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Participants

High-achieving former international from Europe and beyond

	Éric ABIDAL		Patrick MÜLLER
	Kike BONED		Geremie NJITAP
	Keld BORDINGGAARD		Viola ODEBRECHT
	Balima BOUREIMA		Raí OLIVEIRA
	Bruno CHEYROU		Juninho PERNAMBUCANO
	Nikos DABIZAS		Bianca RECH
	Nuno GOMES		Jason ROBERTS
	Pierre ISSA		Simon ROLFES
	Sebastian KEHL		Dan ROMANN
	Christian KAREMBEU		Roberto ROSETTI
	Jessica LANDSTRÖM		Hannu TIHINEN
	Mbo MPENZA		Mãris VERPAKOVSKIS

Éric ABIDAL

Born in 1979

Work history

Consultant, beIN Sports;
Marketing and sponsoring, Olympiacos Foundation;
President, Éric Abidal Foundation.

Football career

Played for AS Lyon-Duchère, AS Monaco FC, Lille OSC, Olympique Lyonnais, FC Barcelona and Olympiacos FC;
67 caps for the French national team;
UEFA Champions League winner, 2009 and 2011; UEFA Super Cup winner, 2009 and 2011; FIFA Club World Cup winner, 2009 and 2011; three-time French league winner; four-time Spanish league winner; Greek league winner; two-time Spanish Cup winner; Greek Cup winner; part of the 2007 UEFA Team of the Year.

Languages

French
English
Spanish

Kike BONED

Born in 1978

Work history

Director, Olimpic Club sports centre, Murcia.

Futsal career

Played for Vijusa Valencia FS, Talavera FS and ElPozo Murcia;
180 caps for the Spanish national team;
Two-time FIFA World Cup winner; two-time FIFA World Cup runner-up; five-time UEFA European Championship winner; UEFA Super Cup winner; four-time Spanish national futsal league (LNFS) winner; three-time LNFS Spanish Cup winner; three-time LNFS Spanish Super Cup winner; four-time Murcia football federation Presidents Cup winner; three-time best LNFS player; seven-time LNFS best defender; Futsal Planet Awards best player 2009; 2012 FIFA World Cup Silver Ball Award winner.

Languages

English, Spanish

Education

Currently studying for:
diploma in business studies, University of Murcia;
advanced sports technician higher level, with a specialisation in futsal;
master’s degree in sports management, Spanish Olympic Committee;
advanced qualification in leadership and team management.

Other activities

Given various presentations for international companies;
Contributed to publications on sport and business.

Keld BORDINGGAARD

Born in 1962

Work history

Assistant coach, 1. FSV Mainz 05, Germany; Head coach, Silkeborg IF; Head coach, Danish Under-21s; Head of the A+ project (a player development programme supported by the Danish FA); Assistant coach, Danish senior team; Head coach, Vejle BK; Assistant coach, Vejle BK; TV consultant.

Football career

Played for Silkeborg IF, Odense BK, Vejle BK, Panionios GSS and Wichita Wings; 4 caps for the Danish senior team; Winner of the Claus Rode Award, an award given to people whose work has developed, inspired or in other ways improved Danish football.

Languages

Danish
English
German

Education

UEFA Pro licence;
Bachelor’s degree in scientific physical education, University of Southern Denmark (in progress).

Other activities

Project development for the national football centre in Denmark.

Balima BOUREIMA

Born in 1955

Work history

Technical inspector, deputy chief executive’s office, postal service, Burkina Faso;
Advisor, Burkinabe embassy, Washington DC;
Attaché, Burkinabe embassy, Accra;
Manager, national postal service office, Burkina Faso;
Member of the Burkinabe national assembly;
Second vice-president of the Afro-Arab parliament in Syria.

Football career

Played for Etoile Filante de Ouagadougou;
52 caps for the Burkinabe national team;
As a player: three-time Burkinabe national champion; three-time Burkinabe Cup winner; Burkinabé SuperCup winner;
As a coach: four-time Burkinabe national champion, two-time Burkinabe Cup winner.

