Coaching Committee
| | Nermin Sasivarevic Tecnical Director / DOC / U15-U18 Coaching Director Nermin brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to USA as the club’s coaching director. He played professionally in his native Bosnia and in Germany. He holds the prestigious USSF A coaching license, NSCAA Premier Diploma, National Youth license and Director of Coaching Certificate. Nermin is on the state coaching staff and ODP staff. He is also an assistant coach with the Real Salt Lake academy. Nermin is one of the top coaches in the Region and as a professional teacher, is dedicated to developing players in the Club. Nermin has 2 children and is married to Dubravka. | |
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| | Eric Blommer U8-U11 Girls Coaching Director Eric Blommer is a vast resource of soccer knowledge, partly because he has been doing this for so long, but mostly because he is the ultimate student of the game. Owning one of the largest libraries around of soccer books and videos, Eric is passionate about continuing his soccer education and helping others do the same. He was the US Youth National Soccer Coach of the year in 2000, the first and only coach from Utah to win that prestigious award. Eric has coached for USA since the club was officially formed and works with the girl’s program. He holds a USSF B license and National Youth license. | |
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| | Sean Angeletti U8-U11 Boys Coaching Director Sean has been coaching with USA since the club formed. Originally from Littleton, Colorado, he played varsity soccer at Columbine High School and was a member of a number of elite youth club teams and the Colorado ODP squad. Recruited to Westminster College of Salt Lake City, he played four years of soccer there and earned All-Conference and Academic All-District honors. Sean also played 5 years with the Utah Men's Select/ODP team. He currently holds his USSF D license. Sean has led the USA 99 boy’s team to several premier division and tournament championships. | |
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| | Miguel Nunez U12-U14 Girls Coaching Director Miguel is excited to be one of the newest additions to the USA club. He grew up in El Salvador, Central America where he learned to play and love the beautiful game. Miguel played at the college level, and professionally in Liga B, up until moving to Utah. He has been coaching boys and girls competition teams since 1985 and has coached three different teams to five State Cup championships. Miguel has coached boys and girls ODP teams for 11 years, under Bill McNichols, Gordon Miller, and Greg Maas. He holds a USSF C license. | |
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| | Ryan Mitchell U12-U14 Boys Coaching Director Ryan is a native of Seattle, Washington and has coached with USA since the club was officially formed in early 2005. Ryan has a USSF D license and is on the state ODP staff. Recently, he was hired as the head coach for the new Herriman High School men’s team, where he will also be a teacher. Ryan played 2 years at BYU and 2 years at Sacramento State, and was the leading scorer all 4 years. He also played professionally for 4 years with the Sacramento Knights and the Reno Rattlers. Ryan is also a graduate of the Pro Am soccer course in Nottingham, England. He is married to the former Heather Carter. | |
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| | Jose Araneda U8 Academy Director Jose joined the USA staff in 2008, bringing with him a wealth of coaching and playing experience. Originally from Chile, Jose played for Club Huachipato and played collegiately at INACAP, Concepcion, Chile. He has been coaching in Utah since 1994, where he has coached U9-U16 boys and girls. Jose has a USSF D license and continues to compete as a player in the Utah Adult League. Jose and his son, Chris, train the USA U8 boys and girls academy. | |
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| | Jeff Cassar Goalkeeper Coach Jeff Cassar is the USA goalkeeper coach. He began working with USA in 2007 and brings an impressive background. Jeff is currently an Assistant Coach with Real Salt Lake, coaching the goalkeepers. He played 10 years in MLS and also had a brief stint with Bolton of the English Premier League. Jeff played in the 1995 U-20 World Cup and the 1996 Olympics. Was the #8 overall pick in the 1996 MLS Draft. | |
Coaches
| | Mike Andolsek Bio | |
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| | Mansour Ariazand Mansour is a highly committed and passionate individual with more than 20 years of competitive youth, high school, state, and regional level coaching experience. He has a proven ability to motivate and create a positive environment for player and team development. Mansour has been recognized for inspiring players to excel by realizing their maximum potential. As the Head Coach for the 80 ODP Girls; Mansour placed four players on the Regional Pool, two progressed to the National Pool (including his daughter), and the majority participated in collegiate athletics. This level of achievement was a first for the State of Utah. Mansour currently holds a USSF C License and his coaching experience includes, ODP Regional Staff Girl's Coach, ODP Girl's Head Coach, State Select Team, Women's Head Coach and various other high school and club coaching assignments. He joined USA in 2009 and is excited to be a part of a growing and developing club. | |
