UEFA: "Professor Rochcongar was a monument in the world of football medicine" (Michel D'Hooghe)

"Professor Rochcongar was a monument in the world of football medicine. He demonstrated great leadership in the medical department at the FFF for many years," said Dr. Michel D'Hooghe (BEL), the UEFA Medical Committee chairman, about Pierre Rochcongar (FRA), who died on 02/12/2016 at the age of 69.

"European football and UEFA are mourning the passing of the third vice-chairman of the UEFA Medical Committee, Professor Pierre Rochcongar. Rochcongar joined the UEFA Medical Committee in 2011, and was named its third vice-chairman in 2015," said the European confederation on 02/12/2016.

"He was closely involved with Euro 2016, where he served as the FFF chief medical officer. He was responsible for organising a network of regional doctors to support the team base camps, transfer hotels, and stadiums, and his contribution was essential to the success of the tournament," added UEFA.

• "As a member of the UEFA Medical Committee, he played an important role in the medical preparations for Euro 2016. Above all…