OUR MISSION
FuteBALLER is a state of the art online soccer coaching platform dedicated to developing youth players by former European players and coaches, who know the game. Our mission is to help kids of all ages improve their game and enjoy further grow their love of the game. We use our experience as professionals and coaches to create individualized training plans.
We are excited to announce that in the near future we will offer the opportunity to travel to Europe, train with top-tier coaches and play against competitive European teams.
OUR COACHES
JOÃO PLANTIER
GENERAL MANAGER AND UEFA PRO COACH
My desire is always to work in soccer/football at the highest level. Developing, observing, and recruiting players are some of my greatest passions. Adding to my considerable coaching experience, I've always had a strong connection with youth development, which is truly the main goal of my career. Helping players to get to the highest level possible is my priority. The experience of working with so many players of different nationalities in youth soccer has given me the tools to help young athletes achieve their goals.
EXPERIENCE:
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NF Academy
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Sporting Clube Portugal
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Manchester United Soccer Schools
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Degree in Sports Education
CERTIFICATIONS:
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UEFA Pro
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Sports Director Course - Portuguese Soccer Federation
PLAYERS COACHED:
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Nuno Mendes (PSG and Portuguese National Team
Zeca - FC Copenhegan (Captain) and Greek National Team) -
Chiquinho (Wolverhampton)
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João Moutinho (Orlando City)
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Francisco Conceição (AFC Ajax and Portugal National Team U21)
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Eduardo Quaresma (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Portugal National Team U21)
LANGUAGES
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Portuguese
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English
JEFF BOOKMAN
COACH
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I have been blessed to have had a coaching career that has taken me around the world. During my time as a coach, I have worked with several talented players, as well as many highly skilled coaches. While it is always a thrill to see only relatively a few players go on to reach the highest level, I am most proud to have given hundreds of young players the opportunity to have fulfilled their dream. Some may not have achieved their full potential as a player, but the positive attitude and the strong character skills that I have been able to offer, I believe will last them a lifetime.
EXPERIENCE:
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Chelsea FC - Academy Coach & Head of International Youth Development
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David Beckham Academy - Lead Coach
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Inside Soccer - Co-Founder
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Next Gen USA - Technical Director
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Blue Devils (Toronto) - International Director
CERTIFICATIONS:
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UEFA A
PLAYERS COACHED:
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Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund, USMNT)
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Tammy Abraham (Roma)
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Brendan Aaronson (Leeds United, USMNT)
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Ruben-Loftus Cheek (Chelsea & England NT)
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Timothy Weah (Lille, USMNT)
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Nathaniel Challobah (Fulham)
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James Sands (Glasgow Rangers)
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John Dennis (NYCFC)
LANGUAGES
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English
PEDRO COELHO
COACH
Pedro is an exceptional youth soccer coach with much experience and has helped lead youth teams to national championships in Portugal. He is a knowledgeable and dedicated educator, who teaches his students the techniques they will need to become successful players at any level of the game.
EXPERIENCE
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Sporting Clube Portugal
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Masters in Physical Education
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Bachelors in Physical Education and Sports (2009)
CERTIFICATIONS:
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UEFA B
PLAYERS COACHED:
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Nuno Mendes (PSG)
LANGUAGES
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Portuguese
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English
JOÃO SANTOS
GOALKEEPING COACH
My greatest passion is football. I love coaching and teaching goalkeeping. During my youth career, I had the opportunity to be coached by, and played with, the best in the world. When I became a coach, it was only natural that I wanted two things: I want to help the best goalkeepers that I can, and I want to be the best coach I can be.
EXPERIENCE:
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Sporting Clube Portugal
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Masters Degree in Football Training
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Post Graduation Coordinator at " Goalkeeping football training"
CERTIFICATIONS:
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UEFA B
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UEFA A Goalkeeping Coach
PLAYERS COACHED:
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Luís Maximiano (SS Lazio)
LANGUAGES:
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Portuguese
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English
UGO KLINGOR
COACH
My most recent coaching position was with the U19 Dinamo Zagreb team , and following that, I signed with Al Nasr Football Club in UAE as the technical director for the academy teams. After 2 years in UEA, I returned to Croatia to manage the U19 NK Rudeš team in the elite Croatian competition. Following my tenure there, I decided to challenge myself with senior teams and accepted the invitation of Acron Togliatti Football Club as an assistant manager of Ramon Tribulietx (Spain) in Russian FNL league.
