During the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, SportTechie and N3XT Sports are surveying key personnel at major soccer clubs around the world to understand the current state of soccer technology and innovation. (Previous: Agustín Lleida, CF Pachuca)
Ravi Ramineni is the director of soccer analytics for the Seattle Sounders. He grew up in Southern India, but moved to Redmond, Wash., in 2007 to work within Microsoft’s Bing search engine group. After leaving the software giant in 2012, he turned his passion for soccer into a full-time career with the Sounders. Now he helps the team’s GM and scouting department use data to make decisions related to player acquisition and manage the salary cap, as well as assisting the coaching staff with analysis of matches and opponents.