Euro-Sportring

Euro-Sportring is a foundation that organises international sports tournaments, particularly for youth teams. The object of the foundation is to promote international contacts between sports clubs and similar organisations through the medium of sport, in order to make a contribution to a better understanding between sportsmen of different nationalities and thereby to a united Europe.[1][2][3]

Tournaments

The programme comprises approximately 100 football and handball [4] tournaments in 12 European countries. The numbers of teams participating in a tournament range from 32 seniors to over 200 youth. The tournaments are organised by local partners, mostly sports clubs that are supported by their municipality and the local sports association.[5][6][7]

Annually approximately 8,000 teams from over 30 countries take part in the tournaments. Registration for the tournaments is open to teams of amateur clubs and comparable organisations affiliated to an official governing sports body.

Organisation

The activities of the local partners are managed from branches in Western and Central Europe. The head office is located in Baarn, Netherlands. The management operates under the supervision of the foundation's board.

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Current board
Name Since Function Domicile
Gerhard Aigner 2006 Chairman Switzerland Switzerland
Horst Schmidt 2007 Treasurer Germany Germany
Jim Stjerne Hansen 2014 Member Denmark Denmark
Rudolf Repka 2015 Member Czech Republic Czech Republic

History

The history of Euro-Sportring goes back to 1951, when the first sports exchange between Haarlem, Netherlands and Saarbrücken, Germany took place. In 1960, Euro-Sportring was registered in Amsterdam as a non-profit foundation. Originally, the sports programmes were held in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Austria. Over the years, other European countries were gradually incorporated to the programme.

Development tournament programme:

Former Chairmen
Name Domicile Term
Hans Bangerter [10] Switzerland Switzerland 1995-2010
Jo van Marle Netherlands Netherlands 1985-1995
Emannuel Rose Denmark Denmark 1971-1985
Hugo Barber Austria Austria 1960-1971

References

  1. ↑ Articles of Association 1960 - Article 2.1. Dutch Chamber of Commerce
  2. ↑ "Mehr als 5000 ehrenamtliche Trainer und Betreuer" (PDF). Deutscher Fussball-Bund Aktion Ehrenamt. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  3. ↑ "Sporttoernooien brengen Europese jeugd samen". SportknowhowXL. 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  4. ↑ "Euro-Sportring organiseert internationale handbaltoernooien". Brabant.handbal.nl. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  5. ↑ "RattenfÄnger Trophy". Spielgemeinschaft Hameln. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  6. ↑ "international toernooien voor iedereen". voetbalbelgie. 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  7. ↑ "Girls Cup Maastricht". International Soccer Tournaments. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  8. ↑ "Die internationale Fußballwelt zu Gast in Wien" (in German). Österreichischer Fußball-Bund. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  9. ↑ "Die internationale Fußballwelt zu Gast in Wien | APA-Fotoservice | APA-Fotoservice" (in German). Apa-fotoservice.at. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  10. ↑ "Grassroots bloom for Easter". UEFA. 2003-04-18. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
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