THE LOWDOWN EPISODE #128 - "LEADING BY EXAMPLE" w/ SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES' HEAD OF RECRUITMENT; BRUNO COSTA

In 1995 Bruno Costa was a budding 15 year old intern departing home with the aim of working in professional football.

What ensued has been a story of movie like proportions taking us from the Amazon rainforest to Silicon Valley featuring a supporting cast of Brazilian legends.

Amid political turmoil and public scrutiny in his early years as a leader Bruno has succeeded in helping proliferate the Brazilian of young talent and spearhead several projects to International, Olympic, Continental and Domestic success.

Now in his role as Director of Scouting & Recruitment at the San Jose Earthquakes he joins us to open up candidly about his story.

Listen to find out more including;

- The trials and tribulations working as Chief Scout for the Brazilian federation.

- Learning to lead as a 26 year old Technical Director at Fluminense.

- Recouping $100m+ in sales over a 3 year period at Fluminense.

- Building the 4 year project which ended in Brazilian gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

- How San Jose Earthquakes protect player & coach pathways through fit & alignment?

- Altering identification practices in the MLS to acquire undervalued talent.

Timestamps;

00:00 - 12:39 - The Journey

12:40 - 17:00 - Mentors

17:01 - 33:23 - Leadership

33:24 - 41:07 - Fit & Alignment

41:08 - 1:05:09 - Pathways

1:05:10 - 1:08:15 - Advice

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