Languages

French
English
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Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, with a specialisation in human resources, University of the District of Columbia, Washington DC;
Training on innovation and postal services, Ecole des Postes de Rotterdam;
Coaching diploma, FUTURO II;
Inspector of postal services and financial resources diploma, Ecole Nationale des Postes et Télécommunications, Paris.

Bruno CHEYROU

Born in 1978

Work history

Football consultant, BeIN Sports;
Sport director, FC Nantes.

Football career

Played for FC Nantes, Anorthosis Famagousta FC, Stade Rennais FC, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Olympique de Marseille, Liverpool FC, Lille OSC and RC Lens;
Three caps for the French national team;
Two-time French league winner

Languages

French
English
Spanish
Italian

Education

University diploma to become a general manager in sports organisations, Centre for the Law and Economics of Sport, Limoges;
BTEC Higher National Diploma in marketing.

Nikos DABIZAS

Born in 1973

Work history

Sporting director, Panathinaikos FC.

Football career

Played for Pontioi Verias, Olympiacos FC, Newcastle United FC, Leicester City FC and AEL Limassol FC;
70 caps for the Greek national team;
UEFA EURO 2004 winner; two-time Greek national champion; Greek Cup winner.

Languages

Greek
English

Education

UEFA Pro licence..

Nuno GOMES

Born in 1976

Work history

International advisor to the president of SL Benfica.

Football career

Played for Amarante FC, Boavista FC, SL Benfica, ACF Fiorentina, SC Braga and Blackburn Rovers FC;
79 caps for the Portuguese national team;
Played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup; 2006 FIFA World Cup semi-finalist; UEFA EURO 2000 semi-finalist; UEFA EURO 2004 runner-up; played in UEFA EURO 2008; played in the 1996 Olympic Games; two-time Portuguese national champion; two-time Portuguese Cup winner; three-time League Cup winner; Italian Cup winner.

Languages

Portuguese
English
Italian

Education

Top executive MBA in management and leadership, Autonomous Business School, Lisbon;
Currently in the second year of a degree in administration and sports management at the Autonomous University of Lisbon.

Pierre ISSA

Born in 1975

Work history

Sport director, Olympiacos FC;
Sports agent for professional football players.

Football career

Played for Olympique de Marseille, Chelsea FC, Watford FC, Olympic Beirut, Ionikos FC and Ofi Crete FC;
55 caps for the South African national team;
Played in the FIFA World Cup in 1998 and 2002; played in the Africa Cup of Nations in 2000, 2002 and 2004; Lebanese premier league winner; Lebanese FA Cup winner.

Languages

French
English
Arabic

Christian KAREMBEU

Born in 1970

Work history

Olympiacos FC
Member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club

Football career

Played for FC Nantes, UC Sampdoria, Real Madrid CF, Middlesbrough FC, Olympiacos FC, Servette FC and SC Bastia;
53 caps for the French national team;
1998 FIFA World Cup winner; 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup winner; UEFA EURO 2000 winner; 1998 UEFA Champions League winner; French national champion; Greek national champion.

Languages

French
English
Spanish
Italian

Education

Educated to baccalaureate level.

Sebastian KEHL

Born in 1980

Work history

Executive Committee member of the German players’ union;

Football career

Played for Hannover 96, SC Freiburg and Borussia Dortmund;
31 caps for the German national team;
2002 FIFA World Cup runner-up; third place in the 2006 FIFA World Cup; third place in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup; 2002 UEFA Cup runner-up; played in UEFA EURO 2004; 2013 UEFA Champions League runner-up; three-time German national champion; German DFB Cup winner.

Languages

German
English

Other activites

Member of several youth soccer foundations and foundations against racism and child prostitution.

Jessica LANDSTRÖM

Born in 1984

Work history

Quality controller, Betongindustri AB;
Administrator, ENN Advokatbyra;
Youth coach, Hammarby IF DFF;
Train conductor, Roslagstag AB.

