Tim Meyer

Professor Tim Meyer serves as Medical Director and Chairholder for Sports and Preventive Medicine at Saarland University's Faculty of Medicine, where he leads the Institute for Sports and Preventive Medicine. With a career spanning over three decades in sports medicine, Professor Meyer has established himself as a leading authority in football medicine and sports safety.

His research focuses on critical areas including football-related head injuries, sudden cardiac death prevention in athletes, sports infections, and environmental impacts on athletic performance. Professor Meyer directs several major research initiatives including the NAKO health study and the SoccHealth Register for sudden deaths in sport, which operates in collaboration with the Heart Foundation and FIFA.

Professor Meyer holds significant leadership positions in international football, serving as Chairman of the Medical Committee of UEFA and as Chief Medical Officer for major tournaments including UEFA EURO 2024 and upcoming UEFA competitions in 2025. He previously served as Team doctor for the German national football team from 2001 to 2022.

His scholarly contributions are recognized through his editorship of leading journals including the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (as Editor-in-Chief) and Science and Medicine in Football (as Deputy Editor-in-Chief).

• Arno Arnold Prize for Sports Medicine (1997)
• Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine
• Honorary Award of the German Football League (DFL) (2022)
• German Football Association Merit Badge (2022)
• Saarland Order of Merit (2025)

Professor Meyer actively supervises multiple PhD students working on football medicine topics and maintains an adjunct professorship at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, reflecting his international standing in sports medicine research and practice.