The Eighth Master’s Edition Attends a Masterclass by Marino Arnáiz

The eighth edition of the master’s program continues its journey, this time with a session led by Marino Arnáiz, Head of Data at Sevilla FC, who presented “The Life Cycle of Data in Professional Football.”

In this talk, the data engineer showed how an elite club, in this case Sevilla FC, manages the entire journey of information: from its collection to its application in sports decision-making by the club’s officials.

The presentation began by precisely defining the role of the data engineer, as well as the journey that information takes. Arnáiz showed some of the sources and types of data used by Sevilla FC, in addition to sharing exclusive club metrics. He also explained the process of extracting, transforming, and loading (ETL) the information used by the department.

To conclude, a real-life case was presented on how the data engineers supported the scouting area by creating a tool that facilitates their work through the use of data and technology.

This masterclass is one of many offered in the master’s program, reflecting the importance of data today. Information and technology have transformed what was once a luxury into what is now a strategic necessity within clubs.