Our story
I am Tiago, Portuguese, and my connection with languages began when I received a student-athlete scholarship to study in the United States, where I played football and completed my degree. Living in the USA was a transformative experience that allowed me to become fluent in English and, through close contact with teammates from South America, also learn Spanish.
Throughout this journey, I realised the importance of mastering English in the context of football on the pitch, in the locker room and in the daily life of a professional player. From this real need, FutLanguage was born: a company created to help players and football professionals communicate more effectively, integrate more quickly and enhance their careers through language.
Our mission
We transform communication in football, ensuring that players, coaches and technical staff in multicultural environments communicate clearly both on and off the pitch.
Languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish
More united teams
More efficient coaches
More adapted and confident players
Our methodology
A practical, contextualized, and results-oriented approach.
1. Initial assessment
Analysis of the professional's linguistic level and sporting context.
2. Customized Plan
Creating a plan and content tailored to the professional's objectives.
3. 100% contextualized lessons
Learning based on real-life practical situations adapted to the club's daily routine.
4. Flexible Monitoring
Adapting classes to training loads, travel, and the competition calendar.
5. Quick results
Continuous assessment with improved understanding and performance within weeks.
Why FutLanguage?
Because in football, communication is performance.
100% adapted to the football context
We don't offer generic lessons. We adapt each lesson to the real needs of the athlete and the team.
Communication applied to real-world contexts
We simulate real-life scenarios of training, games, and professional communication.
Cultural integration and within the club
We teach communication skills within the club and the country, supporting the integration of the athlete and their family.
Accelerated performance
Fewer Errors.
More Confidence.
Better Performance.
Immediate application
Each lesson has a direct impact on daily performance, with visible results in just a few weeks.
Our team
Founder and Professor
Tiago Caroço
Tiago is the founder of FutLanguage. Portuguese, and a registered athlete from a young age, he moved to the United States at 19 on a scholarship, where he combined college soccer with studies in Exercise Science and Business Administration. His international experience in multicultural contexts and his fluency in Portuguese, English, and Spanish formed the basis for the creation of FutLanguage, a method that teaches languages through the real-life context of the game.
Professor and Interpreter
Manik Mané
Manik is Portuguese and has developed an international career as a translator and interpreter, living in the United Kingdom for over 15 years. He holds a MSc in Conference Interpreting and has worked in five European countries, collaborating with UEFA and CAF competitions. Fluent in Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish, and currently learning German, he brings a strong, multicultural, and communication-oriented perspective to language teaching applied to football.
Professor
Luca Magnani
Luca is Italian and began his contact with foreign languages early on, developing a solid foundation in English, French, and Spanish. At 19, an internship at a football club in Lisbon strengthened his Portuguese skills and his multicultural sensitivity. With a strong vocation for international communication, he combines academic rigor with a practical pedagogical approach focused on the real-world context of football.
Professor
Tito Junior
Tito was born in Guinea-Bissau and graduated in Modern Languages in Portugal. He combines a solid career in professional football with academic training in languages, being fluent in Portuguese, English and French. As a former international player for the Guinea-Bissau national team, he brings to language teaching the practical, competitive and multicultural experience of professional football, connecting easily with players, coaches and staff from different backgrounds.
Professor
Ricardo Simões
Ricardo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Languages and a Master's degree in Teaching. Fluent in Portuguese and English, he has experience in both public and private education, working with students from diverse cultures and nationalities. His strong academic background, combined with a structured and effective pedagogical approach, allows him to provide linguistic and cultural support to the families of professionals during the adaptation process to multicultural contexts.
Voices from our students on the pitch
Fernando Brassard
FIFA Goalkeeper Coach
It has been a fantastic experience, it met my expectations. Very practical and tailored to my reality.
Blessing Lumueno
Coach
Nuno Ferreira
Coach / Analyst
The course structure is fantastic for making learning more intuitive. The content is selected according to the technical aspects that we so desperately need, combined with Luca's grammatical knowledge.
Just like in our game, the details make all the difference, and FutLanguage is clearly an extremely efficient tool that allows us to refine the finer points of our communication. Enriching, specific, and detailed. Thank you Tiago and FutLanguage for all your dedication and professionalism.
José Caldeira
Alanyaspor Assistant Coach
As the classes progress, I can say that it has been a very positive experience. The classes are designed to meet the needs of each student, always connecting to the sporting reality. Thank you to Tiago for his willingness to help at any time and for his practical teaching style.
José Carlos Monteiro
FC Porto Analyst
The classes are fantastic, very structured and intuitive, geared towards our field. I've been learning a lot every day and I feel a noticeable improvement thanks to the quality of the classes and especially the fabulous detail and teaching from Tiago.
Marco Alves
Head Coach Al-Arabi
As an assistant coach, I had already worked outside of Portugal, and while my English wasn't as fluent as I would have liked, it allowed me to communicate without major problems. However, as head coach, I felt the need to improve my communication with the press. FutLanguage, and Tiago in particular, helped me immensely in this process, and the improvements were quickly visible.