Rodolfo Zapata

Rodolfo Zapata
Personal information
Full name Rodolfo Zapata
Date of birth (1966-05-01) May 1, 1966
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Teams managed
Years Team
2016 Gaborone United (Botswana)
2012–2015 United States Youth Soccer Association
2011–2012 MP Black Aces FC (South Africa)
2010 Sunshine Stars FC (Nigeria)
2001–2009 Olympic Development Program (USA)
2000 Alberta Soccer Association (Canada)

Rodolfo Zapata (born 1 May 1966) is an Argentine Football Association coach and former player.

Career

Rodolfo Zapata started out as a player in the Argentinian 2nd division. He played as goalkeeper in Huracan, Sportivo Italiano, Club Atlético San Miguel and Cipolletti de Rio Negro. Due to consecutive knee injures, Zapata retired from playing and he embarked on a managerial career.

On January 1990, he founded Rolo Zapata Soccer Academy[1] in Bella Vista, Buenos Aires. It is a private training complex for youth, high school and collegiate players. Currently is one of the elites soccer program in Argentina and United States.

On June 2000, Zapata coached Alberta Soccer Association in Canada. Shortly after, he was Teacher/Head Coach of United Nations International School in New York City.[2]

Also in New York and New Jersey, he was Head Coach of USA Olympic Development (2001-2009). This program is a national process for identifying and developing the best youth football players, which represent the United States in international competitions, such as the World Cup and the Olympics.[3]

On January 2010, he was based in Akure City, where he was Head Coach of Nigeria Premier League side Sunshine Stars FC.[4][5]

In 2011-2012 season, Rodolfo was appointed to be Head Coach of MP Black Aces FC in South Africa.[6][7]

On September 2012, he returned to the United States as Technical Director of Coaching and Players Development for the United States Youth Soccer Association in New Jersey. Many of these young players have gone on to represent the USA Youth National Teams in various age categories.[8]

In January 2016, Zapata leaves USA to join Gaborone United in the Botswana Premier League.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ Rolo Zapata Soccer Academy
  2. ↑ El DT argentino de la ONU
  3. ↑ I had to adapt my training programs that I used in Argentina in order to fit in to how soccer is played in the US
  4. ↑ Sunshine Stars FC has a reputation of being coached by the Argentine Rodolfo Zapata
  5. ↑ Rolo Zapata Reveals The Secrets of Sunshine Stars
  6. ↑ Coach Zapata: On his mission to save MP Black Aces
  7. ↑ Zapata takes over from Rosslee in South Africa
  8. ↑ World Cup 2014: I expected more from USA and African teams
  9. ↑ Will Zapata save Gaborone United?
  10. ↑ Gaborone is now United
  11. ↑ Township Rollers are the easiest team to beat
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