Data Analytics in Professional Soccer

Dr. Daniel Link has been a lecturer and researcher at the Department of Sports and Health Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) since 2010. His research focuses on performance analysis in team sports, including technological aspects of data acquisition as well as the modeling of phenomena in sports. He supports top level teams and sport federations in implementing new approaches in match analysis.

Individual Ball Possession in Soccer.- Real Time Quantification of Dangerousity.- A Topography of Free Kicks.- Match Importance Affects Activity.- Effect of Ambient Temperature on Pacing Depends on Skill Level.- Vanishing Spray Reduces Extent of Rule Violations.

"Link (Technical Univ. of Munich) has compiled an interesting collection of sports analytics studies on professional soccer data. ... A valuable addition to collections on sports science, data analytics, and computer science; sports data experts, coaches, and experts will find interesting and practical insights here. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, and professionals." (C. Tappert, Choice, Vol. 56 (2), October, 2018)

“Link (Technical Univ. of Munich) has compiled an interesting collection of sports analytics studies on professional soccer data. … A valuable addition to collections on sports science, data analytics, and computer science; sports data experts, coaches, and experts will find interesting and practical insights here. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, and professionals.” (C. Tappert, Choice, Vol. 56 (2), October, 2018)