Timo Yankowski
• Professional Football Coach with more than 10 years experience at the highest level in the areas of High-Performance Training, Holistic Player Development, Talent ID and Scouting, Curriculum and Training Concept Development and Coach Education on and off the field
• Author of two Football Education books with the Topics of Tactical Periodization and high-level football training which became international bestsellers and doing Coach Education for international leading federations
• Practical experience within all age groups up to the highest level in professional football with federations and clubs like the Swiss record Champion Grasshoppers Club Zürich and the Swiss FA
• Completed University Degree in International Business which helps me to work very structured with detailed processes to build a long-term successful strategy
• With my positive and ambitious way of thinking I can inspire people and can develop projects to success
• My drive is to work for a long-term and ambitious project for the Fiji Football Association to develop sustainable success in all areas of the football game
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019-2021 Swiss Football Federation
• Assistant U16 National Team
• Coach Educator
2015-2020 Grasshopper Club Zürich
• Head of Youth and Player Development
• Head of Performance and Assistant Coach (1st Team)
• U16 Head Coach (Swiss Cup Winner)
2013-2015 FC Aarau
• U16 Head Coach
• Head of Performance
2012-2013 Grasshopper Club Zürich
• Assistant U16
2009-2012 German Football Federation
• “SBFV-Stützpunkttrainer”
• “DFB-Stützpunkttrainer”
2006-2007 Wynton Rufer Football School New Zealand
• Coach for the U9 to U15 programme in Auckland
PLAYER CAREER
2002 -2004 SV Weil (U17 and U19 Bundesliga)
2005-2006 FC Wehr (Verbandsliga)
2006-2007 East Coast Bays FC Auckland (New Zealand Premier League)
QUALIFICATIONS
2019 Personal Development Course / WFA (Chelsea FC)
2019 Pro Course / WFA (RB Leipzig)
2019 Video- and Matchanalysis Specialist (Swiss FA)
2018 Expert Meeting / WFA (FC Brügge)
2017 Coerver Coaching Youth Diploma I and II (Dinamo Zagreb)
2017 Football Braining Course (WFA)
2016 Functional Movement Screen Level 1 and Level 2
2016 UEFA A+ Licence (Swiss Football Federation)
2015 Professional Coach (Swiss Olympic)
2013 Periodization, Strength and Conditioning Expert (Swiss FA)
2011 UEFA A-Licence (German Football Federation)
2006 – 2009 International Business Management (University of Lörrach)
