Draft:Luiz Escobar
Brazilian beach soccer coach
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Luiz Escobar is a Brazilian beach soccer head coach with more than 15 years of international experience. He has led national teams to FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification cycles and coached clubs in the Middle East and Brazil, while contributing to global development and analysis courses.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Luiz Escobar | ||
| Place of birth | Brazil | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo (beach soccer head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
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Bahamas national beach soccer team (head coach) Al Arabi SC (beach soccer) Al Taawoun FC (beach soccer) Botafogo (beach soccer) | |||
Coaching career
Escobar has extensive experience coaching national beach soccer teams, particularly in qualification for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. He served as head coach of the Bahamas national beach soccer team, guiding them through regional competitions including the 2023 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship qualifiers.[1][2][3]
During his tenure with the Bahamas Football Association, he focused on program development, including the launch of men's and women's leagues, the first Beach Soccer C-license course, and integration with referee academies to grow the sport at grassroots levels.[4][5][6]
In the Middle East, Escobar coached at Al Arabi Sporting Club and Al Taawoun FC.[citation needed]
He is the current head coach of the beach soccer section at Botafogo in Brazil.[citation needed]
As an educator, Escobar instructed a global Beach Soccer Game Analysis course through Beach Soccer Los Angeles and FL-UX, reaching participants from 34 nations and emphasizing match protocol and analysis tools.[7]
Academic and research contributions
Escobar has published research on beach soccer, including studies on anthropometry, body composition, and anaerobic power via the RAST test in Brazilian national players.[8]
He co-authored an analysis of goal-scoring strategies in elite beach soccer, reviewing matches from the 2018 CONCACAF qualifiers across twelve national teams.[9]