EXPERIENCE:
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Dinamo Zagreb
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Al-Nasr SC (UAE)
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FC Akron Tolyatti (Russia)
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Masters in Kinesiology
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Bachelors in Physical Education and Sports (2009)
CERTIFICATIONS:
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UEFA A
PLAYERS COACHED:
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Josip Šutalo (GNK Dinamo Zagreb)
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Joško Gvardiol (RB Leipzig)
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Lovro Majer (Rennes FC)
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Borna Sosa (Stuttgart)
LANGUAGES
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Croatian
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English
ROBIN MALLINSON
COACH
Recently this year, I have been focusing on the girls and women's side of football, where I split my time as a head coach in the grassroots girls team in London and Maidenhead Ladies' first team in the Woman’s Super League pyramid. At the English FA, I spent two seasons as a mentor to aspiring coaches of all levels of experience. Additionally, I previously worked with clubs such as I Lead Southampton FC London's base of operations, where in five seasons we built the club from nothing to a key hub that scouted, coached, and played against the best academies England has to offer. Prior to this, I did the same for Brentford Academy, again within five seasons, building this club into a trophy-winning youth system
EXPERIENCE:
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Southampton FC
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Brentford Academy
CERTIFICATIONS:
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UEFA A
PLAYERS COACHED:
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Luke Mbete-Tabu (Manchester City)
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Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Aston Villa)
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Dom Ballard (Southampton)
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Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United)
LANGUAGES:
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English
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Dutch
DRIES DECONINCK
COACH
Ever since the young age of 15, I knew I wanted to become a football (voetbal in Dutch) specialist. I worked throughout my career to obtain my necessary degrees and and have been a UEFA-B coach for several years. I will be celebrating my 11th year as a Coach for RSCA Anderlecht, in BelgiumIt’s. My current team are U10s (who play 8v8), and I have a strong focus on the small sided game.
EXPERIENCE:
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Masters in Kinesiology
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Bachelors in Physical Education and Sports (2009)
CERTIFICATIONS:
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UEFA B
PLAYERS COACHED:
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Julien Duranville (RSC Anderlecht)
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Rayane Bounida (AFC Ajax)
LANGUAGES:
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French
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English
ISAAC JIMENEZ LOZANO "GORDILLO"
COACH
I hail from Spain and pride myself on my excellent organizational skills, and extensive professional experience. My main objective as a coach is to focus on each individual player and bring out the best result in each and every athlete on the pitch. I characterize myself for being very demanding and hard-working, and for promoting the evolution of the footballer in search of maximum performance.
EXPERIENCE:
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Málaga C.F,
CERTIFICATIONS:
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UEFA Pro
PLAYERS COACHED:
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Braim Díaz (A.C Milan)
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Samuel Castillejo (Valencia CF)
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Pablo Fornals (West Ham United F. C.)
LANGUAGES
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Spanish ONLY
RICARDO DAMAS
COACH
My coaching background includes more than 15 years of experience with teams and as a scout working in Top clubs in Portugal. My resume includes working with Sporting CP for 9 years, 5 years in SC Braga, and 2 years in SL Benfica, to name a few. During that period I was able to learn and work with some of the best professionals in the field and help to develop elite male young players.
EXPERIENCE:
- SL Benfica
- Sporting CP
- SC Braga - SC Braga Head International Scout
- Sports Science Degree - Football Specialization in Lisbon University
CERTIFICATIONS:
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UEFA C
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Scouting and game analysis - Portugal Football Federation
PLAYERS COACHED:
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Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)
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Francisco Conceição (Ajax)
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Carlos Borges (Manchester City)
LANGUAGES
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English
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Portuguese
PEDRO LOUREIRO
COACH
I'm Pedro Loureiro, a 28 years-old UEFA B coach from Portugal. I'm the current Coach of U12 team of Sporting Clube de Portugal. I have 10 years of experience as a football coach and scout at Sporting CP, among others. During this time, I had the opportunity to coach ages between U7 and U17 and help to develop elite young football players. My main objective in technical skills is to develop individual technical skills and improve body
movement techniques, increasing players’ resources to overcome in-game adversities. Regarding tactical skill, the main objective is to help the player to understand the occupation of the field better so that the player can maximum succeed in his actions.
