High School attended: Romeoville High School
Achievements: All-Conference Player, All-Sectional Player, Most Valuable Player, Team Captain.
College attended: Joliet Junior College
Achievements: 2 time All-Regional Player, All-Conference Player.
Playing experience:
Played for several youth clubs: Raiders, Chivas, Blast, Chicago Fire Developmental Academy.
Played for Chicago Latin American Soccer Association (CLASA) with La Garita.
Played for John Hannan on Roadrunner's u23 team.
Coaching Experience:
Romeoville Spartans Coach from 2012-2013.
Roadrunner Coach from 2013 to present.
He has earned his USSF C license.
Why did you choose to play soccer?
When I was around 10 years old, I started playing soccer at school for the first time. I didn't know much about the game, but I knew that there was one way to win and that was by kicking the soccer ball in the opponent's goal. After my first experience, I continued to play because I loved how competitive it was and how much fun I had. It brings joy and it takes teamwork to win games. Also, my family are big aficionados of the game & they encouraged me to keep playing.
Why did you choose to coach soccer?
After realizing I wasn't going to make it to the big leagues, I knew I wanted to stay involved with soccer as much as possible. First, I started to referee soccer games to stay involved, but it made me realize that referring soccer games was not what I wanted. Also, it made me notice how many coaches out there do not know enough about the game. Then, I knew that all my time spent playing club ball and watching soccer games on television weren't for nothing. I want to pass my knowledge to players and want to help players become a better person.