Topic: «Effective Work of Football Department»
Cristiano Giaretta is an experienced Sporting Director with a proven track record in European football. Currently serving as Sporting Director of Pafos FC, he has previously held key roles at clubs such as Watford FC, Udinese, Calcio, and Ascoli, where he successfully led scouting and recruitment operations.
Topic: «Introduction to Scouting and Talent Identification in Football»
Rodolfo Vaz is an experienced football scout and recruitment strategist, currently serving as Chief Scout at Pafos FC. With a career spanning multiple football cultures across Europe and South America, he brings extensive expertise in identifying talent and developing efficient scouting structures tailored to the demands of modern football.
Topic: «Tactical Analysis in Football»
Kaio Fonseca is a performance analyst and scouting specialist with a strong background in data-driven football analysis. He is currently working as a First Team Analyst at Pafos FC.
With previous experience in both South American and European football environments, Kaio combines modern analytical tools with tactical insight to support coaching and recruitment processes at the highest level.
Topic: « Data Analysis in modern football »
Tristan Thomas is the Head of Analytics at TSI. He has worked within the TSI data department for almost four years. Tristan has over ten years experience across a number of analysis and coaching roles, both in his home country of England, and further afield.
Topic: « Work with Sport Base as a leading Football Data Provider »
Stelios Vradelis has nearly 20 years in football as a FIFA-licensed intermediary, educator, and analyst. He founded the Institute of Sports Analysis in Athens and played a key role in Instat’s international expansion across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Author of the Greek best-seller The Football Dictionary, Stelios has lectured in over 100 countries and speaks seven languages, bringing a global perspective and deep passion for the game
Topic: « ScoutDecision: How Clubs, Federations and Agents Scout Differently»
José Dinis Cardoso is the Co-Founder of ScoutDecision. It is a digital platform that centralizes scouting, player monitoring, and team management for clubs, agents, and academies. Moreover, it offers tools for planning training sessions, tracking wellness, and managing medical information. Designed for collaboration and efficiency, ScoutDecision empowers football professionals to make informed, data-driven decisions across every aspect of player development.
Topic: « AI solutions in scouting and transfers »
Juan Cruz Gotta is the founder and CEO of LDP (Libro de Pases), an AI-powered international platform for football scouts and analysts. The company specializes in building a global network of scouting professionals, sharing advanced football analytics, and providing innovative AI-driven tools for clubs and agents.
« Q&A Session »
João Amaral is an experienced football executive with a strong background in scouting and football department management. Recently appointed as Head of Scouting at FC Barcelona, he previously served as Technical Director at Rio Ave SAD and worked closely with Deco at D20, building a trusted professional partnership that now extends into his new role at Barça.
« Q&A Session »
Eduardo Marinho is a licensed football agent at Universal Twenty Two, one of the most respected agencies in world football. With a proven track record in representing elite talent, Marinho works closely with top-tier players, most notably Luka Modrić, the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner and Real Madrid legend. His role combines contract negotiation, career management, and long-term strategic planning, ensuring that his clients maximize both their professional opportunities on the pitch and their commercial value off it.
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