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| | Gordon Augat Born of German parents, Gordon grew up playing soccer. He played is high school soccer at Brighton High School where he made the all-state team his final year. He has been coaching in the club for years and is also an assistant coach at Herriman High School. He has 5 children. His oldest child (Brenna) passed away in 2006 and the other 4 currently compete in the USA program. He holds a USSF D license. | |
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| | Ahmed Bakrim Ahmed Bakrim joined USA in 2006, after serving as technical director for a club near San Diego, CA. Ahmed played professionally in his native Morocco, as well as Brazil, Costa Rica and Guatamala. Ahmed holds a USSF D license. Ahmed speaks 4 different languages, English, Arabic, Spanish & French. | |
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| | Daniel Cavar Bio | |
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| | Dave Chazen I started coaching in soccer over 30 years ago and I have developed a strong love for the game. I have coached all four of my children through both recreational and competitive soccer programs onto their high school teams. I am now starting to coach my grandkids in soccer. I have coached both boys and girls teams on competition clubs that have traveled extensively to regional tournaments. I have a "D" level coaching license and I was a certified referee for several years. I have been involved in the start-up and organization of soccer clubs but I prefer the personal relationships developed by working out on the field with individual players. I strongly believe that by teaching youth what it takes to be successful in soccer that we provide them a model for how to be successful at any other undertaking in their future lives. I have been fortunate enough to experience numerous examples of this with many of the players I have coached. That is why I love to coach youth soccer, especially at the competitive level. I am presently coaching a boys U10 team in X-League and a young adult special needs soccer team for TOPS Soccer. | |
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| | Danyell Estrada Danyell is a local girl who started playing soccer at age 3. She played for a variety of clubs growing up, such as America Soccer Club, Hot Spurs and Layton Strikers. Danyell also played ODP and Women's state select, then 1 year at Salt Lake Community College. She has trained under Valerie Volesnick of Russia and coach of the Salt Lake Sting, Sandro Salvadore of Italy, who played with Juventus and coached the U-17 Juventus boys team, and Chris Agnello, coach of the Utah Blitzz. Danyell has a USSF D license. | |
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| | Jorge Estrada Jorge started soccer at age 3. He played for Highland High school and received state MVP, and was selected to the All-State team. He played for U-18 Sparta club and that won the San Diego surf cup. Jorge also played for the Men's state select and was selected for the region pool. He played 1 year at Salt Lake Community College and then signed to play professionally with the Utah Blitzz, where he played for 5 years, including being voted as the team MVP in 2001. Jorge was also selected for the USL top 15 players and was ranked 12th in the division. He has trained under Valerei Volesnick of Russia and coach of the Salt Lake Sting, and Chris Agnello, coach of the Utah Blitzz. Jorge has a USSF D license. | |
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| | Kelly Farr Bio | |
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| | Jose Hernandez Bio | |
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| | Sinisa Jotic Sinisa started playing soccer in his native Bosnia when he was 4 years old. Continued playing for a variety of youth clubs, and eventually played professionally in Bosnia, Germany and Australia. Also played for 3 years in a Florida Veterans league. Joined USA in 2010 after coaching most recently for Impact United. Sinisa is an ODP staff coach and has a USSF B license. | |
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| | Renata Lawson I have been coaching for a total of 7 years in the USA and Sparta girls competition leagues. I also coach an off-track soccer camp in the off season at the South Jordan recreation center. I have played soccer since I was 8. I grew up playing year round soccer in southern California eventually playing at Brea Olinda High School and then played at the collegiate level for Cypress College before moving to Utah. I am currently playing in a competitive womens soccer league and coaching my daughters U10 competition team. I have a USSF D license and am married to Marc Lawson. | |
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| | Silver Martinez Playing Experience:
University of Redlands: 2003-2006
Semi-Pro: Utah Salt Ratz 2004
Semi-Pro: Ogden Outlaws
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Education: University of Redlands
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| | Jenelle Muir I have been playing soccer for 28 years. I played AAA competition and was the league's top scorer for most of my soccer years. I played at Bingham High 94-97 as a defender and midfielder. Ranked one of the top teams in the state and nation every year I was there. The summer before I went to college my team went on to win the Gold Medal, for Utah Summer Games, by a sudden death PK goal made by me. Played at the woman's collegiate level for two years. My husband played for the men's team when we met. After graduating college I trained with Blitzz Captain Adolfo Ovalle for three years, and have now coached every level and age group both girls and boys. Had the opportunity to Coach one year at Bingham High School. I am currently coaching my son's U13 team. My Husband and I have been married 13 years and have seven beautiful children and still love the game. She has a USSF D license. | |
