{"id":127879,"date":"2024-09-19T21:23:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T19:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/efecomunica.efe.com\/?p=127879"},"modified":"2024-09-20T12:49:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T10:49:10","slug":"atletico-madrid-signs-agreement-kazakhstan-open-soccer-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/efecomunica.efe.com\/en\/atletico-madrid-signs-agreement-kazakhstan-open-soccer-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid signs agreement with Kazakhstan to open soccer academy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Madrid, Sep 19 (EFE).- Atletico de Madrid<\/a><\/strong> signed an agreement on Thursday to open a soccer academy in Kazakhstan<\/strong>, specifically in Talgar (Almaty), in the fall of 2025 and to provide \u201cstrategic support and advanced methods of soccer training\u201d for at least ten years.<\/p>\n

Present at the signing were Atl\u00e9tico’s CEO, Miguel \u00c1ngel Gil Mar\u00edn,<\/strong> the Kazakh Ambassador to Spain, Danat Mussayev<\/strong>, and representatives of the two Kazakh entities involved in the agreement, Doscar Group<\/strong> and Sport Asset Management.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both the club and the Kazakh backers want to replicate the facilities that the club has in Alcal\u00e1 de Henares (Madrid).<\/strong> The club has a natural grass stadium, five artificial turf soccer fields, and other sports and training facilities with a capacity for more than 1,000 children.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Mussayev explained, in an interview with EFE at the club offices in the Metropolitano Stadium, that the project began almost a year ago in response to \u201ca fairly large demand<\/strong> and the private initiative of companies\u201d to work on the Atletico de Madrid Academy with a ten-year projection.<\/p>\n

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Kazakh Ambassador to Spain Danar Mussayev (2l) during the signing of an agreement on strategic support and advanced methods of soccer training between Doscar Group, Sport Asset Management, the Kazakh Embassy and the Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid Football Club at the Civitas Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. EFE\/David Fernandez <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid has reached an agreement to open a soccer academy in Kazakhstan in the fall of 2025, specifically in Talgar (Almaty). EFE\/David Fernandez <\/div> <\/div>
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Photo of Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid CEO, Miguel \u00c1ngel Gil Mar\u00edn, and Nurtleuov Shalkar, CEO of Doscar Group, after signing an agreement with Kazakhstan to open a soccer academy in the Central Asian country. EFE\/ATL\u00c9TICO DE MADRID\/Marcos Barquero\/PHOTO COURTESY OF ATLETICO DE MADRID\/MANDATORY CREDIT <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Atletico academy for both Kazakhstan and Central Asia<\/h2>\n

\u201cThe construction plans are very ambitious and most likely this academy will be an important center not only for our country but also for Central Asia,\u201d the ambassador said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He added that they expect \u2018full support for this project\u2019 in areas such as soccer methodology and advanced technology.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For his part, the director of the Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid Academy, Emilio Guti\u00e9rrez,<\/strong> believes that the signing of the agreement is part of the club’s expansion strategy in other countries and regions. He said Kazakhstan will be an outstanding place for the training of young players not only from the largest nation in Central Asia but also from neighboring countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In June, the president of Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid, Enrique Cerezo<\/strong>, visited Astana to meet with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tok\u00e1yev<\/strong> to discuss the details of the creation of a soccer academy at the Akbulak Olympic Center in Talgar.<\/p>\n

According to the head of state, about 40,000 children in his country are enrolled in soccer schools. As a result, they want to pay special attention to promoting the sport by improving existing infrastructure and constructing new stadiums.<\/strong> EFE<\/p>\n