ALEXANDER JAMES OPREY

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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

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Coach Educator License

July 2016

Belgium FA

 

 

FA International Coaching License (UEFA B equivalent)

September 2013

 

 

UEFA C Coaching License

August – December 2011

Berkshire County FA

 

COACHING EXPERIENCE

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Juventus Academy Toronto

Head Coach of Player Development 2017-Present

U21, U18 , U14, U12

Toronto/ Canada

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Independiente Sabaneta futbol club

Head Coach/ Tecnical Director 2016-2017

National 1st division U20

Medellin/ Colombia

 

Nova Igauacu Futebol Clube

January – April 2016

Coach – U20, U17, U15

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

 

FC Britannia, Gibraltar, Premier Division

February – November 2015

Head Coach

 

 

Dream Team FCA Academy, USA

May – December 2014

Technical Advisor

 

·       Provided professional training to the Academy’s U11 and U12 squads.

·       The objective was to put players onto professional club “radar”

·       Successfully got nine U12 players implemented within the New England Revolution Academy.

 

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St Lucia, Caribbean

Guest Coach - August 2014 - 1 week

 

Invited by the Director of the St Lucian football federation to plan and implement a one week program for the U15/U17 National Team players.  Daily this involved coaching up to 40 players and overall involved coaching a group of International coaches bringing various methodologies to the St Lucian football federation.

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Lions FC, Premier Division, Gibraltar

January – May 2014

Head Coach

 

·       Head Coach of Lions FC in the Gibraltar Premier Division

·       Responsible for the delivery and preparation of the daily training sessions for both the senior and reserve teams.

·       Facilitated successful integration of youth players into the first team, of which four players aged 15 years old to 17

        years old are now an  

        integral part of the squad.  Players subsequently called up to the National Team setup.

·       Season objective for the club was to get into the Europa League 1st round by winning the Rock Cup in Gibraltar.

 

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Deportivo Azogues, Serie B, Ecuador

 May – August 2013 

Assistant Coach

 

·       Delivered training sessions to senior professionals with concentration on the tactical and technical requirements of

        the manager.

·       Assisted with the training and development for U16-U18 squads with specific focus on player progression and talent

        identification for the first

        team.

 

 

Deportivo Aucas, Serie B, Ecuador

 March – May 2013 

Training Analyst

 

·       Studied alongside Head Coach Julio Asad, examining his methods of team training and systems of play.

·       Oversaw the U12, U14, U16, U18 youth team development programmes.

 

 

John Smith’s Sports Academy, USA

September – November 2012

Academy Consultant

 

·       Provided consultation to the club with regard to the progression of youth players from U10-U18.  This included ways

        of identifying talented

        players and how to mentor them providing the suitable training and support

 

 

Mass Premier Soccer, USA

 April – August 2012 

Inner City Programme, Director of Coaching

 

·       Implemented a structured training programme for the Latin community with a focus on identifying, nurturing, and

        integrating talented

        players into club football.

·       Acted as Head Coach for School of Excellence players U9, U10, U11, and U12.

 

 

Burnham FC, England

March – November 2011

U21 Assistant Coach

 

·       Helped develop a U21 squad utilizing challenging training sessions and psychological guidance to help evolve their

        characters on the field.

 

 

Nest Sotra FC, Norwegian 2nd Division, Norway

January – July 2010

U10-U16 Head Coach

 

·       Focused on developing the players utilizing technical and tactical training sessions.

·       Responsible for the identification of talented players for progression into the reserve team.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE

 

 

·       Nest Sotra FC, Norway (2009 – 2010)

·       Salemitana Calcia, Italy (2009)

·       Deportivo Aucas, Ecuador (2008-2009)

·       Ofi Crete, Greece (2006-2007)

·       Santos U23, Brazil (2005)

·       Atietico Paranaense, Brazil (2004)

·       Chelsea FC, England – Trial 2 months (2004)

·       Dagenham & Redbridge FC, England (2001 – 2003)

 

 

CAREER RELATED SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

 

Languages:  English (native), Spanish (fluent), Portuguese (fluent).

 

 

REFERENCES

 

Craig Tornberg – Dream Team Academy, Director and former General Manager/Vice President of the MLS franchise New 

 England Revolution.

Julio Asad – Head Coach, Deportivo Aucas, Ecuador, Former Argentine International Player.

Jose Ortiz – Former Head Coach, Deportivo Azogues Ecuador, currently Coaching in Olimpia, Paraguay.

Oscar Bernardi – Player for Brazil 1978, 1982, 1986 World Cup.

Guy Peeters – Belgium FA, Coach Educator.

Kris Van De Hagaen – Belgian FA, Head of Coach Education, UEFA Pro Instructor.

Javier Alvarez - Former Head Coach, Colombia National Soccer Team.