DANNY KARBASSIYOON has gone from wingback wizard to web wizard since returning to Arsenal.
The 37-year-old American joined the Gunners from his US amateur team, Roanoke Star, in 2003 and was the star of his youth team. .
He was initially brought in as a forward, but his left-footed maestro turned to full-back.
and made his first-team debut in October 2004 in a tie-away in the third round of the league against Manchester City.
The former United States U-18 international made an immediate impact from the bench when Farr shot into his corner in the 90th minute after being played by Cesc Fabregas. rice field.
Robbie He turned out to be the winner after Fowler threw home just after a free-kick at the Etihad.
Karbassiyoon also made two appearances in Arsenal in his cup league, where his Wenger side lost to Everton and Manchester United.
In November 2004, the defender was loaned to Ipswich, where he appeared in his five matches for Tractor his Boys.
Karbashyun, who was unable to establish himself at Wenger's side because of Ashley Cole and Gael Clichy, was released in 2005, where he linked up with Burnley.
However, injuries kept him out of just five games, and after a year his contract expired and after failing a trial at AZ Alkmaar, Karbassiyoon announced his 2007 He retired at the age of 22 due to recurring knee problems earlier in the year.
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But he stayed with his beautiful game and became a scout for Arsenal. I was. He is known for bringing Gedion Zelalem and Joel Campbell to the club.
After retiring to start his successful online gaming company, he returned to Arsenal and now serves as his Manager of Products in the IT department.
His role combines knowledge and technology in football player scouting, assisting his Edu and recruiting team in his technical director.
Speaking about his role on the Arsenal website, he said: It is a recruitment platform for players who want to bring to the club and is led by Edu and the recruitment team.
“Second, the Performance Hub is driven by coaches, sports science teams, medical and strength and conditioning staff. Combine your knowledge of."
he continued. On specific targets or new players.
"He called StatDNA personnel, scouts and analysts, but it took a long time. My solution was to simply enter the player's name into the database and
"It's a little more sophisticated in terms of providing relevant information to different stakeholders, but basically everything is usable." It's a great platform.”
Karbassiyoon added: As head of the IT department, technically he's based out of Highbury House, but he also works closely with Colney's staff and is usually there several times a week.
"I work in different departments because I get input from medical teams, recruiting, sports science, and of course education, which is great."