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| | Shay Muir I love soccer. I have played for more than 31 years, and have coached at least 15. I was selected for my city's all-star team every year it was available, 8/8 years. I then helped found the Vernal Soccer Club where we traveled around Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and Arizona playing premiere teams and tournaments. I played for the men's team in college where we were the only team that year to defeat BYU who went on to win the National Championship. I met my wife who played for the women's team and it was in fact soccer that brought us together. She was out of my league, but when she mentioned that she played soccer, I found the courage to say hi. As an adult I have played for many teams and in many leagues and have twice won the League title for most goals scored. I still play today where I just can't get enough of the competition. I started coaching in High School where a youth team was dropped because the coach dropped out last minute. They took last place the year before, and without changing a single player, we came back that year and took second, where we lost on a "luck shot" in the last seconds of the game. Since then I have either coached or helped train both boys and girls of varying ages and pride myself on fostering self confidence in players and providing them with the tools they need to compete at any level. My wife and I have seven kids and now enjoy being able to coach and train our own children on their journey through soccer. He has a USSF D license. | |
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| | Larkin Noble Bio | |
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| | Danny Norris Danny is a Utah native and has coached with USA since the league was formed, and has over ten years of coaching experience. His experience ranges from U8 – U15 teams. He currently holds his USSF D license. Danny is currently coaching the U9 Boys White 2 and Blue Teams. | |
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| | Richard O'Dea Born: London 1977 | |
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| | Mark Osborne Born in Germany, Mark Osborne has been coaching with USA since the club was formed. He grew up playing in Utah Youth Soccer and at Bingham High School, where they were region champs in 1992 & 1993. Mark was recently an assistant coach at Bingham High School. Mark holds a USSF D license. | |
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| | Spencer Rose Bio | |
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| | Shane Siddoway Bio | |
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| | Danny Simmons Bio | |
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| | Ryan Sylvies Coaching experience
Coaching Licenses
Playing Experience
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| | Gary Tingey Gary has been a staff coach for the Utah Soccer Alliance for the last four years. Gary's teams have seen great success during this time, including being the State Cup Finalist for Girls U12 in 2011, being the #1 ranked team in Utah by GotSoccer, and earning the Wild Card spot for the Far West Regionals tournament in Boise, ID. Additionally, his teams have won Premier League championships and competed in various tournaments in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho and Nevada. Before moving to Utah, Gary lived in Fort Collins, CO and coached with the Fort Collins Soccer Club. Gary holds a USSF D license and is on the 2000 Girls ODP coaching staff. Growing up in California, Gary's roots were in soccer and basketball as he played both through high school. He began his coaching career at Fountain Valley High School where Gary coached the freshman boy's basketball team for two years. | |
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| | Thao Tran Thao grew up playing street soccer morning, noon and night in Vietnam. When he moved to the United States with his family when he was 10, the love for the game was the one thing that stayed the same. Thao played for Hillcrest High School at the State Chamopionships in 1987 and 1988 (Hillcrest placed 2nd in '87). Although his college education came first, he has played soccer at every opportunity. Thao and his wife have 5 children, 4 of which play for USA. Thao enjoys running marathons and half-marathons, fishing, watching movies and yelling at the players during televised soccer games. He has coached for 11 years, 5 years with USA, and is a true student of the game. He has a USSF D license. | |
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| | Karen Wunderli Karen has been coaching with USA since the club formed. Karen was an All-State high school performer, ODP player and won 4 state cup titles with her club team, Devastation. She was a 4-year starter at BYU, and earned Academic All-WAC honors. Karen Robbins-Wunderli ranks in the top 10 all-time in goals and assists at BYU. She has a USSF D license and is married to John Wunderli. | |
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