Michel D'Hooghe

Nationality: Belgian
Date of birth: 8 December 1945
FIFA Council member since: 1988

Current UEFA roles
Medical Committee (chairman)

• Dr Michel D’Hooghe has made a key contribution to medical developments within football. A specialist in rehabilitation and physical medicine, he became a European member of the FIFA Executive Committee in 1988, and is currently chairman of both the FIFA and UEFA Medical Committees.

• Dr D’Hooghe was club doctor with his home-town club Club Brugge KV, and rose through the administrative ranks to serve as club president from 2003 to 2009. He is now honorary club president.

• He has also served Belgian football with distinction, and was head of Belgium’s delegation to the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, when the Red Devils reached the semi-finals. Dr D’Hooghe became president of the Royal Belgian Football Association (URBSFA/KBVB) in 1987, and remained at the helm of the association until 2001, when he became honorary president. He was a key figure in the organisation of UEFA EURO 2000, co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands.

Previous UEFA roles
Media Committee (deputy chairman) 2007-2011
Medical Committee (chairman) 1998-2000
Medical Committee (Exco representative) 2000-2007
Committee for the European Football Championship (member) 1992-2000
Non-Amateur Football Committee (member) 1982-1988
Exco Working Group Football Development (member) 2004-2007