Dubai: Dubai football club Fursan Hispania FC has welcomed Real Madrid legends Roberto Carlos and Fernando Hierro as it celebrates six years of developing young talent in the UAE.
The two former Spain and Brazil internationals join club co-founders Michel Salgado and H.E. Faisal Belhoul as Fursan Hispania enters a new phase of its development.
The announcement was made on November 12 as the club celebrated Fursan Hispania Day, bringing together players, families, coaches and partners to mark its progress since being established in 2020.
Fursan Hispania was founded by former Real Madrid defender Salgado and Emirati entrepreneur and investor Belhoul, building on the foundations of Spanish Soccer Schools, a football development programme originally launched by Salgado in Dubai.
The project initially focused on developing young players through Spanish football coaching methods before expanding into a competitive football club with a pathway from grassroots football to the professional game.
Just four months after its formation, Fursan Hispania entered the UAE Second Division and played its first league fixture in December 2020.
The club enjoyed immediate success, winning the UAE Second Division title in the 2021-22 campaign to secure promotion to the First Division in just its second season.
Since then, it has helped hundreds of young footballers develop their careers, with several graduates progressing into professional environments across Europe and…
