Coaching Experience

  • Director of Coaching-Competitive-California Youth Soccer Assn-North 2010-
  • Instructor of Asociaciòn de Técnicos de El Salvador-2009-2010
  • Director of Player Development of South Texas Youth Soccer Association 2007-09
  • Director of Coaching, Rangers Soccer Club, Chula Vista, CA 2003-2007
  • Rangers SC U16 Girls Southern California Sate Championship
  • World Cup  2006 Scout and Technical Group Member El Salvador National Team
  • Contributed to the qualification of El Salvador National Team to the Gold Cup
  • National Staff Instructor & Coach (United States Soccer Federation) 1997-2002
  • Conducted numerous coaching courses to approximately 2000 coaches across the country
  • Recruited some players for US U17 National Team
  • National Staff Coach for Region IV and Region II, 1998-2002
  • Responsible of Olympic Development Program (ODP) and coaching education for Region II and Region IV
  • Gold Cup Technical Study Group for CONCACAF -1999
  • Technical Reports submitted to the Technical Group of CONCACAF
  • World Cup 1998 Scouting for United States Soccer Federation (National Teams)
  • Responsible of watching World Cup qualifying games and submitting Technical Reports to the US National Head Coach.  Contributed to the US Men National Team qualification for the WC 98
  • Instructor of National Soccer Coaches Association of America  (NSCAA)1997
  • Vallejo Rowdies U15 Boys 1990 – 1998.  California North State Champions 1996
  • Head Coach of the Olympic Development Teams U18, U17, U15, U14 Boys California North 1987 – 1995. Several of these players were recruited by some MSL teams and some important universities across the country.
  • European tour (Vallejo Rowdies U12 Boys), 2nd place Pondus Cup – Denmark 1992
  • Senior Staff Instructor – California Youth Soccer Assn. North  (CYSA-N) 1988 – 1996
  • Conducted numerous coaching courses at the state Level
  • Region IV Coach of the Olympic Development U15 Boys – 1992
  • St. Patrick- St. Vincent High School – Vallejo-Section Championship 1988 – 1991
  • Team USA U15 Boys (European Tour 1988) 2nd place – Paris Cup
  • El Salvador AC San Francisco Major League 1979-1982-Leagues Champions

Coaching Courses and Licenses:

  • Coaching Symposium By EUFT, Prague-Nov. 2006
  • Brazilian Professional Soccer Coaches Association, Rio de Janeiro. December 2005
  • NSCAA Premier license, Florida,- Jan. 2005
  • Coaching Symposium organized by UEFT, Portugal 2004
  • International Soccer Symposium, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2003
  • Brazilian “B” License, Sao Paulo & Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2003
  • Coaching Symposium organized by UEFT, Paris, France 2002
  • 2002 World Cup Seminar organized by CONCACAF-Trinidad & Tobago 2002
  • Manchester United Seminar at Manchester City, England 2000
  • Spent three days with Man U Youth Division and two days observing training sessions of the absolute team
  • Coaching Course Argentina Football Association (AFA), Buenos Aires 1999
  • Royal Dutch Football Federation, International Advanced Course 1995
  • NSCAA International Course.  Zeist, Holland 1995
  • Scottish Football Association preliminary “A” License Course, Scotland 1993
  • Argentine National Coach Seminar (Carlos Bilardo).  Stanford University 1991
  • Royal Dutch Football Federation, Tactical Course, Zeist 1988
  • National “A” License United States Soccer Federation 1987
  • National “B” License United States Soccer Federation 1986

Affiliations:

  • National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) at Large Board Member 2001 to 2006.  Represented diversity groups.
  • President of the Latin American Soccer Coaches Assn. (LASCA) 1998-2005
  • Responsible of organizing and coordinating International Coaching Symposia for the
  • Latin America Soccer Coaches Assn. in several cities of the country
  • Director of Coaching for the Latin American Soccer Coaches Assn. (LASCA) 1996
  • National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)
  • United States Soccer Federation (USSF) 1987-todate
  • Director of Coaching of California Soccer Association North Amateur Division 96-97

Clinician-Speaker

  • International Coaching Symposium-Tactical Theme-El Salvador 2006
  • Latin American Soccer Coaches Association Symposium, San Diego 2003
  • Latin American Soccer Coaches Association Symposium, Los Angeles 2001
  • National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention clinician 2002 Philadelphia
  • First International Soccer Symposium El Salvador, October 2000
  • Colorado Youth Soccer Association, Annual Workshop 2001
  • National Soccer Coaches Association of America NSCAA (convention 1996)
  • Illinois Youth Soccer Association Annual General Meeting (97-98-99-2000)
  • California Youth Soccer Association-S.  Annual General Meeting (97-98-99-2000, 2001)

Education:

  • B. S. in Psychology and Hispanic Literature from University of California, Davis.
  • Associate Degree in Exercise Science, Solano College Suisun, CA
  • B.A in Accounting, Instituto Latino-Americano, El Salvador

Corporate America:

  • Citibank San Fransisco-1974-1988- International Financial Division
  • Responsible of managing $ 400MM a day in import-export financing
  • Citibank San Salvador-1972-1974- Accounting Division
  • Responsible of managing the General Ledger and the International Demand Deposit Accounts

Miscellaneous:

  • Official Translator of National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) soccer articles for its Soccer Journal-2001-todate
  • Published articles for Soccer California newspaper
  • Editor of Latin American Soccer Coaches Association (LASCA) quarterly newsletter (English and Spanish) 1996-2004
  • Translated book, “Soccer Fundamental” (English into Spanish)
  • Translated California Youth soccer Association-N, NSCAA and USSF Coaching Courses (curricula)
  • Editor of “La Palabra” bilingual newspaper, University of California Davis
  • In the process of writing two books.  Basic Soccer for U9-U14 and Tactical Professional Teams

Languages:

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Some Portuguese & Frence