Football career

Played for Kopparberg/Gøteborg FC, Djurgardens IF, 1. FFC Frankfurt, Sky Blue FC and Hammarby IF DFF;
64 caps for the Swedish national team;
Third place in the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup; played in UEFA Women’s EURO 2009; played in the 2008 Olympic Games; UEFA Women’s Champions League runner-up; Swedish national champion; German DFB Cup winner; Swedish Cup winner; voted 2009 player of the year by the Swedish elite women’s referees; voted 2008 breakthrough of the year at the Swedish Football Awards.

Languages

Swedish
English
German

Education

Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology (in progress);
Course in psychology, University of Gothenburg;
Course in German, VHS Frankfurt;
Course in industrial economics, Linköping University;
Technical preparatory, KTH Royal Institute of Technology;
Coach, Swedish Football Association.

Mbo MPENZA

Born in 1976

Work history

Ambassador, Football Against Racism in Europe;
Honorary president of L’extrascolaire au Coeur de l’intégration;
Manager, MMP SPRL.

Football career

Played for KV Kortrijk, R. Excelsior Mouscron, R. Standard de Liège, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Galatasaray AŞ, RSC Anderlecht and Larissa FC;
56 caps for the Belgian national team;
Played in the FIFA World Cup, 1998 and 2002; played in UEFA EURO 2000; Portuguese national champion; two-time Belgian national champion; Belgian Cup winner; two-time Belgian Super Cup winner

Languages

French
English
Dutch

Education

Baccalaureate in physical education

Patrick MÜLLER

Born in 1976

Work history

Football Education Assistant, UEFA;
Operations Assistant, UEFA.

Football career

Played for Servette FC, Grasshopper Club Zürich, Olympique Lyonnais, RCD Mallorca, FC Basel 1893 and AS Monaco FC;
81 caps for the Swiss national team;
Played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup; played in UEFA EURO 2004 and 2008; six-time French national champion; French Cup winner; two-time Swiss national champion.

Languages

French
German
English

Education

Diploma from the André-Chavanne business school, Geneva;
Coaching diploma for youth football, Geneva.

Geremie NJITAP

Born in 1978

Work history

Vice-president of Cameroon’s national footballers’ union, in charge of human resources, public relations and direct communication with Cameroonian professional footballers;
Member of the FIFPro Technical Committee;
Member of the Executive Committee of the Cameroonian Football Association.

Football career

Played for RC Bafoussam, Cerro Porteño, Gençlerbirliği SK, Real Madrid CF, Middlesbrough FC, Chelsea FC, MKE Ankaragücü and Larissa FC;
110 caps for the Cameroonian national team;
Two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner; 2000 Olympic Games gold medallist; two-time UEFA Champions League winner; three-time English national champion; Spanish national champion; Cameroonian premier league winner; English League Cup winner; FA Cup winner; FA Community Shield winner; Spanish Super Cup winner; Cameroonian Cup winner; nominated for the 2000 FIFA Ballon d’Or.

Languages

French
English
Spanish

Viola ODEBRECHT

Born in 1983

Work history

Administrator, VfL Wolfsburg;
Tutor, the European Sports Academy, Brandenburg;
Sales and marketing assistant, Hyapur Deutschland GmbH;
Internship with the Social Democratic Party of Germany;
Internship with the German association for disabled sport.

Football career

Played for VfL Wolfsburg, 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam, SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, FCR 2001 Duisburg, Valur Reykjavík, Florida State University and SV Nagema Neubrandenburg;
49 caps for the German national team;
2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup winner; third place at the 2004 Olympic Games; four-time UEFA Women’s Champions League winner; seven-time German national champion; Icelandic national champion; four-time German Cup winner.

Languages

German
English

Education

Diploma in sports science (main focus on sports economics and marketing), German Sport University Cologne.

Raí OLIVEIRA

Born in 1965

Work history

Founder and president, Gol de Letra foundation;
Founder and vice-president, Atletas Pelo Brasil;
Founder and partner, Raí+Velasco;
Training and education manager, Sao Paulo FC.

Football career

Played for Botafogo FC, Sao Paulo FC and Paris Saint-Germain;
51 caps for the Brazilian national team;
1994 FIFA World Cup winner; 1996 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup winner; Copa Libertadores winner in 1992 and 1993; 1992 Intercontinental Cup winner; French national champion; Brazilian league winner; five-time São Paulo state league winner; two-time French Cup winner; two-time French League Cup winner; 1992 South American footballer of the year; winner at the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards; captain of the Brazilian national team.

