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Sports director expert in football

INFORMATION, PRE-REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION
Continuing Education
Phone: 91 665 5060
Academic direction: Alexander Gil-Arias. Sports Studies Center. King Juan Carlos University

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Basic Information

Presentation

Today there is a training demand in the field of the world of Sport, linked to the management of football clubs and specifically in the field of Sports Management and the Technical Secretariat. This need appears derived from the professionalization of the structures of high-performance sports clubs as well as in the levels of training and sports technification. The Law of Sports Professions has established in the Community of Madrid, the functions and competences of technical directors, thereby defining the training framework necessary for their qualification. This course responds to the need to train professionals in sports management with the knowledge and the appropriate technical profile to be able to respond effectively to the current demands of the professional soccer sports system.

The co-organizing institution of the course is the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), the entity that directs football in Spain. It was founded on September 29, 1913. The RFEF is affiliated with the International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) and the European Union of Football Associations (UEFA), the highest football organizations at world and European level respectively, and the Olympic Committee Español (COE), as a federation with Olympic sports.

The RFEF has more than 15 years of experience in training coaches, and for 8 years they have been teaching postgraduate degrees in collaboration with Spanish universities.

Since 2016, a line of collaboration has been created between the RFEF and the URJC for the joint teaching of different own degrees, with the satisfaction of both parties, which justifies the continuity in the collaboration between both institutions.

With the proposal for the joint organization of this course that is presented, the RFEF has been able to choose the URJC as the only Spanish university to co-organize the delivery of master's degrees and postgraduate degrees.

Objectives

The main objective of the course is to train professionals in sports management within the field of football, to improve and strengthen the structures of football clubs and the improvement of the professional and personal skills of their sports managers. Completion of this course will allow students to acquire the basic skills of a sports director.

Competences

 

the Program

MODULES

Responsible for the module

   Hours

Module 1. The sports director. Skills and professional profile

Israel Lopez Ferrer

14

2 module.  Institutional management and human resources management in a football club

Xesco Espar Moya

14

Module 3. Legal and financial management

Sergio Gonzalez Garcia

8

Module 4. Sports planning and methodological direction in football

Fernando del Villar Alvarez

32

Module 5. Communication, marketing and new technologies

Juan Diego Gonzalez

12

Module 6 - Final Project

Israel Lopez Ferrer

0

Recipients

Students must be in possession of at least one of the following degrees: (1) Soccer Coach with level I, II or III federative diploma, basic, advanced or professional coaching course or UEFA B, A and PRO; (2) Graduates/Graduates in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, with a football federation degree. The academic committee of the master's degree may admit candidates with professional or academic profiles, closely linked to football, who demonstrate that they have the necessary knowledge and skills to make the most of it.
Students who have a university degree will obtain the title of Higher University Course. Students who do not have a Bachelor's or Bachelor's degree will receive a University Extension Certificate with the same name and number of credits corresponding to this degree.

Selection criteria

In the event that the number of applications exceeds the number of places offered, a selection will be made based on the following criteria: (1) Members of the Coaches Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation; (2) Professional soccer experience; (3) Degrees related to football.

No. of Places: 65

Academic Management and Faculty

Address:

Academic director: Mr. Alexander Gil Arias. Sports Studies Center. King Juan Carlos University.

Co-director: Mr. Josep Sansó Nicolau. Director of the National School of Trainers. Real spanish soccer federation.

 

Teaching Staff or URJC Staff 

 Full name

Academic Category

Doctor

(IF NOT)

six-year terms

Quinquenniums

Teaching sections

Knowledge area and Department

Contact details

(phone, email)

Profile in relation to the title

Nº HOURS in Title

Alexander Gil-Arias

University Holder

SI

1*

-

-

Physical and Sports Education. Department of Humanities

Specialist in Sports Didactics

2

Fernando del Villar Alvarez

University Professor

SI

4

-

-

Physical and Sports Education. Department of Humanities

   

Specialist in Sports Didactics

8

Sergio Gonzalez Garcia

Physician Assistant

SI

-

-

-

Labor law and social security

Specialists in Sports Law

4

Joaquin Gonzalez Rodenas

Physician Assistant

SI

-

-

-

Physical and Sports Education. Department of Humanities

Team management specialist

2

Total No.

