MARGA RICO-JIMÉNEZ

“There is no failure if your objectives were clear, you went for them and you tried your best with the tools that you had at that moment”

Meet Marga Rico-Jiménez, former professional athlete and engineer. She is the current Football Operations Projects Specialist at UEFA. Her aim is to combine her professional and educational background to grow sport businesses and strengthen their position.

A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

“I believe that women can bring a different perspective on how to manage the financial and human investment. I believe that women are very good in managing resources in a more integrative and long thinking way.”

CROSSING BARRIERS

“Women are crossing the barriers and opening the path for the next generation. Assia Grazioli Venier and Ebru Köksal inspire my path. They treat women’s sport as a business, and if we want to be part of the game, us as women need to talk business as well.”

SEE IT, BE IT

“If I can see with my own eyes people that have already made it to where I would like to be (in any area of my life), it is ideal to identify which qualities/skills are needed and work towards them."

BRANCHING OUT INTO THE SPORTS INDUSTRY

“To branch out into the sport industry, my advice is to get familiar with working with finance, numbers, data, negotiations and legal aspects.”