COACH IGOR FERREIRA
Director of Football
Igor started playing football professionally aged 17 years old in Brazil. During his 13 years professional career Igor played in the following leagues, Brazilian 2º Division, Spanish League 2º Division B, FFA Cup (Australia) and others. Igor’s footballing career has given him the opportunity to play in 6 Countries across 4 Continents including:
Brazil – SC Corinthians Paulista, EC Säo José, EC Juventude, SE Itapirense ... Switzerland – FC Thun
Spain – CP Cacereño, Villarrubia CF Sweden – Arameiska Syrianska IF
Singapore – Hougang United FC Australia – Darwin Olympic SC
In addition to his playing experience, Igor holds UEFA A License and coached for 2 years while playing for Villarrubia CF in Spain, training youth teams in the sporting Academy of the club (U10 and U12).
Igor Ferreira holds dual Brazilian and Spanish nationality due to the time that he spent playing football in Spain. This is something he has in common with some of Real Madrid’s Brazilian Star players such as Roberto Carlos, Marcelo & Ronaldo (the Brazilian one).
Upon his retirement from professional football in 2015 Igor joined the Real Madrid Foundation Football School in Singapore, bringing with him a wealth of international footballing experience.