Meet The COACHES At Seminole United
At Seminole United, we believe that great players are built by great coaches.
Our staff combines professional experience, proven development methods, and a passion for helping players reach their full potential — both on and off the field.
We are proud to introduce the coaching lineups for the upcoming season.
Years at Seminole United: 6
Coaching License: USSF B-License
Previous Coaching Experience: NCAA Division I
Previous Playing Experience: FC Petrolul Ploiești (Romania League 1); Romanian Youth National Team U15-U16-U17; NCAA Division I (VC)
Coaching Style in 3 words: Creative, Organized, Effective
Favorite Soccer Memory: Winning a national title
Favorite Soccer Team: Liverpool FC - always and forever
Favorite Vibe Song: Lose Yourself- Eminem
Years at Seminole United: 2
Coaching Licenses: USSF A-License, USSF Director of coaching License
Previous Coaching Experience: FC Highland, Lake Highland Prep
Previous Playing Experience: Pro - 14 yrs. NZ national team - 9 yrs
Coaching Style in 3 words: Practice is everything
Favorite Vibe Song: Anything by Six60
Favorite Soccer Team: New Zealand, Liverpool
Pre-Game Ritual: Eating Skittles
Favorite Soccer Memory: 2010 World Cup
Favorite Pro Player: Steven Gerrard
Boys Technical Director
Coach: U19/U18 MLS Next Homegrown
Petrut Bumbanac
Jeremy Christie
Girls Technical Director
Coach: U19/U18 ECNL, U17 ECNL
Years at Seminole United: 2
Coaching License: USSF B-License
Previous Coaching Experience: 6 years of club soccer. Assistant coach at Rollins College for 2 years. High school coach for 6 years.
Previous Playing Experience: Youth Soccer at Seminole Soccer Club. College soccer at UCF. Professional soccer in Europe at PS Kemi, FF Jaro, IK Brage, and in US at Sacramento Republic and OKC Energy FC
Coaching Style in 3 words: Patient, Focused, Committed
Favorite Vibe Song: Whiskey Whiskey by Morgan Wallen
Favorite Soccer Team: Leeds United
Favorite Soccer Memory: Winning promotion to Finnish top league with PS Kemi
Favorite Pro Player: Thierry Henry
Years at Seminole United: 4
Coaching Licenses: U.S. Soccer “C”, U.S. Soccer GK “C”
Previous Playing Experience: College, Semi-Pro
Coaching Style in 3 words: Player Centered Total Football, Collaborative, Carpe Diem
Favorite Vibe Song: Ziggy Marley- Love is my Religion, JT Money- Come Clean
Favorite Soccer Team: Ajax
Favorite Soccer Memory: Training under Joe Corrigan as a youth player
Favorite Pro Player: Ronaldinho
Girls Program Director
Coach: U17 ECNL, U16 ECNL, U15 ECNL
Christian Eissele
Jeremiah Hansen
Goalkeeper Director
Years at Seminole United: 1
Coaching License: USSF B-License
Previous Coaching Experience: STA (NJ), OC Academy, SAI Academy
Previous Playing Experience: U16 youth
Coaching Style in 3 words: Energetic, demanding, fun
Favorite Vibe Song: Linkin park - Numb
Favorite Soccer Team: Arsenal
Favorite Soccer Memory: Playing with my dad as a kid
Favorite Pro Player: Steven Gerrard
Years at Seminole United: 1
Coaching License: Grassroots
Previous Coaching Experience: 1 year club
Previous Playing Experience: DME Academy in Daytona (high school) Campbell University (Division I)
Coaching Style in 3 words: Simple, Traditional, Calm
Favorite Vibe Song: Earfquake: Tyler, The Creator
Favorite Soccer Team: Brentford
Favorite Soccer Memory: Winning first game as a coach
Coach: U14 ECNL, U13 ECNL
Rich Aplin
Kol Bennett
Coach
Years at Seminole United: 2+
Coaching License: USSF C-License
Previous Coaching Experience: Lake Howell high school (27 years), FC America OG (23 years), Anderson College Asst Women’s Coach (3 years)
Previous Playing Experience: Lake Mary High School class of 1987 - Anderson Junior College and Anderson University when it went four years D2
Coaching Style in 3 words: Passionate, Intense, Caring
Favorite Soccer Team: Manchester United 😈❤️😈
Pre-Game Ritual: Go over the philosophies of Sun Tzu and The Art of War
Favorite Soccer Memory: Watching the 1984 community shield at Wembley Stadium with 100,000 fans watching Man Utd vs Everton. I knew I wanted to do soccer for the rest of my life after that moment!
