Sundowns Rope In Head Of Scouting

Pedro Dias will join Mamelodi Sundowns as head of recruitment

African champions Mamelodi Sundowns have appointed Portuguese administrator Pedro Dias as the club’s Head of Scouting.

Soccer Laduma has confirmed with sources at Chloorkop that the former AmaZulu Director of Football has come on board.

“It’s true. He has joined the club,” confirmed a source to this publication on Tuesday afternoon.

When contacted for official comment, the Tshwane side declined.

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Dias was available following his departure from Usuthu at the end of last season. He spent two years at the KwaZulu-Natal club.

At Sundowns, Dias will be in charge of leading Sundowns’ talent identification programme locally and internationally.

On professional networking platform, Linkedin, Dias describes himself as a “globally experienced football executive and high-performance leader with extensive international experience across elite football clubs, academies, federations, and high-performance football environments spanning Portugal, Canada, USA, New Zealand, and South Africa”.

He further states that he is “experienced in leading football operations, technical structures, academy systems, player development pathways, scouting and recruitment functions, football intelligence environments, coaching education frameworks, and integrated football performance operations at the executive leadership level. Recognized for developing sustainable football ecosystems aligned to long-term organizational strategy, club identity, high-performance environments, and elite player progression”.

Dias also previously served as technical director at Canadian club Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Sporting Club’s Portugal Academy.

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