Coach Julio Arjona
SUMMARY
- Over 20 successful years as a Head Coach of amateur and youth travel premier/ select soccer teams.
- Over 45 years of experience as a soccer player from elementary school to semi-professional level.
- Over 2, 500 wins as a Soccer Coach for travel youth soccer over a period of 12 years.
- Director and owner of the MSC United Academy Inc.
- Successfully won important and prestigious tournaments such as Maryland State Cup, Disney Showcase, Jefferson, Delco, Bethesda, Potomac, El Sol, Baltimore, YMS, Kirkwood, NCSL, and US futsal national cup.
-Continued contact and training development at college level with West Virginia University and George Mason University.
- Strong vision and commitment to education and training.
- Tri-lingual: English, Spanish, and some Portuguese.
COACHING
Develop and implement soccer training and conditioning programs for travel/select teams for players aged 5 to 18. Organize and implement recruiting efforts and maintain effective communication with Elite players, families, and club regarding all aspects of soccer programs (team and individual player needs, goals, and requirements, budget and financial concerns, administrative issues, etc.) Plan and maintain team budgets, maximizing use of financial resources. Strategically schedule training, tournament play, league games, and scrimmages to advance the development of teams and individual players. Supervise assistant coaches, managers, tournaments directors, financial directors, nutritionists, equipment managers, assistant referees, and players for various travel/select soccer programs. Highly motivated, energetic coach with extensive knowledge of the game, coaching strategies, and player development.
COACH SOCCER EXPERIENCE
-2011-12 Coach and assistant coach for Super Y U13 and U14 Real Maryland F.C., Rockville, Maryland.
- 2010- Assistant coach for West Virginia University soccer camp, Morgantown, West Virginia
- 2009- Assistant coach D.C United pre-academy teams, Washington, D.C
- 2006- Present: Head Coach for the Olney Roadrunners and United Premier U-13 NCSL division 1 and 5 teams, Olney, Maryland.
- 2005-Present: Head Coach for the MSI United 96 U16, Spartans U13 and Vipers and Pythons U11 classic teams, Rockville, Maryland.
- 2005-2010 former coach of Olney Arsenal/MSC United 96 NCSL division 1, Olney, Maryland.
- 2007: Assistant trainer for the Clarksburg High School, Clarksburg, Maryland..
- 2006-2007: Assistant Coach of the Bethesda Roadrunners, Bethesda, Maryland.
- 2001-2006: Head Coach for the Montgomery Soccer Club United 92 team, Rockville, Maryland.
- 2006-2008: Trainer of the Germantown Lighting U-15 Classic team, Germantown, Maryland.
- 2001-2003: Head Coach of the Montgomery Soccer Club United Classic team, Rockville, Maryland.
- 1999-2001: Head Coach for the Montgomery Soccer Club United 85 team, Rockville, Maryland.
- 1995-1999: Head Coach of St Mary Catholic School, Lawton, Oklahoma.
- 1990-1992: Assistant coach of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Soccer team, Washington, D.C.
EXPERIENCE AS A SOCCER PLAYER
- 1996-1999: Fort Sill Post Level Team and Unit team, Lawton, Oklahoma.
- 1997: International Military team, Bosnia, Europe.
- 1995: Post level Army Soccer Team, Landsthul, Germany.
- 1986-1992: Walter Reed Army team, Washington. DC
- 1981-1985: Ponta Grossa University and Operario of Ponta Grossa semi-professional team, Parana, Brazil.
- 1967-1979: San Agustin‘s elementary, middle, and high school teams, Panama city, Panama.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
-2011 Gedion Zelalem was selected youth academy contract with Arsenal FC, England.
-2011- Julio Arjona Jr. plays at PDL Real Maryland and D.C United U-23 teams.
- 2011- MD state futsal champions and regional finalist U12 team.
-2010 Julio Arjona Jr. played 17 games with West Virginia University as freshman.
-2009 Julio Arjona Jr. was selected All Met of the year , Washington post, first team all-Gazette, All-America youth soccer player, selected ESPN rise first team, selected Maryland coaches association first team, and he was recruited by 45 division 1 colleges.
-2009 Clarksburg high school won Maryland state championship 3A for the first time, Clarksburg, MD.
-2010- MD state futsal and Regional futsal champions U11 team.
- 2009- Three former players played with D.C United U-18 team finished 2nd place in the USFF development academy.
