Odysseas Grigoropoulos
Loughborough,Leicestershire
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Event Management Internship
Loughborough Coach and Volunteer Academy/BUCS
2025.10 - 2026.02
- Role: This program is meticulously designed by the university to help students to enhance their experience in managing events at the university. These include the BUCS Wednesday games, host tournaments and conferences. This internship has evidently strengthened my applied knowledge and equipped me with essential skills for working in the sport management industry.
Performance department internship at professional football team
Red Bull Bragantino Football Club
, Brazil
2025.07 - 2025.08
- Role: Managing the 1st team and academy teams along with the Performance team
- Experience description: This internship at Red Bull Bragantino’s training facility in Brazil greatly developed my experience of working in professional sports. Spending 2 weeks at the training facility with the performance team allowed me to open my understanding of the preparation of athletes for competition as well as my application of this understanding on the athletes. Furthermore, the unique part of this internship was that being in Brazil, I was able to widen my scope of contemporary challenges that practitioners face in different areas of the world. For example, Brazil being a large country means athletes have to travel long distance to play away games and there are different climates across different areas of the country.
Research and Scientific Support Department
ASPETAR, Doha, Qatar
Doha
2025.04 - 2025.05
- Role: Help with the research facilities in the recovery and treatment of injured athletes (Intern)
- Experience description: Following my Aspetar internship the previous year, I applied for a second internship to further enhance my experience in more research units available at the hospital. I was accommodated at the Nutrition Unit, Podiatry Unit, Physiology Unit and the Psychology Unit. I helped the doctors at the hospital when treating injured athletes. For example, I worked with an injured client in the podiatry department and built soles for his running shoes. Furthermore, in the nutrition unit, I worked with a young athlete who was struggling to put on mass and using my knowledge of nutrition and muscle synthesis together with the doctor we constructed a dietary plan for the athlete. This experience was pivotal in guiding me into potential career paths in the future.
Sports Science and physiotherapy internship in Sport Hospital
ASPETAR, Doha, Qatar
Doha
2023.10 - 2023.11
- Role: Help with the treatment of injured athletes (voluntary)
- Experience description: I applied for an internship at Qatar’s globally recognized Sports Hospital, ASPETAR, to enhance my experience working in a professional environment. This work experience was crucial in the development of my passion and interest to work in the field of elite sports as I was exposed to a world class sports hospital facility working with globally recognized sport scientists. Having the opportunity to use advance equipment to help the scientists with the treatment of elite athletes greatly developed my competence, experience and awareness of what it is like and what it takes to work in elite level sport.
Organizing 5 kilometer Running events
International School of London Qatar
Doha
2022.10 - 2022.11
- Role: Organizing and managing 5 kilometer races during sports week in my school
- Experience description: During the school’s annual sports week, I independently took up the role to organize, manage, and promote the 5k run to encourage exercise and healthy lifestyle in the school. This work experience was voluntary and required an entry fee for entry which was donated to a local charity. The main skills that I utilized and strengthened in this experience was time-management, independency and organization by effectively planning out location, time, equipment and marketing for the event.
Triathlon – Event management in Greece (paid work)
Transition Sports Greece
2022.07 - 2022.08
- Role: Organizing and managing a national triathlon race
- Experience description: Transition Sports is a sports organization in Greece that organizes triathlon races annually. I was fortunate enough to secure a paid part time work experience in one of the Triathlon races during summer. This experience involved managing the timings, swimming, running and biking paths and bringing the appropriate gear, nutrition, and shelter for the athletes that were staying overnight for the 2 day race. Being involved in the organization of a sports event largely developed my communicational skills with the team I was working with, managing my tasks, critical thinking and problem solving skills when determining the appropriate paths for the cyclists while tackling challenges such as having to close the roads in the local town when the race is taking place. All these skills are essential in the work space and this experience greatly contributed to the construction of these skills.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sports and Exercise Science
Loughborough University
Loughborough 2024.09 - 2028.06
High School Diploma -
International School of London, Qatar
Doha, Qatar 2022.09 - 2024.06
Certification
- Yale School of Management: Financial Markets Course
- Wharton Business School: Introduction to Marketing Course
- University of Pennsylvania: Management Fundamentals Course
- USCA Level 1 Certification in Strength and Conditioning
- FA: Introduction to Talent Identification
- FA: EE Playmaker by England Football
- Yale University Course: Anatomy of the Head and Spine
- Red Bull: On-Premise Sales Job Simulation
- Northwestern University: Sports Marketing Course
Extracurricular Skills/Achievements
- Participation in various sports (Football, Volleyball, Kickboxing, Windsurfing, and Swimming)
- Played the guitar for 6 years (Rock School Grade 5 certificate)
- Athleticism and passion for exercise
Other non-work experiences
Playing in Football teams (Evolution Academy, Al Sadd club, Al Markhiya Sports Club) (2022 – 2024)
- Relevant skills used and developed in this activity:
- Communication and team-work: Being in a football team, which is a team sport, required me to communicate and work together with my team to achieve victory. Team-work often comes with sacrifices, for example, having to take up the role of a player who is out of position. It can also come with struggles such as miscommunication and disagreements. However, playing in a team has taught me to effectively communicate with my team-mates, make sacrifices for the overall benefit of the team as well as avoiding disagreements, which are all important qualities that are relevant in the work space
- Leadership qualities: Playing football, especially while you are the captain of the team requires you to effectively guide your team tactically and mentally to win the game. Towards the end of the season, I was appointed as the captain of my team which meant I was responsible for giving instructions to the team, guiding the positioning and the tactical decision of the team. Being the captain of the team helped me build my courage to take the steps for the team and taking responsibility of being in charge. This helped me face my fears, build my resilience and also be a mentor/leader for my other teammates.
- Discipline and dedication: Playing in any sport where regular and consistent training is required builds your discipline and dedication. Despite having multiple assignments and duties for school and other extracurricular activities to do, I still managed my time and took the time to commit myself to playing and training football while also managing my time wisely.
Flag Bearing in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
- Risk taking: When I was offered the role to volunteer as a flag bearer in the world’s most watched sporting events, I was excited but also extremely nervous to present myself in front of a global audience. However, my decision to partake in this activity not only helped me realize the importance of exiting my comfort zone, but also taught me that good results usually come from risky decisions.
Languages
Greek
Native
English
Fluent
Spanish
Intermediate
Disclaimer
Available Upon request.
Timeline
Event Management Internship
Loughborough Coach and Volunteer Academy/BUCS
2025.10 - 2026.02
Performance department internship at professional football team
Red Bull Bragantino Football Club
2025.07 - 2025.08
Research and Scientific Support Department
ASPETAR, Doha, Qatar
2025.04 - 2025.05
Bachelor of Science - Sports and Exercise Science
Loughborough University
2024.09 - 2028.06
Sports Science and physiotherapy internship in Sport Hospital
ASPETAR, Doha, Qatar
2023.10 - 2023.11
Organizing 5 kilometer Running events
International School of London Qatar
2022.10 - 2022.11
High School Diploma -
International School of London, Qatar
2022.09 - 2024.06
Triathlon – Event management in Greece (paid work)
Transition Sports Greece
2022.07 - 2022.08