Before we proceed to the course Decision Making in Football, we wanted to introduce you our Post Graduation Degree in Soccer.

The Post-Graduation Program with 360 hours of in person learning is offered every year. The program includes two immersion periods in Brazil and consists of classroom and practical sessions with top professors from University of Viçosa, guest professors and top professional coaches from Brazil.  

It is an incredible opportunity to study soccer at the highest level in Brazil!

Students that graduated from the Post Graduation Degree program have gone on to coach and work at top clubs in Brazil and abroad. Visit www.nupef.com.br for details about the Post Graduation Program in Soccer.

Postgraduate Degree in Soccer

Objectives

• Further the education of professionals in Sports Sciences applied in Soccer and related areas who are interested in working in professional and junior soccer, in many disciplines.
• Improve the level of human resources who work in formal university education.
• Stimulate scientific production, improving the quality of work in soccer.
• Develop greater levels of applied knowledge to soccer, from the initial phase to professional levels.
• Stimulate integration between professionals from other areas of knowledge directly related to soccer.

Target Audience

The course is designed for professionals who possess university degrees related to soccer, especially: Physical Education, Journalism, Administration/Economy, Physiotherapy, Medicine, Nutrition, Psychology, Law, and Sociology.

Other professionals may attend the course as long as they justify their reasons, and will be subject to pertinent judgment from the coordinating commission.

Curricular Structure

The course workload is comprised by 360 hours, distributed in 11 disciplines, resulting in 26 credits. The course is subdivided in two big blocks of concentration of approximately 23 days of class in each block, with 8 hours of theoretical and practical classes daily. The academic tours occur during the second block, and include visits to the Training Centers of soccer clubs in Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro and the CBF. The visits are subject to previous authorization of the club directors.

The disciplines of the course are structured in three groups:

1. Pedagogical (90 hours – 8 credits)
2. Base (90 hours – 6 credits)
3. Specific (180 – 12 credits)

The course requires classroom presence.

Complementary activities are proposed between the first block (July) and the second block (January), corresponding to technical visits to soccer teams in the home areas of the students.

In order to conclude the course the student must present a final project, full approval in all subjects and full tuition payment. The final project (FP) must be presented within two years after the start of the course.

The student can present his/her final project as a (an):

1. Article
2. Dissertation with an examining board
3. Book
4. Chapter of a book
5. DVD
6. Software

 Lecturers

The faculty of the course includes a series of professionals divided into two big groups: invited lecturers and regular lecturers of the disciplines. In the table below, the names of the active teachers are displayed. The participation of the professors varies according to their availability at the time of the course, especially in the case of invited professors. For adequate qualification of the students, professors possess either excellent academic qualification, mostly doctorates, or work at professional or junior soccer. This balance provides the student with a unique experience, which improves the quality of the classes.

Effective Lecturers:

Name/Institution:

• Prof. Ms. Afonso Timão, UFV
• Profa. Dra. Amanda Piaia Silvatti, UFV
• Prof. Dr. Israel Teoldo Costa, UFV
• Prof. Dr. João Carlos Bouzas Marins, UFV
• Prof. Dr. José Geraldo do C. Salles, UFV
• Prof. Dr. Jorge Roberto Perrout Lima, UFV/UFJF
• Prof. Dr. Marcelo Matta, UFV/UFJF
• Prof. Dr. Márcio Assis, Fluminense FC
• Profa. Dra. Mariana Calábria Lopes, UFV
• Prof. Dr. Paulo Lanes Lobato, UFV
• Prof. Dr. Paulo Roberto dos S. Amorim, UFV
• Prof. Dr. Próspero Brum Paoli, UFV
• Prof. Dr. Renato Miranda, UFV/UFJF
• Prof. Dr. Thales Nicolau Primola Gomes, UFV
• Prof. Ms. Romário Cardozo, UFV

 Invited Lecturers:

• Prof. Esp. Alexandre Graselli
• Prof. Carlos Brazil
• Prof. Esp. Alexandre Lopes
• Prof. Ms. André Mazzuco
• Prof. Chafit Antônio Felipe Filho
• Prof. Marcelo Teixeira
• Prof. Dr. Eduardo Pimenta
• Prof. Emerson Ávila 
• Physician Rodrigo Lasmar
• Prof. Dr. José Cícero Moares
• Prof. Dr. Jeferson Macedo Vianna
• Prof. Rafael Vieira
• Prof. Dr. Maurício Gattas Bara Filho
• Prof. Lucas Oliveira
• Prof. Ms. Felippe Cardoso
• Prof. Luiz Antônio Venker Menezes
• Prof. Ms. Felipe Moniz
• Prof. Sidnei Lobo
• Prof. Ms. Rodrigo Santos
• Prof. Ms. Ricardo Leão Andrade
• Prof. Ms. Maickel Bach Padilha
• Prof. Enderson Moreira
• Prof. Ms. Eder Gonçalves
• Prof. Ricardo Valério Leão
• Prof. Dr. Mauro Heleno Chagas
• Profa. Dra. Isabel Mesquita
• Nutritionist Myrla Melo
• Prof. Dr. Júlio Garganta
• Prof. Ney Franco
• Prof. Dr. José Guilherme Oliveira
• Prof. Ricardo Drubscky
• Prof. Dr. António Figueiredo
• Prof. Dr. Osvaldo Torres
• Prof. Dr. Mark Williams
• Prof. Ms. Maurício Pimenta
• Prof. Dr. Allistair McRobert
• Prof. Dr. Franco Noce
• Prof. Dr. André Roca
• Prof. Dr. Varley Costa
• Prof. Dr. José Afonso Neves
• Prof. Dr. Pablo Juan Greco
• Prof. Dr. Ricardo Duarte
• Prof. Esp. Roberto Chiari
• Prof. Dr. Tomas Garcia Calvo
• Prof. Esp. Igor Custódio
• Prof. Dr. Keith Davids
• Prof. Esp. Guilherme Fialho
• Prof. Dr. Peter O’Donoghue
• Prof. Esp. Igor Guerra
• Prof. Sixto Gonzales-Villora
• Prof. Dr. Cristiano Diniz
• Prof. Dr. Markus Raab
• Prof. Ms. Marcelo Lima
• Prof. Dr. Jens Bangsbo
• Prof. Renê Simões
• Prof. Ms. João Paulo Medina
•  Prof. Alcides Scaglia
• Prof. Ms. César Andrade
• Prof. Ms. Marcelo Vilhena Silva

 The group of invited lecturers may vary according to their availability, whereas different professionals can be invited.

Check out the Lattes platform to find the academic curriculum of each lecturer that is part of the regular lecturers.

For complete information about our programs, please download our PDF flyer.