From 2001 to 2012, he was one of the driving forces in the youth Department of FC Zurich’s Marco Bernet led the field of children’s football, and later the Footeco program. The 60-Year-old, who served thereafter, up to September 2014 as a Technical Director in the case of the people of Zurich, it now has its own sports services company, continues to coach and also works with the Swiss football Association.

What goes through your head when you hear that Junior coaches have to bribe?
rumors for some time that such things happen, generally, in the Swiss Junior soccer. For me this is absolutely reprehensible, because of the Trainer those who give him money, suggests that the breakthrough is quasi-commercially. The parents, in turn, with their financial commitment to your child under a massive pressure to perform. You hold him may be that you pay an amount X, and a corresponding counter-performance. One must not be surprised, if the child is quickly exhausted, and the desire to lose.

image range: bribery case in the GC-offspring

a Junior, in which the field of tension he is moving?
Yes. He realizes very well, that extra will be organized for him an extra training, and this also costs something. He knows therefore that he must do more than others. This is not to cope with mentally, and at some point it no longer works. The suffering in this process, the children are carrying alone. And this must not be.

you have been during your time at FC Zurich, a sum offered for case you prefer a Junior?
Yes, I remember that case. A father offered me 2000 or 3000 francs, if we were to take his son. Needless to say, I refused and pointed out that for each of the standard selection criteria apply. The Boy did not meet the sporting demands.

“Many parents are more likely to believe the words of the consultant as the club representative.”

Obviously, there are always fathers and mothers, the financial means in the Faith, so as to influence the career.
Yes, you do not push your children to remember, however, that you will achieve exactly the opposite. I don’t know anyone who has embarked on such an offer. When I was in the FCZ, ruled together under the coaches a very good exchange, and thus something of a self-control. Once one of the young Coaches offered individual training pay for the parents – we made it clear to him that he’s in a conflict of interest and he had to stop immediately. You must act consistently. And the GC is now with the exemption of the coach is also totally right.

How can make sure, a young chief that none of his coaches to accept illicit funds?
It needs to be addressed at the interview is mandatory that such additional services will not be tolerated and will lead to sanctions. And the young boss has to constantly be on the conditions at the various vertices in the picture, he must have his trusted staff, who provide him with information. More Controlling.

But more care for the players of the club page?
Yes, definitely. Each Super League Club has now hired a talent Manager. But he can have so many skills: One alone is never enough. The players will be trained in Switzerland with regard to technology and tactics perfectly. But for training, too many things off the court. And caregivers often lack sufficient, because the clubs can’t afford it. Or want to. In Switzerland, the least of the Clubs are in this respect well enough.

Many of the juniors can be at a very young age to play mediator. How problematic is this?
Each Club has the interest, a young player in such a way that he creates it in the first team and maybe even a beautiful transfer of revenue risk. Many parents believe, but rather the words of the consultant as the club representative. This is paradoxical and problematic. But it is also so that the individual Trainer to make certain an Advisor to the very young talents. These are not afraid then before, to the parents and to make them a collaboration tasty.

this is not something to be Scorned?
The Business soccer to allow this operation. Unfortunately. Clubs are being infiltrated by game consultants. And then, when a case is publicized like this young coach of GC, is a loss of image for the entire football is the logical consequence.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 27.02.2019, 23:03 PM