Sporting director

A sporting director, or director of sport, is an executive management position in a sports club. The role is well known as a management role for European football clubs, which are sometime also "sports clubs", offering many types of sports. The sporting director is, in many cases, a member of the executive board and therefore an executive director. The sporting director is usually directly subordinate to the chief [executive officer] or the chairman of the sports organisation. The sporting director is in turn typically the manager of the coaching staff.

Director of football

A director of football or director of soccer, sometimes also called a sporting director or technical director, is a senior management figure at an association football club, most commonly in Europe. Often, their key task is managing transfers of players to and from the team; however, the nature of the position varies, and their role at a particular club may be more specialised.