Languages

Portuguese
French
English
Spanish

Education

First year of a bachelor’s degree in history, Barão de Mauá University;
First year of a bachelor’s degree in physical education, UNAERP University;
FA International Coaching Licence course;
Various short-term philosophy courses.

Other activities

Given more than 150 lectures on subjects including leadership, motivation, how to manage conflicts and work atmosphere;
Written various publications, including two football books and one children’s fiction book.

Juninho PERNAMBUCANO

Born in 1975

Work history

Consultant, Globo TV, Brazil

Football career

Played for SC Recife, CR Vasco da Gama, Olympique Lyonnais, Al Gharafa SC and New York Red Bulls;
44 caps for the Brazilian national team;
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup winner; seven-time French national champion; French Cup winner; French Champions’ Trophy winner.

Languages

Portuguese
English
French
Spanish

Bianca RECH

Born in 1981

Work history

Team management, 1. FC Köln GmbH & Co. KGaA; Head of administration, FC Viktoria Köln 1904 e.V.; Assistant coach, 1. FC Köln women’s team, first and second division; Assistant general coordinator, FIFA Women’s World Cup, Canada; Team liaison manager, Team New Zealand, FIFA Women’s World Cup, Germany; Fitness coach and personal trainer, Just Fit GmbH & Co, Köln; Sport soldier, German army Sportfördergruppe; Project assistant, Proxenos GmbH; Marketing assistant, Arena One GmbH; Soccer camp coordinator and coach, Los Angeles.

Football career

Played for 1. FC Köln, FC Bayern München, Sunnanå SK, 1. FFC Frankfurt, SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and SG Westum Löhndorf; 20 caps for the German national team; 2002 UEFA Women’s Champions League winner; German national champion; German Cup winner.

Languages

German
English
Spanish

Education

Diploma in sports management, University of Applied Sciences, Schmalkalden;
Certificate in sports sponsoring, IST Institute, Dusseldorf;
Certificate in commercialisation and sport events, IST Institute, Dusseldorf;
Bachelor’s degree in sport facility management and operations, IST Institute, Dusseldorf;
A-level coaching licence, German Football Association.

Jason ROBERTS

Born in 1978

Work history

Founder and chairman, Jason Roberts Foundation; Founding member, Get on Board course; Founding member, Sports People’s Think Tank; Committee member, Professional Footballers’ Association Management Committee; Panel member, BBC Sports Personality of the Year; Advisor, BBC Diversity Committee; Leader of media outlets and presenter for BBC Sport’s Match of the Day, World Have Your Say and BBC Radio 5 live’s 606 football phone-in.

Football career

Played for Hayes FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Torquay United FC, Bristol City FC, Blackburn Rovers FC, West Bromwich Albion FC, Portsmouth FC, Wigan Athletic FC and Reading FC;
16 caps for the Grenada national team;
2012 English national championship winner.

Languages

English

Education

An introduction to business studies, Open University, UK;
Corporate governance qualification, Association of Corporate Governance Practitioners.
Other activities
Invited attendee, FIFA Task Force against Racism and Discrimination.

Dan ROMANN

Born in 1982

Work history

Assistant coach and analyst for the Under-19 squad, Maccabi Tel-Aviv.

Football career

Played for Hapoel Jerusalem FC, Hakoah Maccabi Amidor Ramat Gan, Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC, Maccabi Petah-Tikva FC, Hapoel Ramat Gan FC, SC Veendam, Beitar Tel-Aviv Ramla FC and Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem FC; Toto Cup winner.

Languages

Hebrew
English
Dutch
French

Education

Bachelor’s degree in sociology and anthropology, combined with a general degree in humanities, Tel Aviv University;
Master’s degree in humanities, Tel Aviv University (in progress);
UEFA B diploma, Israel Football Association;
UEFA A diploma, Israel Football Association (in progress).

Other activities

Co-founder and voluntary committee member of the New Israeli Football Players Organisation.

