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Private Master`s Degree in Football Coaching and Sport Direction Online

Specialise in methods and tools of performance analysis in football. With the Master in Football Coaching, you will gain the skills to be a leader capable of managing complex football projects. You will acquire leadership abilities and improve your ability to hold one-to-one and group dialogues.

  • Private degree
  • Online with live classes (exams and TFM online)
  • 9 months, 60 ECTS

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Master in Coaching Online Highlights

The Master in Coaching Online prepares you to face the challenges of a constantly evolving sector by equipping you with advanced methodologies and techniques to lead football projects successfully. Gain expertise in performance analysis, team leadership, and tactical strategies to maximise the potential of players and teams.

If you are looking for flexibility, our online methodology offers exactly what you need. The live online classes are recorded through the virtual campus, allowing you to access them at your convenience or revisit key concepts whenever necessary.

Live the Real Madrid experience: Enjoy an international trip that will provide you with a global perspective on football strategies, guided by professionals and executives from leading institutions in the sector, granting you access to unique networking opportunities.

Private degree issued by Universidad Europea de Madrid

Classes in English or in Spanish
Start: 27 oct. 2025
Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid Universidad Europea Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sport

Why study this online master’s in Football Coaching?

Tailored Expertise in Coaching Methodologies

Become familiar with advanced coaching techniques that enhance football performance, player development, and overall team effectiveness.

Big Data and Performance Analysis

Learn how to leverage data analytics and performance metrics to optimise player development and game strategies.

Learn from International Experts

Gain insights from top football coaches and industry leaders who bring global expertise to the program.

Cutting-Edge Knowledge in Tactical Analysis

Explore advanced topics in tactical analysis, leadership, and team management, guided by experienced football coaches.

The Quality You Deserve

Shanghai Ranking 2024

Our Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences is ranked among the top 25 worldwide, according to the prestigious Academic Ranking of World Universities by the Shanghai Ranking 2024.

National Sports Award Copa Stadium

In 2018, Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid – Universidad Europea received the National Sports Award Copa Stadium for its contributions to education, research, and the professionalisation of sports on both national and international levels.

Our Graduate School

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Certified Programmes

Gain new skills and boost your career by studying one of our specialisation and innovation courses once you have completed your master. Choose the area of specialisation that interests you the most, such as: Football Data Analyst, Digital Transformation or Sports Coaching.

Lead the digitisation of the sports sector and learn from the very best at Real Madrid F.C. Enjoy online training, in which you will have the opportunity to attend live masterclass with industry experts.

Study plan

The 100% online Private Master`s Degree in Football Coaching and Sport Direction comprises 10 modules, each with 6 ECTS, aimed at providing you with the skills to develop, implement and lead football projects.

Leadership from a project management perspective: leading new projects, changing management, organisational culture, and identity.

  • Organization of a professional club’s sporting structure.
  • Leadership in football: players and teams, technical and administrative staff.
  • Key skills and values for effective leadership.

Critical success factors and KPIs of successful football clubs. Best practice examples and case studies, based on the Double Pass scientific model.

  • Strategy Development: making ambitious yet realistic choices.
  • Structure: club organization and youth academy organization.
  • Financial and Legal Management. Cost & Revenue in an academy.

How to develop and implement a football philosophy. Relationship between club identity and football philosophy. The importance of the club DNA and its context, and how it affects the youth academy.

  • Identification and design of smart objectives in line with the strategies.
  • Integrated Player Development plans.
  • Coaching styles: finding the most effective models.

Setting up a curriculum: organising football contents and skills per age group for long term development, always consistent with the football philosophy.

  • Periodisation and planning.
  • Alternative methodological models and potential hybrid systems.
  • Individual player development.
  • Developing individual profiles and curriculum.

Structural and operational bases in the club organisation to increase player promotion success.

  • The complexities of the last step in a young player’s development process.
  • First team demands on and off the pitch. Preparing the player for professional football
  • Player promotion as the successful end to the development process.

Big Data in Sport Management: analysing and understanding performance of our own team and potential new players. Application of Big Data for scouting and talent ID.

  • Organisation, key roles and tasks in a professional club’s sports management department.
  • Game theory and decision-making applied to sports management.
  • Case study of successful and innovative Spanish Sporting Directors.

Performance analysis in football: our team, opposition, individual players and physical aspects.

  • Technological tools for big data management: Tableau, Power BI, RStudio and databases.
  • Technological tools for scouting and performance analysis Wyscout.
  • Reporting and presenting data and findings.

Study this module online or face to face, you choose.

Get to know Real Madrid during a two-week stay. See how The Factory, Real Madrid’s academy in Valdebebas operates, learn the secrets and get to know how The Factory operates each day at Real Madrid City. You will attend conferences led by the club professionals and have the unique opportunity to watch the Real Madrid youth teams train.

