Nordic Spirit Soccer Club

Boys Coaching Staff

We are very excited about the quality coaches we have signed for this upcoming year. We feel we have amassed some of the brightest young minds in the coaching circle in this country. Most of our staff have vast experience in the Division I, II, and III college game both as players and coaches. Our coaches understand the importance of the game and it's impact on the life of each young member of our club. We will work very hard to provide each team and member of the club a quality role model who guides the kids with the right values and character traits to be successful in their lives. It is these values that we instill in our participants that we feel sets us apart from the rest and makes our training environment here at Nordic 'special'.

If you would like to contact any of the coaches, for any reason, please feel free to call (802-288-9577), or send an email

COACH DIRECTORY.

Coaching Lineup Season

U8 Boys
Director: Eric LaDouceur USSF "D" License

U10 Boys
Mark Sienko USSF licensed, Jefferson Hales USSF licensed, Eric Duany USSF licensed and Esmir Hadzic USSF licensed.

U11 Boys
Malcolm Wilson USSF, EFA, NSCAA, Ryan Horan, Andrew Scanlan, Jim Dillon USSF, Ryan Gannon and Rob Irving

U12 Boys
Kirk Jean USSF, Bay Outama USSF and Colin Keenan USSF

13 Premier Boys
Jim Goudie USSF "A" license, English FA Badge

14 Premier Boys
Matt Gazo USSF, English FA Badge

13/14 Boys Club
Omer Alicic

15 Premier Boys
Wade Jean USSF and Todd Wennar

16 Premier Boys
Sam Piotrowski and Kirk Jean USSF

17 Premier Boys
Wade Jean USSF

18 Premier Boys
Ryan Horan

Junior Teams Technical Director - Charlie Amblo

Coach: Charlie Amblo

Charlie has trained, played and coached at all levels of the game for over 30 years in Europe, USA, Canada and with the Honduran National Team. He holds National Coaching licenses from the United States, Canada, England, and Netherlands.

Charlie has coached with UVM Women's Soccer, Colchester High School (Boys state champions), South Burlington High School, Synergy Football Club and the VT Olympic Development Program as well as teaching in local schools. From 1984 until 2001, Charlie was a founder and director of Far Post Soccer Enterprises and managed the Pepsi Soccer School and Far Post Soccer Club.

Charlie, a Vermont native, his wife Jolanta and daughters Leola, Beverly and Justyna reside in South Burlington.

Coach: Matt Gazo

Matt is a 2 time All-American, NE Player of the Year, all time goal scorer JSC, played professionally, English FA license, former coach CVC, UVM, Rice HS

Coaching Experience

Vermont Olympic Development, Boys coach (U14) 2008 & 94,95
Nordic Soccer club boys premier coach (U9, U10) 2006-2008
Rice Memorial High school, Assistant coach boys soccer 2004-2000
Rice Memorial High School, Head coach boys golf &n bsp; 2006-2005
UVM, Burlington, VT Assistant coach mens soccer (NCAA Div I) 1995
Far Post Soccer Club boys premier coach (U12, U15) 1999-1995
Associate Director Pepsi soccer schools 1993
Champlain College, Burlington, VT mens and womens (NJCAA Div I) 1994-1993
Johnson State College, Johnson, VT Assistant coach mens soccer (NAIA) 1992
English Football Association, Preliminary Coaching Certificate 1991
Sheffield United, School of Excellence, Assistant youth coach 1991
VT Soccer Schools staff C oach 1996-1992

Playing Expereince

Mobile Revelers, Mobile, AL (professional, USISL) 1995
Chesterfield, (Reserves)Chesterfield, England (professional) 1993-92
Worksop Town, Worksop, England (semi-professional) 1993-92
Johnson State College (NAIA) 1991-1989
Franklin Pierce College (NCAA DIV. II) 1988
VT Olympic Development - Regional Selection 1988

Achievements and Awards - Soccer

Johnson State College, Athletic Hall of Fame (soccer, baseball) 2007
Rice Memorial High School, Athletic Hall of Fame 2004
(soccer, baseball, basketball). All - time leading goal scorer.
Johnson State College, Senior Athlete of the Year award 1992
NAIA - New England Player of the Year Men's soccer 1990
NAIA College All-American (2 years) Men's soccer 1991-1990
NAIA Mayflower All Conference 1st team 1991-1989
Johnson State College (All time leading Goal scorer, & Points holder) 1991

Coach: Eric Duany

Played High School for Mt Abe, voted All-Lake Region as a Junior, voted All-state in Senior year.
Played Nordic from U-15 through U-19. Played 2 years for Junior Voltage.
Played College Soccer for Johnson State for four years.

