Ginga Scout is a location-based soccer application owned by
Linck Group
Linck Group Corporation is an American investment group that manages and invests in assets across multiple sectors, including films, sports, fashion, hospitality and technology. Linck Group runs American football (soccer), soccer club Miami Dade F ...
that facilitates communication between mutually interested users allowing them to chat. Soccer players, Coaches and Scouts. The software was launched November 1, 2015.”.
History
Founding
Ginga Scout was founded by soccer legend
Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), commonly known as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his care ...
,
Roberto Linck
Roberto Moreira Linck Junior (born 31 July 1988 in Cachoeira do Sul), nicknamed Betu, is a Brazilian-born American association football, footballer and filmmaker. He is the owner of Linck Group and Miami Dade FC.
Youth and college
Linck grew u ...
and
Fabio Simplicio Fabio is a given name descended from Latin '' Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian.
The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...
.
Roberto Linck
Roberto Moreira Linck Junior (born 31 July 1988 in Cachoeira do Sul), nicknamed Betu, is a Brazilian-born American association football, footballer and filmmaker. He is the owner of Linck Group and Miami Dade FC.
Youth and college
Linck grew u ...
has stated that the impetus for the app was the observation he had that, "There is a place for every player".
On February 19, Lorenzo Orellano, player for
Uniautónoma F.C. announced in public television that he used Ginga Scout to transfer to United States.
Operation
Using
Facebook
Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin M ...
, Ginga Scout is able to build a user profile with information that have already been uploaded. Basic information is gathered and the users'
social graph
The social graph is a graph that represents social relations between entities. In short, it is a model or representation of a social network, where the word graph has been taken from graph theory. The social graph has been referred to as "the ...
is analyzed.
Features
* Player Cards is an ephemeral photo feature with the users photo and basic information.
* Favorites integration enables users to share their favorite players and build their favorite groups.
* Common Connections Once the coach likes a player a chat window will open and allow communication between the player and the coach.
Users
Ginga Scout is used widely throughout the world and is available in about 150 languages. Ginga Scout is for users of 13 years of age and older.
Ginga Scout Cup
On January 29, Ginga Scout created the first Cup. It was held in
Puerto Colombia
Puerto Colombia is a coastal town and municipality in Atlántico Department, Colombia founded in the mid 1800s. Famous for its "Pier of Puerto Colombia", that at one time was the largest Pier in the world. Duties were later transferred to the l ...
in front of 6,000 people. The game was between Junior 93 led by
Carlos Valderrama
Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio (Colombian Spanish: ; born 2 September 1961), also known as ''El Pibe'' ("The Kid"), is a Colombian former professional footballer and sports commentator for Fútbol de Primera, who played as an attacking mid ...
and
Miami Dade FC
Miami Dade FC is an American soccer team based in Miami, Florida. The club was founded in 2014 and is currently competing in United Premier Soccer League. In November 2015, the club made international headlines by announcing that former Brazil ...
led by
Emerson Ferreira da Rosa
Emerson Ferreira da Rosa (born 4 April 1976), simply known as Emerson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. At international level, he played 73 games for the Brazil national team between 1997 and ...
. Other players such as
Fabio Simplicio Fabio is a given name descended from Latin '' Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian.
The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...
,
Gabriel Rodrigues dos Santos
Gabriel Rodrigues dos Santos (born 5 June 1981), commonly known as just Gabriel, is a Brazilian footballer, who plays primarily as a wing-back down the right hand side of the pitch; he is currently playing for Miami Dade FC.
He earned his onl ...
,
Roberto Linck
Roberto Moreira Linck Junior (born 31 July 1988 in Cachoeira do Sul), nicknamed Betu, is a Brazilian-born American association football, footballer and filmmaker. He is the owner of Linck Group and Miami Dade FC.
Youth and college
Linck grew u ...
, Orlando Ballesteros,
José Amaya
José Antonio "Ringo" Amaya Pardo (born 16 July 1980) is a retired Colombian footballer.
Amaya, who played as a defensive midfielder, was capped with the Colombian U-20 squad before being part of the senior squad that took part in Copa America ...
,
Emerson Acuña
Emerson de Jesús Acuña Fluviano who usually is known as Emerson Acuña (born June 16, 1979) is a retired Colombian football striker.
External links
Official Website*
1979 births
Living people
Footballers from Barranquilla
Colombian men' ...
,
Jorge Bolaños
Jorge Alberto Bolaños Suarez (born 7 November 1936 in Las Tunas, Cuba) is a Cuban politician and diplomat.
Bolanos graduated in Political Sciences and International Law from the University of Havana and did postgraduate courses in Foreign Rel ...
, William Fiorillo,
Víctor Pacheco also play the game. The game finished 3x2 for Junior 93.
See also
*
Linck Group
Linck Group Corporation is an American investment group that manages and invests in assets across multiple sectors, including films, sports, fashion, hospitality and technology. Linck Group runs American football (soccer), soccer club Miami Dade F ...
*
Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), commonly known as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his care ...
*
Roberto Linck
Roberto Moreira Linck Junior (born 31 July 1988 in Cachoeira do Sul), nicknamed Betu, is a Brazilian-born American association football, footballer and filmmaker. He is the owner of Linck Group and Miami Dade FC.
Youth and college
Linck grew u ...
*
Fabio Simplicio Fabio is a given name descended from Latin '' Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian.
The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...
*
Carlos Valderrama
Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio (Colombian Spanish: ; born 2 September 1961), also known as ''El Pibe'' ("The Kid"), is a Colombian former professional footballer and sports commentator for Fútbol de Primera, who played as an attacking mid ...
*
Emerson Ferreira da Rosa
Emerson Ferreira da Rosa (born 4 April 1976), simply known as Emerson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. At international level, he played 73 games for the Brazil national team between 1997 and ...
References
External links
* {{official website, http://gingascout.com/
Geosocial networking
Mobile social software
IAC (company)
Computer-related introductions in 2012