Vincent Gouttebarge

Dr Gouttebarge is Extraordinary Professor at the Section Sports Medicine of the University of Pretoria while working at the Orthopaedic Surgery department of the Amsterdam University Medical Centers and. He is a former professional footballer and Chief Medical Officer at FIFPRO (Football Players Worldwide), the international union for professional footballers. He is also Chair of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Mental Health Working Group, co-Director of the IOC Programs on Mental Health in Elite Sport, member of the Concussion Expert Group of the International Football Association Board (IFAB), member of the Medical Expert Group of the French Professional Football League (LFP). Gouttebarge is also member of the Editorial Board of the South African Journal of Sports Medicine and Injury Epidemiology. His work focusses on a wide range of sports medicine domains being relevant in professional sports with emphasis on football, focussed on protection and promotion of the physical, mental and social health of active and former professional athletes.