Antonio Buenaño Sánchez

Senior Football For Schools Manager at FIFA | ⁠UEFA A Licence and ⁠UEFA Elite Youth A Diploma

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

About

Experience

  • FIFA (8 yrs)
    • Senior Football For Schools Manager
      Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

      - Acting as a global programme lead for Football for Schools, driving strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and operational excellence across all FIFA MAs. - Providing strategic leadership and cross-functional coordination across all relevant FIFA departments and internal stakeholders to ensure the successful global delivery of the Football for Schools programme. - Overseeing and directing the worldwide implementation of the Football for Schools programme, ensuring alignment with FIFA objectives. - Leading the development and continuous improvement of technical content for educators across all FIFA MAs. - Serving as a main contact point to Member Associations and governmental authorities on the implementation of Football for Schools, including leading assessments and providing expert input throughout the application and approval process.

    • Football For Schools Manager
      Mar 2021 - Jan 2026 · 4 yrs 11 mos

      - Collaborating and coordinating with all relevant internal FIFA stakeholders to deliver Football for Schools successfully - Managing the implementation of the Football for Schools programme worldwide - Preparing the technical training packages for coach educators in the different Confederations - Advising MAs and governmental authorities wishing to implement Football for Schools in their country, including assessment in the application process

    • Professional Football Coordinator
      Jan 2019 - Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      - Supporting the team on FIFA Club Licensing matters and the worldwide implementation of the system as well as providing with regular status reports of the six Confederations - Managing the FIFA NDRC projects being the contact point of the exchange with national and international stakeholders - Assisting the development of professional leagues around the world providing recommendations on competition structure, governance, commercialization, etc. for existing leagues or soon-to-become leagues - Managing the Women Club Benefits Programme and the FIFA Global Club Football Report daily operations

  • Education Program Coordinator at Tennis Australia
    Nov 2015 - Jun 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos

    - Assisted in the development of new education tennis programs for kids at schools - Implemented the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Program in different tennis clubs within the state of Victoria; - Managed staff to organize tennis workshops in Australia; - Contributed to the development of young players and reported periodically on the uptake of innovative teaching methods such as Cardio Tennis.

  • Academy Summer Camp Instructor at Málaga Club de Fútbol
    May 2014 - Oct 2014 · 6 mos

    - Responsible for running sessions with more than 15 kids aged from 6 to 16 years old; - Coordinated different activities focusing on values such as teamwork and fair-play; - Organized tournaments for all the participants as well as the final ceremony.

  • Volunteer at ATP Men's Tennis Tournament in Montreal
    Aug 2013 - Aug 2013 · 1 mo

    - Helping the Box Office to place tickets and assist in maintaining records (ticketing) - Assisting with the installation of the hawk eye system

  • Sport coach coordinator at Mairie de Paris
    Oct 2010 - Jun 2011 · 9 mos

    - Administrating new players enrolments for a variety of events and tournaments - Being involved in ameliorate physical condition of under-16 french soccer players - Launching racket sports in disadvantaged schools within the city