Here we present you a selection of articles of interest for coaches and football professionals, focused on youth development, professional specialization and the use of analysis and data as key tools in decision-making within clubs
Do you want to work in professional football?
This article reveals the 5 most in-demand specializations in elite clubs: scouting, physical preparation, data analysis, sports management and performance psychology.
With data, real examples and future projection, you will understand what profiles clubs are looking for today.
Explore how work is done in structures such as Liverpool, Barcelona or Brentford.
Discover the path to train yourself in these areas and make a difference on the field... and off it.
An essential guide for those who want to make a living from football, with vision and preparation.
There are seasons that are explained with million-dollar signings and others with clear ideas and daily work.
Manolo González's RCD Espanyol lives this second story.
Without big stars, the team has reached 5th position in LaLiga based on order and collective reliability.
A compact, supportive and difficult block to beat, trained until discipline becomes a habit.
A pragmatic football, where every decision makes sense and every effort adds up.
But beyond the result, the message is clear: it can be achieved.
Even arriving late, if you work every day with purpose, coherence and conviction.
In a professional club, the sports management It is not the transfer department. It is the area that designs and governs a complete performance system: identity, structure, methodology, talent, evaluation, internal coordination and external relations. Its real mission is convert resources (people, time, money, information) into sustained competitiveness, with a common thread: the quarry as a sports and economic engine.
Below, I share with you a strategic and operational breakdown (very detailed) of the 8 pillars that support high-level sports management.