My Past Highly Admired Coaches & Trainers

Along with coaching at AVSC Theo has experience with University of Massachusetts Lowell(DI), 

Rivier University(DIII), 

Greater Lowell United FC (NPSL) and the New England Revolution (MLS).

 Aside from his work with AVSC, Theo founded a successful youth soccer club in 2015 based out of Lowell, MA which grew to over 150 players in less than two years prior to merging into Abbey Villa Soccer Club.

 Theo also serves as President of United Through Football, a 501(c)3 operation focused on changing the lives of children all around the world through the beautiful game. 

Mustapha is not only a mentor, but a tremendous role model to Charlie.  Charlie will continue training with Mustapha through her remaining years of High School.   

• Former Moroccan Olympic and National Team A member
• Mustapha was a professional soccer player for 13 years
• Over 400  professional appearances 
• 11 years of uninterrupted professional 1st team appearances (D1)

 Mustapha’s background and experience is impressive:

• Named Best GK in Africa, ’92 &’99
• Named Best GK in Moroccan league ’92-’94, ’97 &’00
• Coached Nashua World Cup U14,U15 teams and club goalkeepers
• 1989 Winner of “La Coupe Du Trone” of Morocco in 1989, 1993, 1996, and 1999
• 1989 Winner of “La Coupe de L’amitie” with the Moroccan National Team of Juniors
• Silver Medal Winner of the Mediterranean Games in 1991
• Qualified and Played with the Moroccan team in the Olympic Games in Barcelona
• Awarded Best Goalkeeper in the Moroccan Championships in 1992, 1994, 1995, and
• 1999
• Qualified and Played in the World Cup in USA in 1994
• Qualified in the World Cup in France in 1998
• Coached by World Famous Coaches: (Youri of USSR, Marcel Hussoun of France, Charly Roussly of Switzerland, Da Silva of Portugal, Zaki of Morocco, Oscar Fulone of Argentina, Luenes of Brazil, and Henry Michel of France and many others.)

JV1 Girls' Head Soccer Coach, Marblehead High School, (2019-Present)

Varsity Girls’ Soccer Head Coach, Winchester High School, (1978 – 2015)

Varsity Boys’ Tennis Head Coach, Winchester High School, (1979-1981)

Varsity Girls’ Soccer Head Coach, Salem High School, 2017

Varsity Girls’ Soccer Head Coach, Longmeadow High School, 2018

Coaching Director, Winchester Soccer Club, (1986 -2012)

Mass. Olympic Development Program Girls’ Head Coach, U16, (1990-1996)

Region 1 Olympic Development Program Girls’ Staff Coach, (1991-1996)

Mass Youth Soccer Association Staff Coach, (1990-2000)

Boston Storm Head Coach, 1991, (Women’s semi professional team)

Techniques Plus Owner / Director, 1996 to present, (youth and HS clinics and camps)

Sachem Football Club Head Coach, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011

Coaching Education:

United Soccer Coaches’ Advanced National Diploma, 1991

United States Soccer Federation “A” Licensed Coach, 1995, 2000

Coaching Honors:

NSCAA National Girls’ High School Soccer Coach of the Year, 1986

Mass. High School Soccer Coaches’ Hall of Fame, 1988 (first girls’ coach to be inducted)

NSCAA New England Girls’ High School Soccer Coach of the Year, 1996

Winchester High School Hall of Fame, 1999

Boston Globe All Scholastic Coach of the Year, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2003

High School Team Honors:

Winchester High School Girls’ Soccer Team’s record: 613, 75, 79

Top team in the league: thirty times in thirty-eight seasons at WHS

1982: Div. 1 E. Mass State Champions, 17-0-1 (no state final held)

1983: Div. 1 State Champion: 18-0-1

1986: Div. 1 State Champion: 19-0-2

1990: Div. 1 State Champion: 24-0-0 (# 1 ranked team in the nation)

1995: Div. 1 State Champion: 21-1-1 (# 3 ranked team in the nation)

1997: Div. 1 State Champion: 24-0-0 (# 2 ranked team in the nation)

1998: Div. 1 State Champion: 22-0-1 (# 1 ranked team in the nation)

2002: Div. 1 State Champion: 20-0-3

Teaching Experience:

Elementary Teacher, Lexington School System, grades 3-5, (1984 - 2008)

During Charlie’s  2016-2017 season with GPS and into 2018, Óli assisted Charlie in continued goalkeeping  training.  Olafur Gunnarsson  Class of 1999  Induction Class of 2016  Flagler Saints Men's Soccer  Gunnarsson was one of the best goalkeepers to play for  the Saints. He starred on the men’s soccer team from 1996-97, took two  years off to play for Iceland’s U21 National Team, and returned in 1999.    Gunnarsson was a three-time NAIA All-American, All-Region XIV and  All-Florida Sun Conference selection. Gunnarsson earned Academic  All-Florida Sun Conference honors in 1997. He is fourth in the program’s  history for saves in a match (12), fourth in shutouts in a season with  11, third in careers saves (157) and third in career shutouts (18).  Post-Flagler, he played professionally in Iceland and had one full-cap  playing for its national team.  Director of Operations Senior Girls Director Aztec Soccer May 2019 – Present  Goalkeeper Coach - Women's Soccer Tufts University June 2018 – Present  Goalkeeping Director New England & Goalkeeper Academy May 2018 – Present  ODP Goalkeeper Coach Massachusetts Youth Soccer August 2014 – Present  Head Youth Coach & Director of Goalkeeping GPS North Shore April 2012 – May 2019  Goalkeeper Coach Phillips Academy August 2017 – May 2018  Goalkeeper Coach The Governor’s Academy September 2015 – May 2018  

Susan  is in her 37th year as a lead site coach of the Marblehead Group. She  is also in her 30th year as the Head Coach of the Marblehead High  School swim  team. Susan has an impressive record with both the high school and YMCA   teams. Her high school team was runner-up at the 1998 girls N.  Sectional championships, placed third at the State Championships that  year. Placed third in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Marblehead has  won 18 plus Northeast Conference Meet titles. In 2011, her girls won  the Division II State Championship with only 7 girls.  This was the  highlight of her high school swimming career.   Susan is in her 47th  year  teaching at the YMCA; 23 of those years she was also the Aquatic  Director.  She has won two Eastern Mass YMCA District Division II titles  and an overall girl’s team championship in 1992.  In 1990, the  Marblehead 9 & 10 Girls won the YMCA New England Championship. In  1995, Susan had a group of nine swimmers qualify for the LC National  Championships (her first qualifiers). She has had two swimmers qualify  for the SC Nationals and 21 for the LC Nationals as well as four  All-American. Susan graduated from Salem State College in 1992 Suma Cum  Laude with a degree in Aquatic Management and Biology. She is a Level 3  ASCA recognized coach. Susan holds a top 10 time as a swimmer in the 100  Back and 1650 Free for NE Master's Swimming. She also set the record,  for her age group, in the 200m Backstroke at the Bay State Summer Games  in 2006 and came in second in 2007.