Toni Bilandžić

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About

  • Scouting & Talent Identification Specialist

  • 5+ Years Experience

  • Based in Croatia

Biography

  • Head of Recruitment and Scouting with a strong track record in building and leading high-performance scouting departments within professional football. Experienced in talent identification, recruitment analytics, and strategic squad planning across multiple international markets.

  • I have successfully developed recruitment structures from the ground up, combining data-driven decision-making with on-the-ground scouting. My work has contributed to high-value player sales and the creation of sustainable talent pathways, delivering measurable impact at club level.

  • Adaptable and forward-thinking, I focus on implementing efficient recruitment processes, identifying undervalued talent, and supporting long-term sporting strategy.

Proficiencies

Core Skills

  • Talent Identification & Scouting

  • Recruitment Strategy & Process Optimization

  • Recruitment Analytics & Data Interpretation

  • Squad Planning & Decision-Making

  • Market Analysis & Opportunity Recognition

  • Video & Performance Analysis

  • Reporting & Presentation (Data + Video)

  • Stakeholder Communication (Directors, Agents, Players)

Tools & Technologies

  • Wyscout

  • Tableau

  • Metrica Play

  • LongoMatch

  • Canva

  • MS Office

Spoken Languages

  • English

  • Croatian

Experience

Built and led a scouting department from scratch at top-flight level

Built and led a scouting department from scratch at top-flight level

Contributed to record-breaking player sales through strategic recruitment

Contributed to record-breaking player sales through strategic recruitment

Extensive international scouting experience, including African markets

Extensive international scouting experience, including African markets

Developed talent pathways resulting in first-team and national team players

Developed talent pathways resulting in first-team and national team players

Mentored and developed scouts into full-time professional roles

Mentored and developed scouts into full-time professional roles

Education

  • MSc in Economics

    Highest

    2017 - 2020

    University of Osijek

    Osijek

    In my thesis I developed a method for data transfer between different operating systems.

  • Sporting Directorship

    2023

    FOCUS SBS

    Zagreb

    FOCUS Sports Business School

  • Advanced Football Analyst

    2022

    Adria Football Institute

    Ljubljana

    Adria Football Institute

Certificates

  • Level 3 PRO Recruitment and player scouting

    Issued Apr 2021

  • Level 2 Recruitment and player scouting

    Issued Jan 2021

  • Level 1 Technical Scouting in Football

    Issued Jul 2020

  • Talent ID Level 1

    Issued Jun 2020

  • Foundations of Football Scouting

    Issued Jun 2020

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