Daniel Nister

01 / Attitude

Football is never just a game.

Open in method · Clear in principles

Darmstadt49.87599° N · 8.65060° E

02 / Origin

From the game.

The game has always been my starting point.

03 / Different lenses

Different lenses.

Conceptual illustration: football players, colleagues listening and discussing, overlapping observations and video analysis share one continuous scene.

The Game

The game is my starting point. What helps us perform on the pitch is what matters.

The People

I believe in teams where we challenge each other, back each other and work to win together.

The Evidence

Experience shapes what I see. Evidence helps me question my assumptions and understand the game better.

The Tools

I explore what technology makes possible and use what helps us see clearly and act with purpose.

One coherent approach.

The game is where I start. People, evidence and technology help me see it from different angles.
Experience helps me connect what matters.

04 / Experience

Shaped by experience.

Diplom in Sports Science · Master’s equivalent

Specialisation in Competitive Sport · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

UEFA A Licence

Football is never just a game.

Selected collaborations

Football Consulting Nister

Independent work across football, education, technology and leadership.

Football & TeamsAnalysis · Scouting · Team Operations
  • German Football Association (DFB)Match Analyst · Assistant Team Manager

    Analysis and team operations across U15–U20 national teams, including the U17 EUROs in 2011 and 2012 and the 2012 U17 Women’s World Cup.

  • Football Association of SerbiaPlayer & Opponent Scouting · Team Liaison

    Scouting and liaison support for Serbia’s senior national team.

  • VfL WolfsburgProject Management · Coach Education · Analysis · Scouting · Editorial Work

    Developed coach-education content with international partners, delivered education in China, Mexico and the USA, and contributed to analysis, scouting and specialist publications.

  • FK VoždovacConsulting

    Football consultancy for the coaching staff.

  • SC Paderborn 07Scouting

    Player scouting for the Bundesliga team.

  • Chicago FireScouting

    Player scouting for the MLS team.

Education & LeadershipLectures · Workshops · Keynotes
  • IST University of Applied SciencesLecturer

    Taught live match analysis as part of the football performance analysis programme.

  • Bund Deutscher Fußball-Lehrer (BDFL)Keynotes & Workshops

    Sessions on game models, tracking data and the principles of video analysis.

  • Lufthansa SystemsKeynote & Leadership Workshop

    “The Coach as a Leader” for the company’s leadership conference.

TechnologyProduct Development · Applied Practice · Knowledge Transfer
  • TRACKTICSProduct Testing & Development · Keynote

    Early product testing and feedback for further development; keynote at the MEDICA Wearable Technologies Conference on individualised football training through performance tracking.

  • SpiideoEducation · Webinar

    Webinar on effective and efficient training analysis.

  • HudlAuthor

    Applying video analysis to translate a game model into training and match preparation.

PublicationsBooks · Specialist Articles
  • Professional Training in Youth FootballTraining book · VfL Wolfsburg

    Editor and author of a practical coaching book developed for VfL Wolfsburg’s international partner programmes.

  • Auf den Spuren von Luka Jović und Co2020 · fussballtraining · with N. Leposavić
  • Coach like Daniel Nister – Konteraktionen2020 · Fußballtrainer-Magazin
  • Fußball und Wissenschaft: Die Konteraktion2020 · Fußballtrainer-Magazin

    Tactical roles and actions after winning possession.

  • Potenziale schlummern überall2018 · fussballtraining
  • Taktikschulung durch Videoanalyse2017 · fussballtraining
  • Erfahren Sie mehr über Ihr Spieler – GPS Systeme zur Datenanalyse im Amateurfussball2017 · fussballtraining
  • Taktische Periodisierung – Die Spielidee bestimmt die Trainingsplanung2016 · fussballtraining
  • Der Ort des Ballgewinns bestimmt den Konter2015 · fussballtraining