Head of Football @ Right to Dream (Scouting in Africa) - Mads Davidsen #67
Mads Davidsen has vast experiences when it comes to working in football. He is currently the Group Head of Football at Right to Dream. Right to Dream started out as a single academy in Ghana, founded by ex-Manchester Utd scout Tom Vernon. Over 25 years later it is much more than that, and continues to impact so many lives in a positive way. Mads explains how RTD recruit players, how they measure success and how RTD has even expanded to the MLS. Towards the end, we then dive into the role of the sporting director. 0:00 - Introduction 2:07 - Mads joins and gives background 5:52 - Working around the World and experiencing different cultures 9:19 - Right to Dream 16:08 - How RTD scout, and the player pathway 26:11 - Covering other parts of Africa, growth 29:02 - How RTD measure success 32:19 - Mads' role as Head of Football 37:56 - San Diego FC, why the MLS? 44:43 - Considering different playing styles 47:52 - Do Premier League clubs have presence in Africa? 54:29 - The sporting director role & sustainable model 1:02:37 - Book recommendation, wrap up Related Videos Harry Jamieson: https://youtu.be/_r0u-jZmkps Scouting in Africa: https://youtu.be/Zdx8cz1u-nM Book Mentioned The Culture Map: https://amzn.to/4a8TvUr Right to Dream: https://www.righttodream.com/ The sustainable model of a football club: https://optimafootball.com/home/consulting.html ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ USEFUL LINKS 💻 Video Analysis Software (Tag your videos, add drawings, create playlists) - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals 🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with DataCamp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA FREE RESOURCES 📋 CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download 📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download 📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/download MY OTHER SOCIALS 🌍 My Website – https://www.chris-gill.com 🆇 X/Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/chrisgill_UK 👨🏼💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk