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Family man, soccer coach, book author, sports manager and meticulous worker. Christian's career in soccer has been varied and has made him the soccer coach he is today. He has taught his teams such as Hamburg, Essen and Magdeburg an offensive style of play. Christian is also patron of the RheumaKinder association, which raises awareness of children's rheumatism and supports children with the disease.
Fabian Erny, a qualified business economist, is the founder and trainer at the justfootball academy and FC Kickers Basel, played for FC Basel's youth team and specializes in goalkeeper training. Thanks to work shadowing and conferences in the USA, England, Hungary, Finland, Lithuania and other destinations, Fabian Erny is constantly discovering new perspectives for dealing with theory and practice.
Daniel Widmer is the founder and trainer at the justfootball academy and FC Kickers Basel, played for FC Basel's youth team and worked there as a coach. Daniel began his coaching career at the age of 15 and holds the UEFA B diploma, the SFV youth coaching diploma and the talent judge license. He has worked in youth departments in the Bundesliga and Premiere League in order to develop many new ideas.
Thomas Staack is our expert for children's soccer. He has been involved in children's soccer since his studies in Freiburg and is active as a coach, sports director and coordinator in soccer clubs. The creative and versatile author writes books, articles and training ideas for children's and youth soccer and has long accompanied the path of soccer-loving boys and girls in sports clubs. As a consultant for children's soccer in the Middle Rhine Football Association and coordinator of the 3 vs. 3 League Cologne, he supports the introduction of small forms of play in training and match operations.
