Football vs Olympic Sport – What’s the Difference for a Physio?
By: Tay Albayrak interviewed by Dr Daire Rooney
Football vs Olympic Sport – What’s the Difference for a Physio?
By: Tay Albayrak interviewed by Dr Daire Rooney
Tay Albayrak is a UK Sports Institute Physio Leading the medical services for the World Class Slalom & Kayak Cross Program. Within this role he was part of Team GB at the Paris Olympics 2024. He also consults for the FA Senior Men’s Pathway. Prior to this he spent 3 years with Leeds United as Head of Academy Physiotherapy and 7 years at Tottenham Hotspur FC Academy. His elite sports physio career has been underpinned by 7 years in the NHS through various specialties and a degree in Sports & Exercise Science.
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