The Master’s Degree in Big Data Applied to Football Scouting trains sporting directors, analysts, scouts, coaches, fitness coaches, and sports managers within the football industry to perform a wide range of roles in the world of football. It provides them with the necessary tools to adapt to the demanding and dynamic environment that characterizes the modern practice of this sport.
This postgraduate university program equips all participants with the essential competencies to operate in a fully professional manner within the field of Big Data and Advanced Analytics, in an area as demanding and highly professionalized as the Sporting Direction of a football club. With a practical and applied approach, you will become an expert capable of transforming large volumes of data into valuable insights for strategic decision-making.
The completion of this postgraduate university program provides the necessary skills to successfully work in the field of Big Data and Advanced Analytics, within an area as demanding and professionalized as the Sporting Direction of a football club.
At a glance
Data-Driven Sporting Direction: The Future of Professional Football
Professional football is undergoing an unprecedented transformation, and clubs that embrace a data-driven sporting direction are leading the way toward excellence. Data analysis has evolved from a luxury into a strategic necessity: it enables faster and more accurate decision-making, optimizes resources, and identifies talent with an efficiency never seen before. In an increasingly competitive environment, the combination of traditional scouting with Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning tools not only enhances player identification but also redefines how teams are managed.
Business Intelligence platforms and data visualization tools have revolutionized the way sporting directors, analysts, and scouts interpret information. It is no longer just about basic statistics, but about performance modeling, trend forecasting, and anticipating the future with a decisive competitive advantage. In this context, clubs that integrate technology into their decision-making processes achieve superior performance, optimize their investment, and remain at the forefront of football’s elite. In modern football, those who master data master a significant part of the game.
Enjoy a Pre-Master Program with 3 Certified Diplomas:
1. Diploma in Fundamentals of Football Analysis
Learn how to observe, code, and justify decisions like a professional before starting the master’s program.
With Pablo Sanzol (Technical Secretariat, Deportivo Alavés).
2. Diploma in Mathematics and Statistics Applied to Sport with R
Master key metrics and data interpretation to make well-informed decisions.
With Javier Fernández (Data Scientist, Sportian).
3. Diploma in Advanced Analytics with Python
Start learning Python from scratch, step by step, for the sports analytics used throughout the master’s program.
With Luis F. Úbeda.