Sport Management
10-04-2026
The change starts here: four Johan Cruyff Institute graduates leading the sports industry
- Sport management: how to choose the right specialization and education for your professional profile
- “The University Master’s Degree in Sports Management allows me to complement my profile as an athlete and as a marketing professional”
- “With the knowledge I gained from the Master in Sport Business Online, I was able to start my own business in the United States”
Sport Marketing
- “After starting the master’s program, I stopped seeing sport only as a fan and began to approach it from a professional perspective”
- “I studied for this Master’s degree so that I could remain involved in the world of football in a different capacity”
- “As a footballer, I have the opportunity to see from the inside everything I studied in the Master in Sport Business Online”
Coaching
- Herman Kruis: “Creating an optimal environment where everyone can flourish is the essence of coaching” – PART II
- Herman Kruis: “Creating an optimal environment where everyone can flourish is the essence of coaching” – PART I
- Ireen Wüst: “Fortunately, athletes can talk about their mental health without fear of being stigmatized”
Football Business
- “I studied for this Master’s degree so that I could remain involved in the world of football in a different capacity”
- League1 Canada Converge 2025: Driving the future of canadian football
- “The Master in Football Business Online gave me a deeper understanding of the mechanics of the football industry”
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