VIRGINIA DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY

MEET THE BOYS STAFF

MATT ROWE

USSF "A" License | Boys ECNL Director

Coaching Experience: 10 years, VDA and SOCA, VYSA ODP

Playing Experience: PWSI Youth Player & University of Lynchburg Men's Soccer 2007-2010

Favorite Team & Player: Liverpool, Steven Gerrard

Best Moment in Soccer: Playing in the 2010 NCAA Division 3 National Championship

Coach you look up to: Jurgen Klopp

An interesting fact about you: Enjoy playing golf

Quote that is always with you: "No Excuses, play like a champion"

NICK ARZANI

USSF "B" License, CONMEBOL "A" License, National Youth License, & NSCAA Premier Diploma

Coaching Experience: Herndon Youth Soccer Technical Director, VYSA ODP, Argentina National Team, Mexico National Team

Playing Experience: Professional player - San Miguel, Club Italiano, Club Parque, & Boca Juniors

Coaches you look up to:  Martino, Bruyninckx, Bilardo, Bielsa, Mourinho, Dimeone, Dion Lafourcade, Guardiola, & Klopp

Quote that is always with you: "Skill is the art of turning limitations into values"-Eduardo Galeano

Languages besides English I speak: Spanish, Italian, Portugese

JOE SOOS

USSF "B" License

Coaching Experience: 27 years at all ages with boys & girls and Lake Braddock Boys Varsity Coach 1997-2017

Playing Experience: William & Mary, 1991-1996

Favorite Team & Player: Leicester City & Christian Pulisic

Best Moments in soccer: As a player defending Marco Etcheverry and taking the ball of his foot clean.

Coach you look up to: Pep Guardiola

An interesting fact about you: I enjoy playing and practicing golf.

Quote that's always with you: Life's not fair. It's hard to be good. Suck it up.

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