Benfica USA

President and Executive Director:  Arthur Dimitrakopoulos

• New England Revolution Youth Teams- Former U16 & U18 coach
• USSF "A" License
• USSF Region I - Staff Coach
• Mass ODP - Current BU12 Head Coach; Former Head Coach; BU13 & BU15
• Mass Youth Soccer - Former Development Coach; Player Development Liaison
• Former High School Boys Varsity Coach
• Assumption College- Freshmen starter and 2 year captain
• Former player in the LASA League
• Mass Youth Soccer- Instructional Staff

Arthur@Benficausa.org

Director of Coaching: Mario Prata

• BU14 Team- Assistant Coach
• New England Revolution - Former Director of the Youth teams, and head coach for the U16 & U18s
• Mass Youth Soccer - Former Development Coach
• Mass ODP Boys - Former Head Coach
• USSF Region 1 - Former Head Coach
• Former Professional Player - S.L. Benfica of Portugal
• USSF "A" License

Mario@BenficaUSA.org

Technical Director - North : Alvaro Amaral

• USSF "B" Coaching License
• Former New England Revolution Youth team Conditioning Coach
• ODP MA coach - since 2006
• Health and Physical Education Teacher - Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
• Holden Youth Soccer - Former Director of Coaching
• Mass Youth Soccer - Instructional staff - since 2002
• National Academy of Sports Medicine - Certified Personal trainer, Performance Enhancement specialist

nunoamaral77@hotmail.com

Boys Co-Director : Humberto Calle

• USSF "C" Coaching License
• Assistant Coach Mass ODP
• Dutch Youth License
• Former player in the LASA League
• Co-Founder of Greater Lowell Soccer Club

hcalle83@comcast.net

Boys Co-Director : Norris Gibson

• Club Coach for over 15 years
• Assistant Coach Wheaton College
• Head Coach Lynn Classical Varsity Boys
• Assistant Coach Bishop Fenwick Varsity Girls

ngib@comcast.net

Girls Director : Tom Curley

• USSF "C" Coaching License
• Benfica USA coach since 2007
• Coach in Middlesex Youth Soccer League
• Assistant Coach in District Select Program

coachtc18@yahoo.com

Goalkeeper Coach : Dusan Obsajsnik

• Former New England Revolution Youth team Coach
• Holy Cross Mens GK Coach
• Former Boston University GK coach - 7 years
• Former Boston College GK coach - 13 years
• Former ODP Region 1 coach - 6 years
• ODP MA - 4 years
• Former Professional player - VSS Kosice - Czechoslovakia Premier League - 9 years

DusanObsajsnik@aol.com

Leroy Spann

• Trinidad and Tobago National Team member - 1971-1989
• San Jose Earthquakes in the National American Soccer League, during the era of Pele and Franz Beckenbauer.
• Most recently coaching Club and High School soccer.
• UEFA Coaching Licence  

Fraser Murphy

• USSF Youth Coaching License
• USSF "C" Coaching License
• NSCAA National Youth Diploma
• Tyngsboro Youth Soccer travel program director - 2004-present

Ryan Keefe

• Player UMASS Lowell 2002-2005
• Asst. Coach UMASS Lowell 2006
• Asst. Coach Chelmsford High 2007-2009
• Head Coach Dracut High School 2010- Present

Mario Bettencourt

• USSF National "D" License
• NSCAA State Diploma
• Benfica USA coach since 2008
• Peabody Youth Soccer coach 2005-2011
  

Nick Vitorino

• USSF National "C" License
• Benfica USA Coach since 2007
• Played for Lowell Lusitanos
• Played for Central Catholic High School

Kendrick Whittle

• Girls varsity coach in Salem, NH.  
• He has played in college and has been running a successful program.  
• During his time in that capacity he has been league champions once and semi-finalists twice. 
• He was named the Eagle Tribune Coach of the Year in 2009 and the NH Soccer Coaches Association Coach of the year in 2010.
• In addition, he had 8 girls selected as All State, 3 selected as All New England, and one selected as All American.
• Currently, 7 former players are playing collegiate soccer at the all levels (I,II,III).

Goalkeeper Director: John Amorim

• USSF "A" Coaching License
• USSF Region I - Goalkeeper Coach
• Temple University - Former Coaching Staff
• Played Pro in Portugal from 1984-1987
• 1st Team All-American 1982 and 1983

Technical Advisor and Clinician: George O'Neill

• Played Pro in Scotland from 1962 - 1973, with Celtic, and as Captain for Partick Thistle.
• Came to Philadelphia Atoms, and won the soccer bowl that same year.
• Played for National Team on tour of Haiti, Italy and Israel.
• Coached Pro-indoor - Philadelphia Fever.
• Coached many men's amateur teams, youth teams, and the University of Penn. College.
• Region 1 ODP U16 boys head coach

Technical Advisor and Clinician: Efrain “Chico” Chacurian

• Member of the National Hall of Fame.
• Turned pro at age 15 with Racing in Argentina.
• In the USA, played on several Pro teams, and had several tours with the National Team.
• Coached many men's professional, college, and youth teams, including Yale University.
• Region 1 ODP U13 Boys team - Coach and Technical Director.

Technical Advisor and Clinician: Dr Dina Gentile

• Professor of Sport Management at Endicott College
  
• Former College coach at Division II and III colleges
• NSCAA National Diploma
• Player Development Officer at Beverly Youth Soccer
• Organiser of Soccer Camps for 19 years on the North Shore
• Published author in Camp and coaching business