Favorite Pro Player: Wayne Rooney
Years at Seminole United: 2
Coaching License: USSF D-License
Previous Coaching Experience: 4 years club soccer
Previous Playing Experience: NCAA DIII at Coe College (2019-2023)
Coaching Style in 3 words: Cohesion, Adaptive, & Positive
Favorite Soccer Team: Denver Summit FC or Orlando Pride
Pre-Game Ritual: In college, my teammates and I would all do a heel click at the same time right before kickoff.
Favorite Soccer Memory: In college, my team would have dance parties in the locker room before every game and we would scream our lungs out every time.
Favorite Pro Player: Naomi Girma
Scott Betsinger
Coach: U16 MLS Next Academy
Bri Ellsworth
Coach
Years at Seminole
United: 1
Previous Coaching Experience: Rec Coach
Previous Playing Experience: Youth Soccer Ages 6-17
Coaching Style in 3 words: Encouraging, structured, meticulous
Favorite Vibe Song: T.N.T by AC/DC
Favorite Soccer Team: Orlando Pride
Favorite Soccer Memory: Volunteering for the FIFA Club World Cup in 2025 and being able to watch the live games after my shift.
Favorite Pro Player: Marta Vieira da Silva
Years at Seminole United:
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Coach
Emily Gambill
Mike Graves
Coach
Years at Seminole United: 13
Coaching License: USSF B-License
Previous Coaching Experience: Deltona Youth Soccer Club, Orlando City Seminole Soccer Club
Previous Playing Experience: Deltona High School, Palm Beach Atlantic High
Coaching Style in 3 words: Passionate, Direct, & Intense
Favorite Soccer Team: Tottenham Hotspurs
Pre-Game Ritual: Prayer
Favorite Soccer Memory: As a coach my U12’s Winning a Weston Tournament in PK’s!
Favorite Pro Player:
Harry Kane
Years at Seminole
United: 2
Coaching License: UEFA A
Previous Coaching Experience: Galatasaray Academy
Previous Playing Experience: Galatasaray and other Turkish first Leagues
Coaching Style in 3 words: Educational, fun, passionate
Pre-Game Ritual: Prayer
Favorite Soccer Team: Galatasaray
Favorite Soccer Memory: When I played in Galatasaray academy and we beat Barcelona in Switzerland 1997
Favorite Pro Player: Christiano Ronaldo and George Hagi
Coach
Trey Himes
Ali Kelesoglu
Coach: U17 MLS Next Homegrown, U13 MLS Next Homegrown
Years at Seminole United: 8
Coaching License: UEFA C
Previous Coaching Experience: Peterborough United Academy, Redlands United Academy
Previous Playing Experience: Crystal Palace, Peterborough United, Redlands United AUS
Coaching Style in 3 words: Fun, aggressive, attacking
Favorite Vibe Song: Eye of the Tiger
Favorite Soccer Team: Tottenham
Pre-Game Ritual: Rocky playlist
Favorite Soccer Memory: Scoring for Ireland against Spain
Favorite Pro Player:
Harry Kane
Years at Seminole United: 4
Coaching License: USSF
B-License
Previous Coaching Experience: Deltona United
Previous Playing Experience: AC Pro Sesto (Italian 3rd division) and AC Muggiò (Eccellenza)
Coaching Style in 3 words: Educational, Dynamic, Player-oriented
Favorite Vibe Song: We will rock you (Queen)
Favorite Soccer Team: AC Milan
Favorite Soccer Memory: Watching the World Cup 1986-- Argentina-England at the Stadium Azteca in Mexico. Maradona's Hand of God and best world cup goal ever when he dribbled half the team.
