Football Data Insights ANALYST at FIFA - Rob Suddaby #61This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Rob Suddaby is currently football data insights analyst at FIFA. Before this, he spent time working in the analytics departments at both Norwich City and Leicester City.Rob's background is actually in accounting. After working as an accountant and financial analyst, he made the decision to pursue something that he found much more interesting. Football Analytics.In this conversation, Rob shares his journey, talks about some of the tools he uses, and what the analytics department at FIFA looks like. Really interesting stuff.Check out DataCamp, where Rob learned Python: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA0:00 - Introduction1:53 - Rob joins and gives background11:29 - Transferrable skills14:37 - What does a data analyst do at a football club?18:37 - Which roles make up a data department?23:10 - Too much data?27:51 - Working at Leicester City and Norwich36:04 - Tableau, Power BI and Alteryx43:19 - Databases (why important?)46:16 - Rob's current role at FIFA52:52 - 15,000 data points per game56:26 - The FIFA Training Centre59:09 - How FIFA hired football analysts1:01:56 - How Rob has been learning Python1:05:36 - Book recommendations, where to find Rob, wrap upFIFA Training Centre: https://www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/ Other Episodes we mentioned:Sam Radford: https://youtu.be/vPk8juQW-uo Chris Loxton: https://youtu.be/dTqT-PeuDYk Liam Henshaw: https://youtu.be/Wbd_BmceRJs McKay Johns: https://youtu.be/sCXLxNI7b0g Books Mentioned:Daily Stoic: https://amzn.to/3ZUqokB The Numbers Game: https://amzn.to/3YiuqlB Sports Analytics: https://amzn.to/3zRqgYp#fifa #footballanalytics #sportsanalytics #footballanalysis ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download 📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download 📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/download PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA

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