OUR TEAM
4NFC is formed by a multicultural and multilingual team of experienced professionals with diverse backgrounds and deep understanding of the football industry.
Co-Founder &
Managing Partner
HASHIM ALMADANI
Hashim is a consultant with more than 11 years of business experience, specialised in projects related to commercial strategies, international brand expansion, fan engagement and partnership agreements for football clubs.
Hashim holds an MBA in International Business from the New York Institute of Technology, as well as a Master in Football Business from the Johan Cruyff Institute.
He also holds a certification in Sports Marketing and Sponsorship from Barça Innovation Hub.
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Co-Founder &
Strategic Advisor
GUILLERMO PEREZ
Guillermo is a consultant with more than 12 years of business experience, specialising in investment feasibility, strategic planning and development, and optimization of internal and external operations (organizational, commercial, financial and sporting).
He holds a MsC in Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Spain), as well as a Master in Football Business from the Johan Cruyff Institute.
He also holds a Master for Football Sporting Directors from the Sports Business Institute (SBI) Barcelona.
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Strategic Advisor
KENNETH CORTSEN
Kenneth is a consultant for various football organizations, researcher in various areas of commmercialization of sports and lecturer at several universities like the UCN in Denmark, where co-created an online sport management program for athletes.
He holds an MsC in business economics, an MBA in general management and a PhD specialised in sports branding, economy and management.
He also holds a UEFA A-license and was the Head Coach of the men's reserve team at Aalborg BK.
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Associate Director
(LATAM & US)
MARIO GARZA
Mario is a Football Busines Consultant specialized in wealth management, strategic planning, and commercial and operational consulting.
He brings expertise in the areas of business development, organizational leadership, and project management, with previous roles in financial services and in the construction and manufacturing sectors.
Mario holds a Master in Football Business from the Johan Cruyff Institute, as well as an MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, Austin.
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Youth Football Expert &
Business Collaborator
NUNO PEREIRA
Nuno is a Football Business Consultant with more than 7 years of experience, 3 of them working at Futbol Club Porto (Portugal).
He brings expertise in the areas of talent management and youth Academy Development, as well as in the use of data analytics for football squad management and player recruitment optimization.
Nuno holds a Degree in Economics from the University of Porto, as well as a Master in Football Business and a certificate in data analytics from the Johan Cruyff Institute.
Financial Expert &
Business Collaborator
MARIO PINTO
Mário is a C-level Financial Officer with over 4 years of experience, 2 of them as CFO of Leixoes SC (Portugal).
He brings expertise in football finance and M&A, plus in dealing with players' contracts, transfer negotiation, finding tax ruling leverage, legal handling and financial modelling.
Mário holds a Bachelor of Management Degree & a Master in Finance, both from Católica Porto Business School.