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FC COPA ACADEMY
A HISTORIC TRADITION OF DEVELOPING PLAYERS OF CHARACTER
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Our Team Members
Andre Vieira
Academy Staff Coach
Coach Andre grew up and has lived in the heart of the Ironbound all of his life. He spent his youth career playing for Den of Lions SC in Newark, NJ.
David Barbour
Girls Technical Director, FC Copa Academy Millstone
“Success is no accident. It is the hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all love of what you are doing.”
Dr. Vincent Codella
Academy Medical Doctor
Dr. Vincent Codella serves as both the Academy Medical Director of FC Copa Academy as well as the Official Team Doctor for both the UWS and NPSL New Jersey Copa FC teams.
Jonathan Yazo
Director of Administration
“Hard work beats talent, when talent does not work hard”
Marty Berman
Director
Marty has been the Varsity Soccer Coach at Seton Hall Prep in West Orange for the past 24 years.
Andrew Santos
Director of Operations, Director of Futsa
Coach Andrew is an alum of FC Copa Academy and now joins us as the Director of Operations and as Director of Futsal.
Craig Stolarski
Technical Staff Coach
Coach Craig brings over 35 years of experience as a player and coach to FC Copa Academy.
Dimitrios Vassiliadis
Marketing Manager
Coach Dimitrios, a full-time staff member at FC Copa Academy, has 4 years of coaching experience at many different levels under his belt.
Hector Escobar
Technical Staff Coach
Coach Hector joined FC Copa after an impressive nine-year head coaching tenure with his East Brunswick United FC team.
Lennard Visman
Technical Director FC Copa Brooklyn
Coach Lennard joins FC Copa with over a decade of experience as a coach, having previously served as Director of Coaching for DTS.
Matty Berman, CPT
Director of Strength and Conditioning
"It’s been a special opportunity to come back and coach at the club that helped me so much throughout my youth career. Working alongside my mentor, Coach Roberto, and the entire staff as well as having great groups of players and families continues to make this experience special."
Billy Englishby
Boys Technical Director
"We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.” - Archilochoslike
David Atkinson
Director of Programs FC Copa Brooklyn
Atkinson joins FC Copa after serving in senior positions at New York-area clubs over the past seven years.
Dr. Thomas DiPaolo
Doctor of Physical Therapy | DiPaolo Physical Therapy
Dr. Thomas DiPaolo is a graduate of Mercy College in New York, holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy and is licensed to practice in NY and NJ.
Jef Thiffault
Director of Club Development & Communications
Jef Thiffault joins FC Copa Academy as Director of Club Development and Communications with an impressive background in American soccer administration.
Lori Berman
Vice President, Director of Education & Academic Guidance
Coach Lori plays a vital role in player development at FC Copa Academy. She has been influential in preparing and assisting over 200 FC Copa Academy alumni for the transition to playing college soccer across all levels.