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About
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Luciano Fernandez
PRESIDENT & TECHNICAL DIRECTOR |
Philip Tecla
Coordinator of Events, Tournaments and Travel |
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The US Courts Soccer Federation is proud to present to you "
El Profe" Luciano. He brings vast experience numerous
awards of achievements, and excellence in his method of instructions.
His benevolent qualities and vast experience has earned him the
title of "Soccer Ambassador". Asa pioneer, educator,
former professional player, coach, manager and soccer director
Luciano is our asset paramount director. More
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Philip a native of the
Dutch Island Curacao in the Caribbean is known for his constant
dedication to as well youth as adult soccer in Tampa Bay. He carries
the Dutch nationality, finished the Jesuit's Canisius College in
Holland were he played as well outdoor soccer as court soccer. Philip
dominates 6 languages and therefore worked as travel-coordinator and
translator in tourism in Brussels for 5 years before returning to his
native island Curacao. More
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Contact Information:
Luciano Fernandez
Luciano is also
president of the Tampa Soccer Academy and The Tampa Soccer & Futsal
Academy both non profit-organizations in which he is activity involved.
Since 1995 he
brought Brazilian experience to the USA players. Through camps, clinics
and training programs abroad he offers young American players the
opportunity to experience first hand the kind of soccer training that made
the Brazilian player one of the best players in the world.
"El Profe" is a
mentor, teacher and a true friend. He has been most part of his life
active in Futsal or better known as Court soccer or indoor 5
x 5 in the USA.
He coached the
Paraguayan Regional All Stars for 12 years, leading his team to become
Champion and Vice Champion in seven national tournaments.
Luciano and his
academies are members of the Asociación Mundial de Futsal. http://www.amfutsal.com.py
In 1992,Luciano
decided to bring his talent and experience into a new frontier, the USA.
He choose Tampa
Florida as his headquarters and soon gained fame and respect as coach,
manager and trainer.
Tampa Soccer
Academy took since 1995 15 teams to Brazil and participated in
international tournaments in, Spain, Canada, Ibiza, and Ecuador.
In 2002 his
Tampa Soccer Academy was appointed by the Asociación Mundial de Futsal AMF
with their headquarters in Asuncion Paraguay, as the official
representative for the USA.
The TSA joined
forces with the Soccer Management, consultant & Travel and formed the
Tampa Soccer & Futsal Academy and are now the legal representatives of the
US Court Soccer Federation representing the AMF in the USA.
DEGREES HELD
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Coaching Licenses from Paraguay, Brazil and USA.
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National School of Physical Education Associate in Science, from Cook
County Junior College, Gainesville, Texas.
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Sport Journalist, Asociación de Periodismo Deportivo from Paraguay (
Sport press association).
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Speaks - English, Spanish, Portuguese, Guarani, Italian.
COACHING EDUCATION
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1982 - F.I.E.P. Federacao Internacional de Educao Fisica(International
Federation of Physical Education) - Parana, Brazil
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1985 - Olimpic Development - Asuncion, Paraguay
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1988 - Soccer Symposium - Sao Paulo, Brazil ( Conducted by: Profesor Jose
L. Fernandes)
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1988 - F.I.F.A./ Coca Cola World Football Youth Academy (Conducted by:
Profesor Pedro Morales from Chile
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1999 Soccer Clinic (Coaching & Managing) Sao Paulo Brazil 2000
-Coaching Symposium Soccer Skill in Theory and Practice
Conducted By: Luis C. Ricardo
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2001 Coaching Clinic for Goalkeeper in Palm Harbor Nighthawks Soccer Club.
Conduct by FIFA instructor Professor Carlos Portela Valderi
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2002 Coaching Symposium. Coaching Youth Soccer in Tampa Fl. Conducted By:
Royal Netherlands Soccer Association Academy
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2003 Curso International Soccer Clinic Brazil SITREPESP.
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Philip Tecla
He was employed as social-director and entertainer in tourist resorts and
opened his own Travel and Tour Company. He organized during these years
several international soccer tournaments on the island for resorts from
the different islands in the Caribbean. Since 1984 he moved to the USA to
promote tourism to the Caribbean as representative of the U.I.T.O. United
Independent Tour Operators of Curacao. He dedicates his spare time and his
knowledge of soccer to the youth as coach and trainer. In the 1995 Philip
volunteered to build up the soccer league of the city of Tampa. He also
founded with two partners the Plantation Soccer League for Carrolwood Home
Owners, a pure recreational soccer program. He is President of Soccer
Consultant-Management & Travel and partner with the Tampa Soccer and
Futsal league and the US Court Soccer Federation.
During the years of the Soccer team the Mutinies in Tampa, Philip
organized the youth pre-games for competitive teams in the Raymond James
stadium.
Philip holds a United States Soccer Federation coaching license and is
member of the USA Coaches and the Florida Youth Soccer Association, he
followed coaching courses in Brazil and hold a KNVB Royal Dutch Voetbal
Bond coaches certificate.
He attended the Goalkeeping clinic given by the Goalkeeping Institute of
the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and the Clinic for
Goalkeeper Conducted by FIFA
instructor Professor Carlos Portela Valderi .
In June 2003 he joined the Tampa Soccer Academy and traveled to Brazil
with an all-select High school team to win the International tournament in
Minas-Gerais.
In July 2004 he took with partner Luciano Fernandez a U-12 team to Quito,
Ecuador to participate in the First Futsal World Cup for teams in that age
group.
Philip is in charge with the general coordination of all activities in the
US Court Soccer Federation.
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