The best examples case in the football industrie.

This master's degree is 100% online. You will be able to take the exams and the TFM virtually.

Programme implementation

The Master in Football Coaching and Sports Management was introduced in 2020

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Career Opportunities for the Online Master’s in Football Coaching

We train professionals for the sports sector. With a 94% employability rate among our graduates, this Master’s in Football Coaching equips you with essential knowledge and tools to specialize and advance in your career.

Upon completion, you will be prepared to work in roles such as:

  • Professional football coach.
  • Professional football scout.
  • Director of methodology.
  • Technical director of the youth academy in professional football teams.
Career opportunities for the master

Universidad Europea online: leaders in innovation and quality education

Flexible and tailored to your needs
Universidad Europea’s online methodology allows you to adapt your training to your circumstances.

Experiential
Learning based on continuous practice and real cases in simulated environments that will prepare you to face the challenges of the professional world.

Constant communication
With the latest technologies, you will be in direct contact with the university, your teachers and your classmates.

Continuous support
Your lecturers and tutor will answer your questions and accompany you throughout your learning journey.

Admissions

The Master in Football Coaching and Sports Management - Online is aimed at a wide range of football professionals—from directors to coaches, to scouts and analysts—who wish to develop their careers in youth and senior, professional or semi-professional levels.

  • Sports and football managers
  • Youth academy directors
  • Club coordinators and managers
  • Scouting and recruitment professionals
  • Football school managers.
  • Methodology and performance managers.
  • Football coaches and technical staff.

For access to the Accredited Private Master`s Degree in Football Coaching and Sports Direction online it is necessary to fulfill one of the following REQUIREMENTS:

  • To be in possession of a University Degree. In the case of being a graduate from a university outside of Spain, it is not necessary to have had the degree officially recognised by the Spanish Education Ministry.
  • To have accredited professional experience related to the programme of interest. This guarantees the achievement of the abilities specified in the Profile for prospective students section. Some of the programmes offered at Universidad Europea do not allow access through professional experience. See the full list here.
  • Higher Vocational Training Graduates who can accredit professional experience after completion of the internship.

In all cases, the University may limit access to certain degrees if a specific university degree has not been previously completed.

Admissions Process

The admission process to pursue an online undergraduate or postgraduate certificate at Universidad Europea can be carried out throughout the year, although enrolment on any of our programmes is subject to availability. In order to complete the process, follow these simple steps:

How to apply

1

Documentation

You will need to send the specific documentation to your personal advisor

  • Admissions form.
  • Legal document required for accessing the programme.
  • Photocopy of your ID.
  • Curriculum vitae.

2

Admission exam

Once your documentation has been reviewed, your personal advisor will contact you.

  • Competency assessment test.
  • Personal interview.
  • Language assessment test (if applicable).

3

Reserving a place

Formalising the reservation of a place through our different methods of payment

  • Direct debit.
  • Credit card.
  • Online payment.

ADMISSIONS APPLICATION

Candidates shall not be charged, and their place shall not be guaranteed, until the reservation has been formalised. Get in touch with us!

Our teaching team

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PhD David Pauwels

Talent Development Programme Manager - FIFA

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    Dean Santagelo

    Goalkeeper coach - FC Zürich

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      Ivan Prelec

      Manager - Vejle Boldklub

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        PhD Hugo Relvas

        Assistant coach - S.C. Salgueiros

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          Chris Docherty

          Assistant coach - Arsenal Football Club

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            Marco Couto

            Sport Director - Moreirense FC

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              Institutional Accreditation SISCAL madri + d

              In 2020, the Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences was certified after the successful implementation of the System of Internal Guarantee of Quality under the SISCAL model, and was also awarded with institutional accreditation.

              Quality Guarantee

              Universidad Europea is renowned for its academic excellence and has been recognised worldwide with awards as prestigious as the European Seal of Excellence 500+, QualiCert Certification and the Madrid Excellence award.

              In the international accreditation rating, QS Stars, Universidad Europea has obtained a total of four stars out of five. This external accreditation system determines the level of excellence achieved by universities in several areas. Universidad Europea has achieved the maximum score of five stars in employability, teaching, facilities and social responsibility.

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              Internal Quality Control System

              Universidad Europea has established an internal quality control system in accordance with the directives of the Fundación para el Conocimiento Madri+d, Regional Agency for the Evaluation of the Quality of Universities, as a structure for guaranteeing the quality of new degrees in accordance with the quality directives of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and Organic Law 4/2007 of 12 April modifying Organic Law 6/2001 of 21 December on Universities.Regulations of the university

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