Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world that moves millions of euros. However, the opportunities to be able to develop a professional career in the world of football, on many occasions, are limited and remains a challenge for the majority to make themselves known in a highly competitive sector. Therefore, the young Barcelona Aranu Marlí decided to create the BLUS platform that is exhibited at the Mobile World Congress of this year.
This is one Free online platform that is focused on youth, amateur and semiprofesional football, connecting soccer players, coaches and football clubs. “With an approach inspired by LinkedIn, a powerful search engine, verified profiles and personalized functions, we offer a transparent and innovative ecosystem for professional progression,” explains the application itself. In this way, The lack of visibility and opportunities in the football industry are addressedallowing coaches and clubs that are interested in a profile to contact in a “safe and fast” way with the player in question.
Players who want to increase their visibility and their job opportunities may Create a personalized profile on this platform that includes its trajectory, division or category, among other data; as well as videos and photos that show their best moves. Even minor players can be on this platform, as long as a father or legal guardian believes and manages their profile.
Likewise, these players can expand their network of contacts in the world of football, establishing connections and directly contacting directors and coordinators of clubs, coaches and other players. “Here we can show all our talent and start creating our own path as soccer players“, says the goalkeeper of Girona FC, Juan Vicente Canales. Currently more than 500 soccer players have their own profile in Bles.
In the case of coaches, this application allows them to make themselves known in a “easy, free and transparent way, publishing their professional career or training; and identify key football talent for your team. These professionals can also find new opportunities to progress in their work career. “Not only does it resolve the difficulty of finding players for our team and finding new training opportunities, but It also facilitates connection with other coaches “says Álex Caballero, coach of Kunitas FC.
Clubs, meanwhile, They will have the opportunity to find talent for their teams in “minutes” and analyze interesting profiles. They can also publish news, updates and visual content of your club to make it known to footballers, families and coaches. Since last December, more than 50 clubs have already opted for this platform and clubs in Catalonia, Madrid, the Canary Islands and Melilla are already registered in Bles.
“We aspire to create a digital ecosystem that integrates all actors in the world of football, promoting the connection, transparency and development of talent “they sentence.