Favorite Pro Player: Messi
Coach
Jack Lyons
Emy Mazzola
Coach: U17 MLS Next Academy, U14 MLS Next Academy,
Years at Seminole United: 2
Coaching Licenses: Irish FA National Coaching Certificate (NCC) & UEFA C Diploma
Previous Coaching Experience: Coaching for 12 years in UK, Ireland & US
Previous Playing Experience: Played for 25+ years in a variety of amateur teams in UK & Ireland
Coaching Style in 3 words: Intentional. Demanding. Empowering
Favorite Vibe Song: Macklemore / Can’t Hold Us
Favorite Soccer Team: Liverpool
Pre-Game Ritual: Team Huddle
Favorite Soccer Memory: Liverpool Champions League victory in Istanbul
Favorite Pro Player: Zinedine Zidane
Years at Seminole United: 16
Coaching License: USSF B-License
Previous Playing Experience: Al Masry FC
Coaching Style in 3 words: Player-centered, Development-focused, Positive
Favorite Vibe Song: Calm Down
Favorite Soccer Team: Liverpool FC
Pre-Game Ritual: Motivation and energy
Favorite Soccer Memory: Seeing my players improve and succeed
Favorite Pro Player: MO SALAH
Coach
Brian McDowell
Ashraf Meshmesh
Coach
Years at Seminole United: 4
Coaching License: Grassroots
Previous Playing Experience: Youth Soccer at Seminole Soccer Club, Winter Springs High School
Coaching Style in 3 words: Encouraging, Specific, Dynamic
Favorite Vibe Song: Broken Parachute by Northstar
Favorite Soccer Team: Real Madrid
Pre-Game Ritual: Have never been a pre game ritual kinda guy
Favorite Soccer Memory: Playing soccer in Spain my freshman year of high school
Favorite Pro Player: Samuel Umtiti
Years at Seminole United: 3
Coaching License: National C License
Previous Coaching Experience: Orlando City Pre-MLSNext and NPL teams.
Previous Playing Experience: Long Island University Division I. Saint Peter’s University Division 1. Brooklyn Knights Premier Development League (PDL)
Coaching Style in 3 words: Attacking, Organized, Intense
Favorite Vibe Song: Live is life
Favorite Soccer Team: Atletico Nacional
Pre-Game Ritual: Positive self-talk
Favorite Soccer Memory: 2002 World Cup Final
Favorite Pro Player:
Ronaldo Nazario
Coach
Sekai Mobley
Mario Olarte
Coach: U13 MLS Next Academy
Years at Seminole
United: 3
Previous Coaching Experience: Coached at FSA 2006-2007. CFU 2007-2010. Maitland Soccer 2003-2005. OC 2023-present. St Mary Magdelin School Soccer 2008-2013 and 2021 to present.
