honours: | - Represented GB and Cyprus at football and futsal - Coach for GB women at Taiwan Deaflympics - 8 times winner of British Deaf Cup - Three times winner of DCL |
Favourite hearing football player |
Chris Waddle Frank MacAvennie |
Favourite Deaf football player |
Fanis Priftis (CYP) Oleksandr Chalenko (UKR) Thomas Kramer (GER) |
Proudest moment | When I realised I had begun my own family when my girls were born. |
What do you enjoy most about the DCL? | Working with grassroots football, all the Clubs and international sign language – no barrier to sport or friendships! We try to provide the highest level possible for the elite Clubs. |
SECRETARY GENERAL
Name: | Javier Soto Rey |
Nationality: | Spain |
Year of birth: | 1977 |
Honours: | - Researcher of Centre for Inclusive Sports Studies (Politechnic University of Madrid) - Technical Director of Sports Schools of Madrid Sports Federation for deaf - Member of Spain Sports Federation for deaf (board). - Assembly member of the Spanish Paralympic Committee - Medallist in European and World Athletics Championships (800m and 1500m) for Deaf (1997-2008) - World Record for deaf 1.000m and 1.500m - European Indoor Record for deaf (800m, 1.000m and 1.500m) |
Favourite hearing football player |
Michael Laudrup (DK) Fernando Redondo (ARG) Roberto Carlos (BRA) |
Favourite Deaf football player |
Iker Sertucha (Spain) Jaime Clarke (England) |
Proudest moment | When I got the gold medal Deaflympics and World Record for deaf in 1.500m. Also the degree and diploma of advanced studies in sports university. |
What do you enjoy most about the DCL? | Achieving greater cooperation between European club football and raise the level of the Champions League in football for greater quality and personal enjoyment in a social sphere for the deaf. |
TREASURER
Name: | Andrew Rodda |
Nationality: | English, now live in Denmark |
Year of birth: | 1965 |
Honours: | - I referee football for over 20 years and not really play much. - So my honours are not the same as a player. - Refereed all the Senior Men Football Cup Finals in my County (Devon) in England during my Referee Career. - Refereed the English Deaf Cup Final - two times in 2004 and 2013. - Referee at the Deaflympics in Melbourne, Australia 2005. - Referee at the Deaf European Football Championships in Portugal 2007 and Demark 2011. - Referee at the Deaf European Futsal Championships in Switzerland 2010. |
Favourite hearing football player |
Gordon Banks (England Goalkeeper – 1966 World Cup). Lionel Messi (ARG) |
Favourite Deaf football player |
None, because I am a Referee! I only focus on players behaving well on the football pitch! No time to watch the players skills! |
Proudest moment | Becoming an Assistant Referee on the England professional Football League – Championship, League 1 and League 2. 7 years on The Football League. Being on Sky TV for live football matches in FL Championship – e.g. Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City. |
What do you enjoy most about the DCL? | Helping DCL run smoothly, administration and financially, so that all the Clubs can focus on enjoying the football and futsal competitions. Helping DCL become a good organisation which all Deaf Clubs and other organisations can respect throughout Europe. |
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Name: | Thomas Krämer |
Nationality: | German |
Year of birth: | 1975 |
Honours: | - EM 1995 – 3rd - Deaflympics 2001 - 2nd - EM 2003 - 1st - Deaflympics 2005 - 3rd - German Champion (5) 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006 - German Indoor Champion (11) 1993-1996, 1999-2004 - German Futsal Champion (1) 2008 |
Favourite hearing football player |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (GER) Franz Beckenbauer (GER) Fernando Redondo (ARG) |
Favourite Deaf football player |
Maurio Luppi (ITA) Daniel Jagla (GER) Rolf Lischer (GER) |
Proudest moment | As Footballer player that I am myself and I have almost all the titles won. Became the first father, am the most beautiful moment in my life! |
What do you enjoy most about the DCL? | When I founded this organization with DCL, then I immediately thought about the future of football. DCL is the future! I'm very proud because I worked DCL with my heart. I'm buying a lot of my time for DCL because it is very important for the future of the teams! |
MEMBER
Name: | Lefteris Minas |
Nationality: | Greece |
Year of birth: | 1977 |
Honours: | - I’m one of the founders of the Larissa Deaf Association and involved as a Board Member in 1996-1998. - Member and short-time president of the National Youth Commission in 1998-2000. Participated in WFD Youth Camp and Congress in Australia in 1999 and in Euro Youth Deaf Camp in Portugal in 2000. - Active Board member in Panathlitikos Omilos Kofon (POK Athens) since 2005. - Involved as football player with the National Team in Deaflympics in Copenhagen 1997, Rome 2001 and Melbourne 2005. - In World Deaf Football Championships in Patras 2008 (GRE) and Ancara 2012 (TUR). - In European Deaf Football Championships in Norway 1999 and Spain 2003. - In European Deaf Champions Leagues in Stuttgart 2009, Madrid 2010, Karlsruhe 2011 and Athens 2012. - In National Champions League in 2007, 2009, 2012 and in Cups in 1997, 2010 (2nd place). |
Favourite hearing football player |
Diego Maradona (ARG) Lothar Mätthaus (GER) Johan Cruyff (HOL) Lionel Messi (ARG) |
Favourite Deaf football player |
Kostas Ziakas, Thanassis Vasilekas, Dimitris Dimakos, Panagiotis Katsipidis, Antonis Kampakakis, Paris Stogiannidis (GRE), Mauro Luppi (ITA) and James Clarke (GBR). |
Proudest moment | hen I got married to my wife of my life, Hell |
What do you enjoy most about the DCL? | To achieve a high standard of DCL championships, to make a strong Deaf football world network and give chance to Deaf youngsters to follow and copy us! |
MEMBER
Name: | Armin Dorfschmid |
Nationality: | Germany |
Year of birth: | 1970 |
Honours: | - EM 1995 – 3rd - Deaflympics 2001 - 2nd - EM 2003 – 1st (Keeper) - German Champion (5) 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006 - German Indoor Champion (11) 1993-1996, 1999-2004 - German Futsal Champion Senior (1) 2008 and best Futsal Player - DCL-Participation (Player) London 2008, Stuttgart 2009, Madrid 2010, Karlsruhe 2011 - U21 Coach of Baden-Württemberg (since 2005 -) |
Favourite hearing football player |
Allan Simsonsen (DK) Emilio Butragueno (ESP) Zinedine Zidane (FRA) |
Favourite Deaf football player |
Rolf Lischer (GER) Daniel Jagla (GER) Hüseyin Er (TUR) |
Proudest moment | As a deaf footballer, the first Deaf German Champion for Club GSG Stuttgart is best to lift the trophy! As a private meeting with the Real-Stars in 2003 in Madrid (Beckham, Zidane, Carlos, Casillias, Guti, Ronaldo, etc.) was most wonderful time! As a family father with 2 kids and my wife is an incredible nice feeling. |
What do you enjoy most about the DCL? | We live in deaf world and we want to achieve the goal for Deaf Football in Europe as well as in hearing football world! We are ready to support for deaf football in Europe at higher levels and the youth in the future. The social network among deaf footballers and people is very important. |