Nível de conhecimento sobre gestão de carreira dos atletas profissionais de futebol em clubes da região sul do campeonato brasileiro

Abstract

The general objective of the research was to verify the level of career management knowledge of professional soccer athletes in clubs in the southern region participating in the Brazilian championship. The research is quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional, having as data collection instrument a closed questionnaire, elaborated by the research author himself. The sample consisted of 37 athletes from 6 teams, and presented the following results: 97.3% of the participating soccer players are aware of the importance and influence that career management has on their lives. Career management is considered very important by 86.5% of respondents. And lastly, of the athletes who answered the survey, 86.5% have specialized career managers working with them (sic).