Previous Playing Experience: street soccer
Coaching Style in 3 words: Focused, Fierce and Fun
Favorite Vibe Song: Shakira: La La La (Brazil 2014)
Favorite Soccer Team: Real Madrid
Pre-Game Ritual: Play girls hype songs
Favorite Soccer Memory: My sons' and daughter's game winning goals
Favorite Pro Player: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Years at Seminole
United: 1
Previous Coaching Experience: 1 year at Seminole,
2 years assistant coach at University High School,
1 year assistant coach at New Smyrna Beach High School, 2 years at Port Orange Soccer club
Previous Playing Experience: Youth Soccer at Seminole Soccer Club, Gordon College, Daytona State College, Belmont abbey College
Coaching Style in 3 words: Positive, energetic, Technical
Favorite Vibe Song: Love Me Not: Ravyn Lenae
Pre-Game Ritual: Red Bull and Pop Tarts
Favorite Soccer Team: Arsenal
Favorite Soccer Memory: Scoring first career goal for Belmont Abbey College
Favorite Pro Player:
Neymar
Coach
Ozzie Quiroz
Brett Ramsey
Coach
Years at Seminole United: 5
Coaching License: US Soccer D
Previous Coaching Experience: Orlando Pride ECRL, Orlando Pride ECNL, Lake Mary High School
Coaching Style in 3 words: Protect, Progress, Perform
Favorite Vibe Song: Survival by Muse
Favorite Soccer Team: Manchester City
Pre-Game Ritual: Show up 2 hours early
Favorite Soccer Memory: Watching my 4 daughters growing up playing on these fields at one time or another.
Favorite Pro Player:
Rayan Cherki
Years at Seminole United: 3
Coaching License: USSF
Previous Coaching Experience: GK Coach
Previous Playing Experience: Goalkeeper
Coaching Style in 3 words:
Favorite Vibe Song: Lil Wayne
Favorite Soccer Team: Barca
Favorite Pro Player: Manuel Neuer
Coach
Adam Reardon
Jose Pepe Rodriguez
Coach
Years at Seminole United: 1
Previous Coaching Experience: 4 years
Previous Playing Experience: I played collegiately and indoor professionally
Coaching Style in 3 words: Structured, Disciplined and Competitive
Favorite Vibe Song: Raindance by Dave and Tems
Favorite Soccer Team: Barca
Pre-Game Ritual: Listening to music
Favorite Soccer Memory: Winning Redbull Tournament in Europe
Favorite Pro Player: Messi
Years at Seminole United: 2
Coaching License: USSF D license
Previous Coaching Experience: 5 years at FC Highland
Previous Playing Experience: Spvgg Bayreuth, Germany
Coaching Style in 3 words: Fun, Engaging, Challenging
Favorite Vibe Song: Humble - Kendrick Lamar
Favorite Soccer Team: Bayern Munich
Pre-Game Ritual: Prayer before kick off
Favorite Soccer Memory: Winning WAGS tournament in 2024
Favorite Pro Player: Thomas Müller
Coach
Jordan Rowan
Mike Sasse
Coach
Years at Seminole United: 1
Coaching Licenses: Grassroots, on the way to USSF- D in 2026!
Previous Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach for 2013 Brevard Soccer Academy 2021-2023. Recreational director for club in 2023 Head Coach OCSSS 2010 Elite, 2025/26.
