Andy Roxburgh - UEFA

UEFA

Roxburgh was appointed as UEFA's first technical director in 1994. He held this position until the end of his contract in 2012.

During his time at UEFA, Roxburgh set up the framework for the UEFA Convention on the Mutual Recognition of Coaching Qualifications, which now includes all 53 UEFA member associations.

Roxburgh also initiated the UEFA Grassroots Charter in order to stimulate the UEFA member associations to further invest in the basis of the game and to acknowledge the importance of healthy grassroots.

As part of the UEFA administration, Roxburgh was a member of the Board of Directors, chaired the JIRA and Grassroots panels, and was responsible for UEFA’s youth competitions, refereeing department, and the women’s football, futsal, and medical units. In addition, Roxburgh also led UEFA’s elite conferences, courses, and forums for national coaches, UEFA Champions League coaches, coach educators, youth coaches, women’s football coaches, grassroots leaders, futsal coaches, and team doctors.

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