A highly motivated, experienced, coach, and physical trainer with over 20 years experience with professional, competitive, and special needs soccer teams. Trained and mentored in coaching by professionals in Panama and the United States whose information led to the attainment of successful implementation on and off the field. With a profound level of patience, understanding, and energy, that has led to high coaching credentials offered in Central America. Proven Coaching, physical trainer and training skills include:

• Trained the Chelsea Football club and received a certificate.
• Directly involved in the day to day quest to maintain Chorrillo FC within the city, by reaching outside the normal membership base of students and targeting city families looking for competitive organized training for children within the city.
• Worked with Chelsea Football Club  and Barcelona F.C. led to prioritizing and strategizing for the creation of competitive players and developmental programs.

Work Experience

• Olympiacos Soccer Club Chicago Assistant Coach, Skills Trainer
• Maine East High School Assistant Coach
• Maine West High School Assistant Coach
• Hellenic American Academy Coach

Year Joined Olympiacos Chicago:  2015

Philosophy

“I want to educate the kids through the game of soccer.”

Licenses

• USSF “E” License
• USSAA “D” National License
• FIFA, CONCACAF, UNCAF  FEDEFUT Certificates
• Coaching “C”  License from the Real Association of Soccer, FIFA
• Costa Rican Federation “C” License
• Panama Federation “C” License
• Special Olympics – Physical Trainer

Certificates / Diplomas

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Heads Up – Concussion In Youth Sports
• Abuse Prevention
• United Soccer Coaches
  • Top Soccer State Coaching
  • Get Ahead Safely in Soccer
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Attacking Principles of Play
  • Sports Psychology and Individual Mental Skills
  • Developing a Team Philosophy and Purpose
  • Goalkeeping Level 1 Online Diploma
• U.S. Center for SafeSport
  • Emotional and Physical Misconduct
  • Mandatory Reporting
  • Sexual Misconduct Awareness
• Webinars
  • Soccer Coaching Leaders Certificate ( International Soccer Science & Performance Federation (ISSPF).
  • Attacking Transition and Counter Attacks.
  • Training Models. Tactical Periodization and Structured Training.
  • Conmebol Physical preparation and professional soccer calendar planning and practical applications.
  • Coerver intro Webinar (Bogota, Colombia )
  • The Peruvian Football Association – Specialization in base football.
  • Student Mental Health and suicide Prevention. (National Federation High School, Learning Center).
  • Bullying ,Hazing And In-appropriative Behaviors (National Federation High School, Learning Center).
  • Motor and its Coordination at the base of Neuroscience.
  • Virtual seminar of update in the base football – Saprissa Formation ( San Jose Costa Rica)
  • Coaching Preparation Course and communicating to the highest level quality sports for people with disabilities (Special Olympics Course).
  • Fitness for the Sport Coach : Building Athlete Performance and health on line training (Special Olympics Course).
  • Special Olympics Unified Sports Coaching Course (Special Olympics Course).
  • Introduction to Children's Football Training ( Peruvian Football Federation).
  • FIFA Diploma in Football Association Integrity
  • Baby Futbol Uruguay Online Diploma.
  • Weekly planning of work in base football (Upsoccer Learning Club).
  • Goalkeeping Level 1 Online Diploma (United Soccer Coaches).
  • Attacking Principles of Play (United Soccer Coaches).
  • Sports Psychology and Individual Mental Skill (United Soccer Coaches).
  • 11vs 11 Formation and Systems of Play (United Soccer Coaches).
  • Developing A Team Philosophy and Purpose (United Soccer Coaches).
  • Adapted sport, physical activity and and  football in Chile (4 Hours).
  • International High-Performance Soccer Training Seminar in Costa Rica.
  • Abuse Prevention Certificate.

Continuing Education

• Olympiacos Football Club
  • Coaching Seminar – 2018 (Piraeus, Greece)
• United Soccer Coaches
  • Chicago Convention – 2019
• La Liga Formation Methodology III Course – 2017 (Chicago)
• High-Performance Seminar – 2019 (Costa Rica)