Feller Named IAFF President

Thomas Feller, an account representative with Seattle Systems, Poulsbo, Washington, has been named president of the International Amputee Football Federation (IAFF). He replaces Georgi Lunacharski of the Russian Football Federation, who completed a four-year term.Feller, a left transtibial amputee, had been serving as IAFF vice president since the federation's beginning in 1998. Along with this new position, Feller will continue serving the USA Amputee Soccer Association as president, as he has done since 1991.

"I'd like to bring more countries into affiliation with amputee football [soccer] and to actively promote the sport around the world," Feller said. "I want to see amputee football in the Paralympics when it goes to Greece in 2004," he said. IAFF member countries include, besides the US and Russia, Brazil, Moldova, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan.

Feller commented on how well the soccer teams had performed during the world amputee games in Sochi, Russia. He admired the Russian stadium, which is built for football in general. However, he added that he would like to see the US and other nations build training centers similar to the facility in Brazil, which is smaller and specifically designed for amputees.

According to Feller, soccer players in Europe are heroes. Feller, who has participated in the sport since 1985, said he has been greeted with a hero's welcome whenever he traveled to the world games. This year, as he has done many for years, Feller visited the local children's hospital during the games. "At hospitals, the doctors come out to the lobby to shake your hand," Feller said. "The children are the same way, and when I give them a gift, I'm their buddy!"

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