About Magic10 academy

Magic10 is a football academy with one goal – to help you become a pro player

We focus on the skills you never get to practice during your regular team training but are exactly what pro scouts are looking for.  Improve your technical skills, first touch, passing, shooting accuracy, and dribbling with the training methodology from Barca academy.

Academy founders

Carles Coto

Carles Coto is a Spanish former professional football player who started his carreer in Barcelona’s youth system in 2001 at the age of 13. While at Barcelona, he featured in Nike’s 2005 “Recuerda mi nombre” [“Remember my name”] advertisement alongside fellow La Masia prospect Lionel Messi and trained with Spanish national team players Busquets, Pique and Fabregas.

He won European Championship with Spanish U-19 team in 2007. Over 17 years of professional career Carles played in Spain, Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Georgia, Belarus and Uzbekistan winning 5 league titles, 3 domestic cups and 2 supercups.

Playing in so many different countries taught him something important: no matter where you go, the technical basics make all the difference. 

Carles founded Magic10 academy to give young players the technical foundation [FC Barcelona] that helped him succeed.

Monica Benavent

Monica is one of Spain’s top football journalists, covering La Liga for over 10 years. 

She’s the person players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Lewandowski, and Modrić talk to after matches! Having broadcasted more than 500 games and interviewed over 1,000 top players, Monica knows exactly what makes a pro footballer stand out.

She was chosen to cover the 2022 World Cup in Qatar for Spanish TV.

At Magic10, Monica brings all her insider knowledge and connections from the football world, giving our players insights most academies simply can’t offer.

Magic10 training methodology

We use the same training principles that make La Masia the world’s best football academy

One-on-one attention

One-on-one attention to spot what YOU specifically need to work on

Perfect first touch

Perfect first touch as the foundation for everything else

Quick thinking

Quick thinking under pressure through fun and challenging drills

Technical skills

Technical skills first – because technique beats pure strength every time

Field monitoring skill

Developing field monitoring skill to get the ball in the right place or pass to create opportunities

Our Coaches

Train with professional football players

Carles Coto

Founder & Head Coach

Raul Montoya

Coach

Aaron Gallego

Coach

Pascual Bartolomé

Coach

Alejandro Viñes

Coach

Alejandro Viñes

Coach

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Coach

Join our Academy

Whether you’re a local player looking to complement your club training with elite technical development, or an international player seeking an immersive Spanish football experience, Magic10 Academy offers the specialized training that develops the skills professional scouts are looking for