Former Luxembourg Squash Federation President Daniel Verhoeven was elected to the board of the European Squash Federation in June 2024.
After winning the vote at the ESF AGM in Uster, Switzerland, the 47-year-old joined fellow Vice-Presidents Luis Ferreira, Catherine Ezvan and Otto Kalvo serving under President Thomas Troedsson.
Daniel replaced Ireland’s Rosie Barrie, who served with distinction on the ESF Board for six years.
The Belgian leads the finance R&D department at Goodyear, where he has worked in various senior positions for the last 20 years. He has a degree in Business Management and speaks fluent French, English and Dutch.
He started playing squash after sustaining a shoulder injury which ended his days as a “decent serve-volleyer” on the tennis court. He was inspired to switch sports by his father, who played squash during Daniel’s childhood in his birthplace of Zaire.
Daniel taught himself to play by undertaking the Level 1 coaching certificate, where he learned the basic technique and tactics. Thereafter, he did his Level 2 qualification and is currently midway through his Level 3.
Several years ago, he started coaching 10 hours a week in the evenings and later became national team coach, technical director, treasurer, secretary and president of the Luxembourg Squash Federation.