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The president of the Football Players Association of India, Baichung Bhutia has been selected to serve on the technical committee of FIFPro, the world body for players, for a term of four years starting today, November 11, 2013.
Baichung is the only representative from Asia on the six man committee that has three from Europe, and one each from Asia, Africa and South America.
Bhaichung as part of his role on the Technical Committee of FIFPro, the major issues that will be dealt with and discussed are player safety, weather and playing conditions, types of playing pitches/surfaces, rules changes in the game of football affecting players and many other matters where FIFPro works for the benefit of players. They work closely with FIFA on all issues affecting players.
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The six member of the FIFPro Technical Committee are
1. Baichung Bhutia – He is the president of the Football Players Association of India, former India national team captain.
2. Geremi Njitap (Cameroon) – Played 118 matches for Cameroon as well as Newcastle United, Chelsea and Real Madrid. Played 2002 and 2010 FIFA World Cups.
3. Simon Barker (England) – Played 10 years for Queens Park Rangers in the English League as well as represented England Under-21. He has been a full time employee of the English PFA since retirement.
4. Vladimir Leonchenko (Russia) Had a 16 year career in the Russian Premier League. He is the president of the Russian Association for Football Players and Coaches.
5. Jose Milton Melgar (Bolivia) – Has played 89 times for Bolivia and has a 18 year club career across clubs in Bolivia and abroad. Played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
6. Gernot Zirngast (Austria) – He is the president of the Austrian Player Association. A former player well known for the collective bargaining rights for players in Austria and abroad.
The appointment comes on the success and work that Baichung has put in to develop the Football Players Association of India. It is a great achievement for an Indian to be the only representative from Asia on a FIFPro committee.