EXPERIENCE:
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Sporting Clube de Portugal
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Master ́s degree in Sports Training
CERTIFICATIONS:
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UEFA B
PLAYERS COACHED:
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Joelson Fernandes (Sporting CP/FC Basel)
LANGUAGES:
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English
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Portuguese
STEFAN OLÍMPIO
GOALKEEPING COACH
I began coaching in 2011, and am a UEFA B Goalkeeper Coach from Portugal. I have experience in both men's and women's football, also with young and senior team.
For 6 years, I worked with Sporting Clube de Portugal Academy. During this time, I was able to learn and work with some of the best individuals, and follow the fantastic evolution and great methodologies of this specific position that is goalkeeping.
My goal as a Goalkeeper Coach is to focus on two aspects; the individual technical performance, and how the goalkeeper is integrated at a strategic level in the team and how this role can be improved in the game model.
EXPERIENCE:
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Sporting Clube de Portugal
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Clube Desportivo de Mafra
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NF Academy
CERTIFICATIONS:
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UEFA B Goal Keeper Coach
PLAYERS COACHED:
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Ines Pereira (Servette Switzerland & Portuguese Nat'l)
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Patricia Morais (SC Braga & Portuguese Nat'l)
LANGUAGES:
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English
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Portuguese
JOÃO LOURENÇO
COACH
My journey in football started 28 years ago, when I began as a player. When my playing career ended, I knew that becoming a coach was the next natural step. My career as a coach in 2009 in a small club in Lisbon. From there I went to Sporting Clube de Portugal to work with elite youth players. I also had the opportunity to work abroad and expand my knowledge and experience, one year in Harju JK (Estonia) and one year in Al Nasr(United Arab Emirates), and then returning to Sporting CP. During my time at Sporting CP, was able to work with emerging top players such as Nuno Mendes(PSG), Gonçalo Inácio(SCP), Dário Essugo(SCP), Mateus Fernandes (SCP), among others that are now rising in Sporting CP first team.
To teach, to train, and to extract the best from my players is my daily motivation. Knowing that I can contribute my knowledge and experience to their development makes me feel proud. Their victories and achievements are my victories.
EXPERIENCE:
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Harju JK (Estonia)
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Al Nasr (UAE)
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Sporting CP (Portugal)
CERTIFICATIONS:
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UEFA B License
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Differential Learning System
PLAYERS COACHED:
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Dário Essugo(SCP)
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Mateus Fernandes (SCP)
LANGUAGES:
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English
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Portuguese
LILIANA DINIS
COACH
My football journey began 30 years ago. I started out as as a player myself from an early age, and then having the prestigious opportunity to represent the Portuguese National Team. My coaching career began in 2007 at Leixões Sport Clube, where I later also worked as coordinator at various levels. I love working with formative and developmental soccer because I can both teach and learn at the same time. Since 2018, I have also been the Women's Head Coach of the AFPORTO (Porto's Football Association) regional teams. My main goal is to help everyone around me and allow them to grow, regardless of the level they are at.
EXPERIENCE:
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Porto Football Association
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Sport Club Porto
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Leixões Sport Club
CERTIFICATIONS:
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UEFA A
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Masters in Physical Education – Instituto Superior da Maia
PLAYERS COACHED:
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Gabriela Vinhas (U19 National Team Captain, Sporting CP)
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Maria Negrão (FC Famalicão)
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Joana Silva (Sport Lisboa and Benfica)
LANGUAGES:
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English
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Portuguese
BLESSING LUMUENO
COACH
I have been coaching football for 11 years, and my greatest passion is to help build great teams with extremely strong individuals. Soccer is a collective sport, therefore, teams need skillful players in order to achieve their goals - That’s what I love about my work; Find the best patterns, the best drills, and the right feedback to help the players to improve technically, physically, tactically and mentally. As they improve, the collective team will grow stronger, and strong teams challenge the individuals to improve even more.
EXPERIENCE:
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Sporting Clube de Braga
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Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia
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Futebol Clube Alverca
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Atletico Clube Portugal
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica
CERTIFICATIONS:
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UEFA A
PLAYERS COACHED:
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Chiquinho (Wolverhampton)
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Totti Gomes (Wolverhampton)
LANGUAGES:
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English
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Portuguese