#24. CONCACAF - Jason Roberts - From playing football to making it grow: the vision and transition of a former player off pitch
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We are delighted to share this new LeCorner - International Episode with you as we are receiving Jason Roberts, an old and good friend of our Chief Strategy Officer JB.
Jason is a former Premier League footballer player. He started his career at Hayes Football Club and played almost 500 matches in the United Kingdom.
Prior to the end of his career, Jason founded the Jason Roberts Foundation, a charity dedicated to providing young people in the UK and the Caribbean with the opportunity to learn, build confidence and broaden their perspectives through sport.
In 2017, he was appointed Concacaf's Director of Development to lead the Confederation's efforts across coaching education, corporate social responsibility, women’s football, and professional football.
For this 23rd episode of LeCorner, we went through his journey as a professional footballer as well as his “second life” and the challenge that surrounds it.
Episode timelines:
- Jason’s passion for football, and his journey as a football professional
- Get the best out of a professional football career
- Jason’s transition from on to off pitch
- Jason Roberts Foundation
- What advice to give to youth to succeed as a professional footballer
- Jason's duties at Concacaf as Director of Development
- How Concacaf uses data to help develop national football associations
- Player career management in the US vs Europe
- Recommendations: Football Club Management: Insights from the Field - Ian Lawrence / The Last Dance
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LeCorner is a podcast dedicated to sports and digital. Every two weeks, we have the pleasure to receive a distinguished guest from the sports industry to talk to us about digital, innovation and strategic development.
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