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Amputee Football
Amputee football is a disabled sport played with seven players on each team (six outfield players and one goalkeeper). Outfield players have lower extremity amputations, and goalkeepers have an upper extremity amputation. Outfield players use loftstrand (forearm) crutches, and play without their prosthesis. History The game was created by Don Bennett, who was inspired from his accidental kick of basketballs on a crutch in 1982. In 1985, it became international with the help of soccer coach Bill Barry. In 2023, Marcin Oleksy from Poland became the first amputee footballer to win the FIFA Puskás Award for "most beautiful goal of the year" at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 ceremony. Around the world There are several amputee football associations around the world. A couple examples of this are the England Amputee Association and The Irish Amputee Football Association. Each organization promotes the advancement of the sport and that it gains more recognition. The England Ampute ...
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World Amputee Football Federation
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Turkey National Amputee Football Team
Turkey national amputee football team is the men's national team of Turkey in amputee football. It is governed by the Turkish Disabled Sports Federation ( tr, Türkiye Bedensel Engelliler Spor Federasyonu, TBESF), and takes part in international amputee football competitions. Achievements Current squad Coach: Osman Çakmak References {{National sports teams of Turkey Amputee Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on indiv ... Amputee football in Turkey Parasports clubs and teams Disability organizations based in Turkey ...
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Association Football Variants
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Amputee Football
Amputee football is a disabled sport played with seven players on each team (six outfield players and one goalkeeper). Outfield players have lower extremity amputations, and goalkeepers have an upper extremity amputation. Outfield players use loftstrand (forearm) crutches, and play without their prosthesis. History The game was created by Don Bennett, who was inspired from his accidental kick of basketballs on a crutch in 1982. In 1985, it became international with the help of soccer coach Bill Barry. In 2023, Marcin Oleksy from Poland became the first amputee footballer to win the FIFA Puskás Award for "most beautiful goal of the year" at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 ceremony. Around the world There are several amputee football associations around the world. A couple examples of this are the England Amputee Association and The Irish Amputee Football Association. Each organization promotes the advancement of the sport and that it gains more recognition. The England Ampute ...
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European Amputee Football Federation
The European Amputee Football Federation (EAFF) is the administrative body for amputee football in Europe representing the national amputee football associations. History The European Amputee Football Federation was established by ten countries in its inaugural congress held in Dublin, Ireland in February 2015. The initial member countries were England, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Republic of Ireland, Russia, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine. Belgium, Georgia and the Netherlands joined the federation later. Mateusz Widłak from Poland was elected as its first president, and Simon Baker from Ireland the Secretary General. The same year, the EAFF gained the support of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) within its portfolio "Football for All Abilities". Program and projects The EAFF runs a nation competition as the European Amputee Football Championship. The first edition of the championship was held in Istanbul, Turkey in October 2017. Backed by the UEFA, the EAFF has s ...
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