Coaching Style in 3 words: Technical, Stuctured, Playful
Favorite Vibe Song: Run it Up- Hanumankind
Favorite Soccer Team: Inter Miami
Pre-Game Ritual: Pre game Talks with the Team
Favorite Soccer Memory: 2022 World Cup Final
Favorite Pro Player: Lionel Messi
Years at Seminole United: 5
Coaching License: USSF E-License
Previous Coaching Experience: Boys and girls club Coach for over 20 years at Inter United, Florida Rush, FSA, Orlando City. UCF womens club Coach. High school - Wekiva Varsity boys, Lyman JV boys/Varsity girls, Seminole jv boys
Previous Playing Experience: Youth Soccer at Seminole Soccer Club, Lake Mary HS, UCF club
Coaching Style in 3 words: Learn, play, reflect
Favorite Vibe Song: Smile - lil duval
Favorite Soccer Team: Man U, Orlando City
Pre-Game Ritual: Pantera - walk
Favorite Soccer Memory: Scoring in indoor national championships game
Favorite Pro Player: Wayne Rooney
Coach
Vikash Sewdath
Justin Sirianni
Coach
Years at Seminole
United: 2
Coaching License: USSF C- License
Previous Coaching Experience:
Seminole Fire UPSL 2024-2025
Central Florida Crusaders NISL 2023-2024
Central Florida Panthers NPSL 2021-2023
Orlando Seawolves MASL 2018-2020
Winter Park HS 2007-2023
FC America 2000-2009
Clearwater Chargers 1989-2000
Previous Playing Experience: Grew up playing youth soccer in Tampa, App. State
Coaching Style in 3 words: Simple, Smart, Sexy (attractive)
Favorite Vibe Song: Kickstart My Heart Motley Crue
Favorite Soccer Team: Growing up- Tampa Bay Rowdies and Liverpool FC. Now- Liverpool FC and Orlando City and Orlando Pride
Favorite Soccer Memory: Playing in a match alongside my childhood heroes including Rodney Marsh
Favorite Pro Player: Growing up Rodney Marsh
Years at Seminole
United: 5
Coaching License: USSF
C- License
Previous Coaching Experience: Youth soccer coach with Orlando City Seminole, with additional experience at DYSC and within an academy environment. JV Head Coach at Seminole High School and JV Head Coach at Lake Mary High School.
Previous Playing Experience: Played competitive soccer growing up with experience in organized team environments, developing a strong understanding of the game that now translates into coaching.
Coaching Style in 3 words: Positive, Competitive, Developmental
Favorite Vibe Song: “Hall of Fame” The Script
Pre-Game Ritual: Listening to music, reviewing the game plan and taking a few quiet moments to focus and visualize success.
Favorite Soccer Team: Real Madrid / Orlando City SC
Favorite Pro Player: Pelé
Coach: U19/U18 MLS Next Academy
Tom Traxler
Enzo Velazquez
Coach
Years at Seminole United: 1
Coaching Licenses: USSF D, NSCAA Prem
Previous Coaching Experience: DOC @ GPS Orlando, 20 year across all levels
Previous Playing Experience: Amateur in England
Coaching Style in 3 words:
Favorite Vibe Song: Club foot - Kasabian
Favorite Soccer Team: Sunderland
Pre-Game Ritual: Bacon sandwich
Favorite Soccer Memory: Being at the 1997 championship playoff final - Carlton vs Sunderland
Favorite Pro Player: Ronaldinho
Years at Seminole United: 2
Coaching License: UEFA A
Previous Coaching Experience: 5 years
Previous Playing Experience: 11 years professional
Coaching Style in 3 words: Discipline, hard work, and courage
Favorite Soccer Team: Galatasaray
Pre-Game Ritual: Playing the match in my head beforehand
Favorite Soccer Memory: I had received the Best Player award at the Austrian tournament.
Favorite Pro Player: Zinedine Zidane
Coach
Chris Waugh
Fatih Yılmaz
Coach: U17 MLS Next Homegrown, U14 MLS Next Homegrown
Years at Seminole United: 2
Coaching License: USSF C-License
Previous Coaching Experience: Collegiate - NCAA Division I (Stetson University, Old Dominion University, Coastal Carolina University), Division II (Florida Southern College), Division III (Lake Forest College) / Academy - Brisbane Wolves FC, Rotenburger SV, SV Werder Bremen, Chicago Fire / USL - Chicago Inferno / NPSL - Quad City Eagles / WPSL - Quad City Eagles, Palm City FC / Olympic Development Program - Illinois, Florida - Region II
Previous Playing Experience: Brisbane Wolves FC, Quad City Eagles, Chicago Inferno, Rotenburger SV, Cleveland City Stars, Chicago Fire U-23, Trinity International University, DePaul University
Coaching Style in 3 words: Educational, Holistic, Competitive
Favorite Soccer Team: FC Bayern Munich
Pre-Game Ritual: Scripting
Favorite Pro Player: Oliver Kahn
