Ferda Ramanlı is a UEFA Pro Licensed football executive and strategic sports professional with extensive international experience in football management, scouting systems, academy development, and sports infrastructure projects. Having analyzed and worked within the football ecosystems of nearly 50 countries, he has developed deep expertise in modern club structures, sustainable football operations, and international football dynamics.
Throughout his career, Ramanlı has focused on integrating the sporting, administrative, and financial dimensions of football organizations into efficient and sustainable systems. His professional philosophy is centered on creating long-term institutional value through modern academy structures, advanced scouting methodologies, talent development systems, and strategic football planning.
He has held executive and technical positions at leading Turkish football clubs, including Antalyaspor, Başakşehir FK, Gençlerbirliği, and Denizlispor. During these roles, he contributed significantly to scouting operations, player recruitment strategies, academy modernization projects, and professional team development.
As Chief Scout and Technical Executive, Ramanlı played an important role in building sustainable player development and value-generation systems, helping clubs identify high-potential talents while transforming sporting success into long-term transfer value. His expertise covers scouting networks, technical management, football infrastructure development, operational planning, and institutional restructuring.
During his time as Infrastructure & Academy Coordinator at Antalyaspor, he led modernization projects aligned with international standards and implemented methodologies designed to integrate academy talents into first-team football. He also developed academy models focused on long-term sporting and financial sustainability.
Currently serving as Sports Tourism & Corporate Relations Coordinator at Diana Sports, Ferda Ramanlı manages international club partnerships, sports tourism organizations, and strategic football relations, creating collaboration opportunities between clubs, federations, and sports institutions worldwide.
He holds a UEFA Pro License, UEFA A License, TFF A License, and TFF Tutor certification from the Turkish Football Federation, and graduated from Ankara University with a degree in Physical Education and Sports.
At Football Conference Baku, Ferda Ramanlı will share his valuable insights on modern football management, scouting systems, academy development, infrastructure planning, and sustainable club strategies with football industry professionals from across the region and beyond.
