How do I become a team doctor or sports physician for a professional soccer team?

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I really want to become a sports physician, I was just wondering how do become a sports
physician for a professional soccer team? Like who do I contact to work for them?
I want to be a sport physician for a European soccer team, who do I contact and how?

Answers and Views:

Answer by Simpson G
You’ve posted from the US, so you would have to decide if you are going to complete med school here and then try and do a residency with a group that works with a Euro soccer team or if you will do residency here with a group that does work with a local sports team and then attempt to get a job in Europe.

Because of licensing differences, you will have to find out in advance what it takes to transfer your degree to another country. You need to figure this out before you even get to undergrad so you don’t waste your time taking classes here if you have to have EU classes to get a license to practice medicine in any specific country.

Answer by Bill
You would need to become a successful physician in your own right before you would be considered by a professional soccer team. You realize that there are only a small number doctors who work solely in the team sport arena. Most major surgeries that are performed on athletes are done by the best private surgeons in the world and not by team doctors. Good Luck