The purpose of this final paper is to demonstrate the role of pedagogues in the upbringing and education of young athletes, with the example of HNK Hajduk Youth Academy „Luka Kaliterna“. The first part of the paper presented the jobs and roles of pedagogues in upbringing and education, followed by traits and competencies a quality pedagogue must possess. The next chapter focused on the jobs of pedagogues and their work places, after which the topic were traits and competencies that a good pedagogue must have. That was followed by a fragment about the development of young athletes, which showed the great complexity of that process in which it is difficult to succeed on your own. The other part of the paper deals with the rich history of HNK Hajduk and its Youth Academy, presenting the activities of the Youth Academy founder, Luka Kaliterna himself. Listed were of course the Youth Academy's greatest successes, its age groups and expert team, consisting of pedagogues, a psychologist and physiotherapists. All of them are an extremely important factor in the everyday life of Youth Academy attendees and their regularly great successes. The biggest contribution of the paper is the interview completed with a pedagogue in a football club, whose aim was answering the research question: What is the role of pedagogical service in the upbringing and education of young athletes on the example of HNK Hajduk Split Youth Academy „Luka Kaliterna“ attendees?