Half-Basque, half-British, Xabier is fluent in English, Spanish, French and German, which enables him to work closely with many European and South American players and managers. Working in sport since 2009 and a registered FA intermediary, Xabier has clients at both British and European clubs including Marseille, Valencia, Barcelona, Chelsea and Arsenal. He has also represented rugby players at Saracens, and British, European and World Champion boxers. A lawyer since May 2006, Xabier previously worked at leading law firms in London, Madrid and Paris.

He splits his support half-Athletic-Bilbao and half-Manchester United and regularly travels to watch his favourite teams.

As one of the first coaches in England to be awarded the FA Advanced Coaching Licence, Alan Smith began his coaching career with Wimbledon FC. During his time as Manager at Dulwich Hamlet he won promotion to the Isthmian Premier Division. After having spent ten years at Crystal Palace, Alan was appointed as Manager in 1993. He secured them the Division One Championship and was awarded Championship Manager of the Year. With subsequent roles at Wycombe Wanderers, Fulham, a return to Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough, Alan has decades of experience, which he will be able to share with DBW Global and their players.

Jos has worked as a Local Government adviser for sports across the Midlands for over 20 years. During this time, Jos has worked tirelessly within grassroots and inner-city football and obtained his UEFA ‘B’ Coaching qualification as part of his work. As a result of this work, Jos was then recruited as Director of Football at an established semi-professional Midlands club - a role he held for almost 10 years.

Alongside this, Jos worked for Aston Villa FC as a development centre coach and talent identification representative within the Leicester & Leicestershire area. As well as these roles, Jos has also coached football teams overseas and was recruited for Summer Soccer Coaching positions in the US from 1988 – 1991. His many roles over decades, in English football and abroad, have made Jos an excellent addition to the team and a valuable support to all DBW’s players.

• Talent Identification & Development Centre coach AVFC Academy
• UEFA Licence B Coach
• FA Talent Identification course
• DBS Checked
• Independent FA panel member (disciplinary)
• Former Director of Football at grassroots level

For several years, Martin was a manager and assistant manager at Non-League Football Clubs in the Midlands Area. He then went to work for Aston Villa FC as a National Talent Identification Scout where he remained there for over 17 years.

During Martin’s seventeen years at Aston Villa FC he was the Deputy Head of Recruitment in the Midlands and ran two development centres in Leicester and the Hinckley area for their Academy. Now, Martin works as our Deputy Head of our Football Development Section in the Midlands and provides feedback to the players on their performances, as well as providing match reports to the London Office.

Daniel is one of the most experienced people in Argentinian club football. He works closely with a number of clubs, including Boca Juniors, River Plate and Racing Club among others.

Exclusively with DBW Global, Daniel works to identify top young talent from S. America as well as established players. Together, we find the players transfers into Europe’s top leagues. Some of the players we have worked with include Jonathan Calleri, Nicolás Lodeiro, Claudio Yacob and Leonel Vangioni.

Cristian is Daniel’s son and works closely with his father. He resides in Switzerland and works with many of the clubs there as well as elsewhere in Europe.

Cristian was himself a fantastic sportsman, having been a successful professional tennis player, representing Switzerland in the Davis Cup with Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka.

Javi was one of the first 20 licenced intermediaries in Spanish football.

Based in Madrid, Javi works closely with most clubs in Spain especially in and around Madrid.