Klauss Câmara, President of Santa Clara's SAD, spoke about the Azorean club's project and the importance of investment

Klauss Câmara, President of Santa Clara's SAD, attended the inaugural day of the third edition of what is an essential event on the international scene: the Thinking Football Summit.

The Azorean club's most senior manager has no doubts when he says that the Portuguese league ‘is a world reference’ in football. ‘The figures and sales values of the various players show that the Betclic Portugal League is a global benchmark, making it very attractive in terms of recruitment,’ Klauss argued.

He then went on to talk about the steps taken in the two years of the project that have passed: ‘Santa Clara is the club of the Azores, it's the club of an entire region and that brings an extra responsibility to our project. We've changed the club's symbol in search of our own identity, we've invested in training with the creation of a B team and under-23s, we're also building a training centre, all to create the necessary sustainability bases for the club.’

On the other hand, the team from the São Miguel archipelago already has a star player. ‘João Afonso is an Azorean youth player who is a member of the Portuguese national team and is a reference point for what is the premise of Santa Clara's project: to invest in training, and then have the opportunity to use them in the first team and make a sporting and financial return. These are also essential steps to encourage the practice of sport in the Azores,’ he concluded.

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