POI URJC

 

 

     

 

 

 

16

% Total hours taught

               

20%

                       *Six-year term obtained before joining the URJC, within the agreement with the CNEAI for private universities

 

Teaching staff not belonging to the URJC

Full name

Professional category and entity

Doctor

(IF NOT)

Contact details

(phone, email)

Profile in relation to the title

Nº HOURS in Title

Israel Lopez Ferrer

Deputy Director School Coaches Spanish Football Federation

DO NOT

National Trainer. Soccer Specialist

10

Miguel Angel Spain Rosé

Goalkeeping coach

Spanish Football Federation

DO NOT

Coach Goalkeepers National Team RFEF

2

Francisco Garagarza Eizaguirre

Sports direct from SD Eibar

DO NOT

www.sdeibar.com

Professional Sports Director

4

Oscar Perarnau Figueras

Sporting Director RCD Español de Barcelona

DO NOT

Professional Sports Director

4

Josep Segura-Rius

Professor at the INEF of Barcelona

SI

Professional Sports Director

4

Ramon Planes Novau

FC Barcelona Technical Secretary

DO NOT

Professional Sports Director

4

Ignacio Urrutia de Hoyos

Professor IE University

SI

Professional Managing Director

2

Jose Francisco Molina Jimenez

Technical director

Spanish Football Federation

DO NOT

RFEF Professional Sports Director

2

Julius Senn Ferrero

Director Senn-Ferrero

DO NOT

Tax Specialist

2

Xesco Espar Moya

Professor at the INEF of Barcelona

SI

Bachelor of CAFD Specialist Coaching

8

Juan Carlos Luque Garcia

Director Gesysport Malaga

DO NOT

Coaching Specialist

2

Miguel Angel Gomez Benitez

General Sports Director Real Valladolid

DO NOT

Technical Secretary Specialist

2

Venancio Lopez Iron

Futsal Director

Spanish Football Federation

DO NOT

Sporting Director Futsal RFEF

4

Jesus Arroyo Sánchez

Deputy Director General

Sevilla FC

DO NOT

Specialist in Specific Legal Regime

2

Pablo Alfaro Armengot

Coach UD Ibiza

DO NOT

www.ibizaud.com

Sports Management Specialist

4

Miguel Garcia Caba

Deputy General Secretary

Spanish Football Federation

DO NOT

Jurist specializing in legal organization

4

Francesc Solanellas Donato

Professor at the INEF of Barcelona

SI

Sports Management Expert

4

Pablo Garcia Raven

Press Chief

Spanish Football Federation

DO NOT

Media Expert

2

Carlos Velasco Carballo

President Technical Committee Referees

Spanish Football Federation

DO NOT

Former International Referee. VAR Manager

2

Carlos Clos Gomez

Professional Referee Instructor

DO NOT

Former International Referee. VAR joint controller

2

Total No.

PDI NOT URJC

 

 

 

 

 

64

% Total hours taught

         

80%

Duration and development

SUPERIOR UNIVERSITY COURSE OF SPORTS DIRECTOR IN FOOTBALL. 

Modality: Digital games

Number of credits: 8

Contact hours: 80

Place of delivery: Las Rozas Football City, headquarters of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

Opening hours: 10 sessions on Monday: 10.00 - 13.45 / 15.00 - 18.45

Start date:February 7

Finish date: 5th April 2022

Reservation of place and enrollment

SUPERIOR UNIVERSITY COURSE OF SPORTS DIRECTOR IN FOOTBALL. 

Pre-registration period: November 2, 2021 to January 20, 2022

Enrollment deadline: January 21 to February 6, 2022

Title price: 3000 Euros

Possibility of scholarship (if applicable): There is no possibility of scholarship.

Documentation to attach, forms and place of delivery

The applicant will present all the scanned documentation, in the formats allowed through the link https://www.urjc.es/estudiar-en-la-urjc/admision/276-formacion-continua#preinscripcion

The documentation that you will have to submit is the following:

Students with a degree obtained from a Spanish university or a Higher Education Institution belonging to another Member State of the European Higher Education Area that provides access to continuing education courses must submit the following documentation:

Students with foreign qualifications must submit the following documentation:

* A university degree (bachelor's or bachelor's degree) is required to access both Master's and Expert and Specialist courses. However, on some occasions the possibility is considered for people without a previous university degree but who can demonstrate professional experience related to the subject of the course to access it.

This possibility must be included in the corresponding academic report and will be subject in all cases to the decision of the Course Director. People who access through this route will only receive a Diploma or a Certificate of University Extension depending on the case.