Abstract
Early identification of talent is one of the most important concepts in modern sport. The basic premises that accompanies the program of identification of talents is that development of young athletes is the most appropriate if the athlete goes in for the sport he is predisposed for. In order to develop such programs it is necessary to get to know the basic terms and phase of the process of identification and development of talents, and then to reveal the factors which contribute to success. This paper points that the process of identification of talents in football is multidisciplinary. Pursuant to the previous the potential predictors of talents in football are recognized in the areas of: physical features, physiological features, specific skills and psychological features. Comprehension of the problems is completed with the discussion on the influence of genetics and the process of maturing to the predictors of talent.