Met Oval Staff
The Metropolitan Oval Academy is an elite talent development environment based around the youth center of excellence with locations in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Long Island. Met Oval has placed more youth players in MLS and Int'l academies (45+) in the past four years than any other club in the region, cementing itself as one of the top talent developers in the nation. With our highly licensed coaches and a bespoke curriculum, we will continue to make our stamp on the U.S. soccer landscape.
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Filippo Giovagnoli
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
USSF ACADEMY DIRECTOR LICENSE | UEFA A LICENSE
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YANNICK SALMON
academy director
USSF DOC LICENSE | USSF A LICENSE
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JON BURKLO
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
U19 MLS NEXT COACH
USSF ACADEMY DIRECTOR LICENSE | USSF A LICENSE
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CLARE O'DEA BACON
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
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NICO ANDERSON
PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR
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MAURIZIO INFANTE BRIGHI
U17 MLS NEXT COACH
U13 MLS NEXT COACH
USSF B LICENSE
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JUAN ROJAS
U16 MLS NEXT COACH
U11 PRE-ACADEMY COACH
USSF B LICENSE
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KEVIN KONIJNENBURG
U15 MLS NEXT COACH
PRE-ACADEMY DIRECTOR
USSF B LICENSE
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SERKAN GUVENC
U14 MLS NEXT COACH
U10 PRE-ACADEMY COACH
USSF B LICENSE
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OLTI RAKIP
U19 NATIONAL ACADEMY LEAGUE COACH
U17 NATIONAL ACADEMY LEAGUE COACH
U9 PRE-ACADEMY COACH
UEFA A LICENSE
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JEFF BOLIVAR
U16 NATIONAL ACADEMY LEAGUE COACH
U14 NATIONAL ACADEMY LEAGUE COACH
FUTSAL DIRECTOR
USSF C LICENSE
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MEHDI SHAHBAZI
U15 NATIONAL ACADEMY LEAGUE COACH
U13 NATIONAL ACADEMY LEAGUE COACH
USSF B LICENSE
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HUGO SÁNCHEZ
U12 PRE-ACADEMY COACH
FMF PRO LICENSE
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CARLOS VILLA
U8 PRE-ACADEMY COACH
USSF GRASSROOTS LICENSE
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SEBASTIANO MANA
HEAD GOALKEEPER COACH
GOALKEEPING ADVANCED NATIONAL DIPLOMA
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JUAN CRUZ LADINO
ASSISTANT GOALKEEPER COACH
USSF GRASSROOTS LICENSE
USC GOALKEEPER LEVEL 1 LICENSE
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