FC Drive | Coaches
FC DRIVE COACHING PROFESSIONALS HAVE SUCCEEDED AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF SOCCER
Frank Klopas
Founding Director of Coaching
Chicago Fire Head Coach
USSF A License
Former Chicago Fire and US World Cup forward
Pascal Bedrossian
Director of Coaching and Player Development
Former Ft. Lauderdale Strikers NASL Assistant Coach
Former Chicago Fire forward
Former France National Teams forward
MATT THOMPSON, D: former Captain United States U17 team, USSF A License
ILIE GIURGIU, PROFESSOR, M: former Assistant Coach Romania National Team, Romanian A License
NELO NIGHTINGALE, M: former Panama National Team
SEPTIMIU MUNTEAN, TIMMY, M: former Romania National Team
ED VILLASENOR, COACH V: 10 years youth coaching professional
FERNANDO CALDERON, F: 20 years youth coaching professional
GIDEON MACKAY, M: chair, Social Sciences, Michele Clark Academic Preparatory Magnet High School, 6 years youth coaching professional
KENNETH NIGHTINGALE, KENNY, F: former UIC All-Horizon League Second Team
LESLY DURAND, GK: former Haitian National Team, 20 years youth coaching professional
PATRICK SHUTT, D
JOHN THURMOND, GK: USSF D License, 8 years youth coaching, PCA Double Goal I&II Certifications
ALI SCHWACH, F/M: former Ohio State Women's Varsity; two-time Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar; four-time Scholar Athlete; Gold Medal winner in 17th and 18th World Maccabiah Games, Israel
MATT ELIASON, F: former Captain, Northwestern University Men's Varsity; all time leading goal scorer; winner Big Ten Medal of Honor for athletic and academic achievement
TRACY HULTGREN: 11 years youth coaching, NSCAA Advanced Regional Diploma, Adjunct Faculty, A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences, Human Movement Program
F forward • M midfielder • D defender • GK goalkeeper