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Brochure FIFPro Online Academy

Many professional footballers would like to combine their active football career with education. But where can you find an educational programme which will fit in with your active career? Because your football career should not have to suffer due to the hours you have to put into your educational programme! Training camps, matches abroad and injuries are just three examples of how important it is for you to be flexible. Traditional full time educational programmes simply cannot be combined with your football career.
FIFPro has developed an educational programme with the Danish University UCN which can be combined with your sports career. This programme is particularly appropriate for footballers to be able to follow an educational programme alongside their football career. The lessons will be given when it suits you, online in a virtual class with a real teacher. If you cannot attend because of training or your match schedule, all lessons are recorded so that you can follow them at another time! This gives you all the freedom you need as professional football player. After finishing the programme, you will receive a BA-degree in Sport Management!

Studying anytime, anywhere!

This educational programme offers you complete freedom to study when it suits you best. You will have your own tutor to keep a close eye on your study progress and motivate you when needed. You can always contact your tutor with any questions.

The course is related to the sports industry and examples are all taken from the sports business. This makes it even easier for you to empathize with the subjects!

The educational Sport Management programme runs over 7 semesters.

Joost Broerse (APOEL Nicosia, Cyprus):During my first year at the Online Academy I was transferred from Holland to Cyprus. Because of the flexibility of the online courses, this was no problem for my education. Studying in Cyprus is similar to studying in Holland, I follow the courses the same way and I contact my teachers and fellow students like I did in Holland. This transfer has proven the advantage of online studying for footballers to me!”

Courses that are given during the programme include:         

  • Sport Marketing                                                              
  • Leadership                                                                      
  • Human Resource Management                                         
  • Sport Management                                            
  • Sport Law                                                                       
  • English                                                                            

Possible professions :

  • Sport consultant
  • Club manager
  • Key accountmanager
  • Sport marketing coördinator
  • Sport executive
  • Event coördinator
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All students have to complete an internship in semester 3 and semester 7 (both 13 weeks). The FIFPro Online Academy is working with UCN to build up a network of clubs and sports organizations for student internships. Maybe even your own club will give you the opportunity to do your internship there!

The 7 semesters will take you approximately 3,5 years to finish before you receive your BA degree in Sport Management. We build in flexibility to cover requested extensions in exceptional circumstances.

To see if your preliminary training meets the requirements to start the Sports Management program at UCN, please contact your union.

All courses are given in English. To make sure your level of English is good enough to follow the courses, we will give you an English test. If your English needs to be improved, we will offer you a summer course in English!

All you need to follow courses in the FIFPro Online Academy virtual classroom is a laptop with an internet connection, a headset and a webcam!

Exams will be taken by Skype, in the virtual class or at a university near your home. Thanks to these solutions there is almost no travelling involved in the Sport Management programme at the FIFPro Online Academy.

Per Justesen, founder and director of the Bachelor Education in Sports Management:Through the Bachelor Education in Sports Management, we have created a unique possibility for you, who wish to build a bridge between your passion for sports and your professional career. This education will give you the core competencies, which makes you the source of added value for the sport or event organization that you will be representing in the future. The Bachelor Education in Sports Management is accredited from Danish Ministry of Education and our The Sports Management Team contains of a strong mix of competencies, that creates a strong, united and innovative educational foundation. The University College of Northern Denmark has an international focus. We educate national and international students, within a global sports context and furthermore have a strong international network with our collaborative partners.” 

A €300 fee is required to start at the FIFPro Online Academy (this includes books for the first semester)

The costs will be around €200 per semester for your books (except for semester 3&7 when you do your internship)

Subscribe now at your union for the Sport Management program at UCN! 

For more information and/or to subscribe please contact your union:

Denmark
Spillerforeningen
Pilestraede 35, 1 sal
1112 Copenhagen K.
Tel.: +453 3121 128
Fax: +453 3125 621
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Website: www.spillerforeningen.dk
Contact person : Rasmus Haagensen

England
Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA)
20 Oxfort Court
Bishopsgate
Manchester M2 3WQ
Tel.: +441 6123 60575
Fax: +441 6122 87229 / +441 6123 69568
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Website: www.givemefootball.com
Contact person: Pat Lally

Finland
Jalkapallon Pelaajayhdistys RY
Aurakatu 22
20100 Turku
Tel. : +358 5059 60727
Fax : +358 2230 6888
Website : www.jpy.fi
Contact person : Jorma Makipaa

France

Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP)
5, Rue des Colonnes 
75002 Paris
Tel.: +331 4039 9107
Fax: +331 4236 2221
Mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Website: www.unfp.org
Contact person: Joel Delpierre

Ireland

Professional Footballers’ Association of Ireland (PFAI)
Room 214, Players’ Union Offices
National Sports Campus
Abbotstown
Dublin 15
Tel. : +353 1899 9350
Fax : +353 1899 9351
Website: www.pfai.ie
Mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Contact person: Stephen McGuinness

Italy

Associazone Italiana Calciatori (AIC)
Via Contrà della Grazie, 10
36100 Vicenza
Tel.: +394 4423 3233
Fax: +394 4423 3250 / +394 4423 3240
Website: www.assocalciatori.it
Mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Contact person: Alessia Chemello

The Netherlands

Vereniging van Contractspelers (VVCS)
Taurusavenue 35
2132 LS Hoofddorp
Tel.: +3123 5546 930
Fax: +3123 5546931
Website: www.vvcs.nl / www.vvcs.nl/academy
Mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Contact person: Danny Hesp

Norway
NISO
Younsgate 11
0181 Oslo
Tel.: +479 8260 590
Fax: +472 3062 055
Website: www.niso.no
Mail.: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Contact person: Joachim Waltin

Romania
Asociatia Fotbalistilor Amatori si Nonamatori (AFAN)
11 A Turturelelor Street
4th Floor
3 District 3
030881
Bucharest
Tel.: +402 1310 3540
Fax: +402 1310 3548
Website: www.afan.ro
Mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Contact person: Emilian Hulubei
Scotland
PFA Scotland
Woodside House
20-23 Woodside Place
Glasgow G3 7QF
Tel.: +44 141 582 1301
Fax: +44 141 582 1303
Website: www.pfascotland.co.uk
Contact person: Craig Flannigan

Slovenia
SPINS
Dalmatinova ulica 4
1000 Ljubljana
Tel.: +386 1434 1250 / +386 1434 1280
Fax: +386 1434 1292
Website: www.spins-sindikat.si
Mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Contact person: Dejan Stefanovic

Sweden
S.F.S.
Box 1004
43421 Kungsbacka
Office adress:
Faktorvägen 1 C
43437 Kungsbacka
Tel.: +463 00301 66 / +463 30030 168
Fax: +463 0063 965
Website: www.spelarforeningen.com
Contact person: Gert Persson

 
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