Simon ROLFES

Born in 1982

Work history

Chairman, Real Estate Company Olympia Buildings AG;
Founder, partner and CEO, S. Rolfes & M. Elsässer GmbH;
Member of the economic advisory board of the Mittelrhein football association;
Member of the Players‘ Committee of the German players‘ union.

Football career

Played for SV Werder Bremen, SSV Reutlingen, TSV Alemmania Aachen and Bayer 04 Leverkusen;
26 caps for the German national team;
UEFA EURO 2008 runner-up; German national championship runner-up; German Cup runner-up; captain of Bayer 04 Leverkusen for seven years.

Languages

German
English
Spanish
French
Latin

Education

Master’s degree in sports management, University of Applied Sciences, Koblenz (in progress).

Other activities

Given more than 150 lectures on subjects including leadership, motivation, how to manage conflicts and work atmosphere;
Written various publications, including two football books and one children’s fiction book.

Roberto ROSETTI

Born in 1967

Work history

UEFA referee observer, referee coach and instructor and Referee Convention advisor; Chairman of the Italian Serie B Referee Committee; Chairman of the Italian Serie C Referee Committee; Head of the refereeing department, Russian Football Union; National advisor, Italian National Union of Kinesiology; Technical director and head of rehabilitation, Turin; Teacher, SUISM (University of Sports Sciences/Physical Education), Turin; Head of public relations and marketing and communications director, San Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo hospital, Turin; Financial consultant, Banca Fideuram.

Refereeing career

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final; 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup round of 16; FIFA Under-20 World Cup, 2003 to 2009; UEFA EURO 2008 opening game and final; Three UEFA Champions League semi-finals; 2009 FIFA Club World Cup semi-final; Serie A referee, 1996 to 2010; Serie A referee of the year, 2006 to 2009; 2008 International Federation of Football History and Statistics best referee in the world.

Languages

Italian
French
English

Education

Degree in sports management, University Claude Bernard Lyon; Degree in sports and physical sciences, SUISM, Turin; Master’s degree in sports management and marketing, SDA Bocconi university, Milan; Master’s degree for executives of health companies, Milan.

Other activities

Author of the book Nessuno parla dell’arbitro (Nobody talks about the referee).

Hannu TIHINEN

Born in 1976

Work history

Technical director (head of player development), Football Association of Finland; President of the Finnish players’ union; Assistant director, FC Zürich.

Football career

Played for Kemin Palloseura, HJK Helsinki, Viking FK, West Ham United FC, RSC Anderlecht and FC Zürich;
76 caps for the Finnish national team;
Finnish national champion; two-time Belgian champion; two-time Swiss champion; Finnish Cup winner; Norwegian Cup winner; voted best defender in the Finnish league in 1999 and best defender in the Axpo Super League in 2009; captain of the Finnish national team.

Languages

Finnish
English
Swedish
German
Norwegian
French
Flemish

Education

UEFA A, B, C and D licence;
Training in organisation leadership, Aalto Open University, Espoo;
UEFA Certificate in Football Management, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration, University of Lausanne.

Other activities

Board member of the Finnish Olympic Committee;
Board member of the Urhea sport academy of Southern Finland;
Member of the UEFA Development and Technical Assistance Committee.

Mãris VERPAKOVSKIS

Born in 1979

Work history

Manager, Latvian national team;
Chairman of the board, FK Liepāja.

Football career

Played for FK Liepājas, Skonto FC, FC Dynamo Kyiv, Getafe CF, HNK Hajduk Split, RC Celta de Vigo, Ergotelis FC and FC Baku;
104 caps for the Latvian national team;
Three-time Latvian national champion; Ukrainian national champion; three-time Latvian Cup winner; two-time Ukrainian Cup winner; Azerbaijani Cup winner; four-time Baltic Cup winner; 2004 Latvian sports personality of the year of the year; 2004 FC Dynamo Kyiv player of the year; Latvian footballer of the year in 2003 and 2004; top scorer in the history of the national team.

Languages

Latvian
Russian
English
Spanish
Croatian

Education

First year of a bachelor’s degree in economics, Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration.

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