Kunle Odetoyinbo

Kunle Odetoyinbo MSc BSc CN Med. is a sports scientist and fitness coach working for Reading FC in the English Premier League.

Life and career
Early life
Odetoyinbo graduated at Loughborough University with a in sport science. During his time at Loughborough he went to the Olympic Games at Atlanta in 1996 to study different coaching techniques from a number of sports. He went on to work as a Senior lecturer in Human Physiology & Sports Science and as a consultant with various professional athletes. Odetoyinbo was also a semi professional footballer and a highly ranked table tennis player who played in the national league.

Sports Scientist
Odetoyinbo first came to popular attention as fitness coach at Tottenham Hotspur in 1994. After a brief spell in consultation with FIFA and the Jordanian Football Association he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2004 who were at the time managed by former Tottenham manager Glenn Hoddle. He was said to be the "most significant signing Tottenham Hotspur made for several years."

In early August 2007 Odetoyinbo left Wolves to take up a position at Reading FC as head of sports science. In explaining his role at Reading he says that "we need to get the very best out of each individual and squeeze every last drop of performance from them - as much as the league have different tiers within it, they are all elite footballers and everybody wants to find that extra per cent somewhere. Every player in the Premier League is good at what they do. It's just that some are better than others. At that sort of level, you have to be ahead of the game in as many areas as you possibly can."

Specialisation
*Exercise Physiologist
*Sport Scientist
*Sport Physiologist
*Strength & Conditioning Coach

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