Coach: Sam Piotrowski

Colchester High School 1998-2002 All-State and All-Free Press team
Boston University 2002-2006 America East Regular Season and Tournament Champions, 2nd round of NCAA tournament (2005)
Saint Michael's College 2006 (as graduate student)
Nordic U-11 boys premier coach - 2008 Nordic Cup champions

Coach: David Marlow

Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans 1998-2002: All-Metro and All-State
2 year player at Saint Michael's College
Essex High School Freshmen Boys Head Coach: 2004-2006
Bellows Free Academy Varsity Girls Assistant: 2007
Bellows Free Academy JV Boys Head Coach: 2008
Head Director of St. Albans Youth Soccer Camp since 2003

Coach: Jesse Brady-Searby

St. Michael's College -- 1st Assistant Coach at SMC for two seasons, where he helped lead SMC to two of the best records in school history and two back-to-back post season appearances.
Nordic Soccer Club (12 Premier Boys 2008): -- VT State Champions, Nordic Cup champions, Seaside Classic champions
Playing experience -- UVM captain and team MVP, 1st team America East, 2nd team All New England, three time America East academic honor roll

Coach: Kirk Jean

Coach: Jim Goudie

2001-Present -- Vermont ODP Head Coach
2001-Present --Nordic Soccer Head Coach
2003-Present -- Saint Michael's Women's Assistant Coach
Super Y League ODP Regional Head Coach
Region One ODP Coaching Staff Vermont Youth Soccer State Instructor
3 years ODP Coach South Texas USSF
A License and National Youth License
9 years Cyfair Dynamos SC
Asst. Director of Coaching, Houston, Texas
English FA Coaching Badge
Native of Wolverhampton, England

Coach: Wade Jean

Wade is an award-winning coach at Duquesne University, Jean has been named the 10th Saint Michael's College men's head soccer coach and coach of the U18/19 and U11 Nordic Premier teams. Jean brings a sparkling coaching resume to Saint Michael's and Nordic. For the past eight seasons, Jean has served as men's soccer coach at Duquesne, an NCAA Division I university based in Pittsburgh, Pa. Jean was named the Atlantic-10 Conference Coach of the Year an unprecedented four times while at Duquesne (1999, 2002, 2004, 2005), and compiled an 82-54-14 record as head coach of the Dukes, including four consecutive 13-win seasons from 2002-05, the most victories in a season in program history. Jean led Duquesne to three straight Atlantic-10 Tournament championship games, two straight Atlantic-10 regular season titles, and in 2003.

Jean also had 10 of his former Duquesne student-athletes play soccer professionally. Prior to his successful run at Duquesne, Jean was an assistant coach for three seasons at Division I Bowling Green (Ohio) State University. He helped guide the Falcons to a combined 52-13-3 record during his tenure and three appearances in the NCAA Tournament, as Bowling Green won the Mid-Atlantic Conference postseason tournament all three years. Before his stint at Bowling Green, Jean worked at Illinois State University. Jean served as a volunteer assistant in 1993 and a graduate assistant in 1994, helping the Division I Redbirds tie for second place in the Missouri Valley Conference both seasons. Jean received his Master's degree in physical education, recreation and dance from Illinois State in 1996.

Jean returns to Vermont after a stellar four-year playing career at Johnson State College, where he graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education. Jean started all four years for the Badgers as a defensive midfielder, serving as the team's co.-captain as a senior. He helped lead Johnson State to three Mayflower Conference titles, and was named the recipient of the Bryan Wendall Award, given to the individual signifying the most dedication to the program. Jean also was a member of the varsity tennis and Nordic ski teams at Johnson State. Following his playing career at Johnson State, Jean spent one season as an assistant coach at his alma mater, helping the Badgers compile a 16-4-1 record and a berth in the NAIA Tournament. The Badgers also won Mayflower Conference and North Atlantic regional championships during Jean's year as an assistant. From there, Jean spent three seasons as the head coach at Champlain College in Burlington, building the Beavers into one of the top Division I National Junior College Athletic Association programs in the Northeast. Champlain won program-record 12 games in Jean's final year with the school in 1992.

Jean, a native Vermonter, graduated from Bellows Free Academy-St. Albans in 1985.