- 2009-present: 10 former players committed to top college programs division 1/pro career such as Maryland ( Paul Torres), Ohio State (Chris Hegngi), George Mason ( Julio Arjona), and West Virginia (Mohyran Doue) and Tomiwa Adewole (Villanova University), Shaq Phillip (2nd division team in Germany), Lester Dewee ( 2nd division team in Sweden), Tobie Iguade (St. Francis University), Samir Badr (sporting Porto, Portugal), and Sam Bradley (Loyola Baltimore University)
- 2009-present: 5 players were selected to top private schools in the area to play soccer such as Georgetown Pre, Bullis, St’s Johns, and Saint Albans.
- 2009-present: 3 players made MD ODP 95 and 96 and one made the VA ODP 96.
- 2008: United soccer academy finished third in the US Futsal National cup in Baltimore, MD.
- 2007: Julio Arjona was part of the D.C United team winning the first SUM MLS CUP.
- 2007-Present: Samir Badr, Shaq Phillip, and Julio Arjona are part of the U-17 men national program in Bradenton, Florida (U-17 US National).
- 2008: Paul Torres was invited to the U-18 National Mega Camp, Bradenton, Florida
- 2007: Lester Dewee, Sam Bradley, Shaq Phillip, and Julio Arjona were invited to participate in Nike Friendlies for the US National Training select team.
- 2007-2008: Lester Dewee, Sam Bradley, Paul Torres, Peabo Doue, Shaq Phillip, Toby Iguade, and Julio Arjona were selected to the DC United Academy.
- 2007-2008: Tomiwa Adewole, Phillip Nwosu, Freddy Mata, and Michael Alvarado were selected to the Potomac academy.
- 2007/2008: Paul Torres, Peabo Doue, and Julio Arjona were selected to the All Gazette and Washington Post team 1st and 2nd team all county, Montgomery County, Maryland.
- 2006-2007: Bethesda Roadrunners won Maryland State Cup, Disney Showcase, Bethesda, Baltimore, and Regional US Soccer Club tournaments. Bethesda Roadrunners finished 3rd on the region 1 tournament in Maine, and was number one team in the nation by National ranking.
- 2005- Present: Olney Arsenal 96 won different tournaments such as CASL, YMS, and SAC. Gedion N was selected to the MD ODP 95 team.
- 2006-2008: United Academy teams won regional Futsal Cup 2006, Maryland State Futsal Cup 2008, and local and regional 3x3 tournaments on 2007/2008.
- 2007: Sam Bradley, Shaq Phillip, Lester Dewee, and Julio Arjona were selected to the MD ODP 92 and Region 1 teams. In addition, Paul Torres, Peabo Doue, Christopher Woodruff, and Deshean, R were selected to the MD ODP 91 team.
- 2005: Jeffrey Juarez was part of the 2005 Sherwood High School State Champions.
- 2006: United Academy Arsenal qualified for the US National Futsal Tournament, Anaheim, California.
- 2005: Julio Arjona, Erik Valladares, Tobi Iguade, and Michael Beard were selected to the MD ODP 92 team.
- 2005: Jeffrey J, Julio A, Erik V started as freshman in their varsity teams, and six other players played for their JV teams.
- 2005: Sam Bradley and Julio Arjona were part of the Bullis team that won IAC. They played in the same team with Rodney Wallace selected in the Draft by D.C. United . Arjona was select to the all start IAC team has a freshman.
- 1999-2005: Managed to win major tournaments with MSC United 92 team such as CASL Shoot out, Raleigh, NC; Bethesda, MD; Potomac, MD; Del Sol, Arizona; DELCO, PA; Kirkwood, DE; YMS, PA; two US Futsal Cup in Las Vegas and California.
- 2004 and 2006: MSC United 92 finalist and 4th place in the Maryland State Cup.
- 2001-2005: Managed to win 4 times NCSL division 1 with MSC United 92 team.
- 2004: One of my players played for Magruder High School Maryland State Champions.
- 2004: Four players were selected for All Met and Gazette teams.
- 2004: MSI coach of the year.
- 2003: Three players played for Whitman High School Maryland State Champions.
- 2002-2006: Players were invited to attend private schools with financial aid such as Bullis.
- 2001-2003: Twelve players were selected to the Olympic Development Program and District Development Program.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE United States Army from 1985-2005
EDUCATION
- B.A Business Administration, Ponta Grossa State University, Parana, Brazil.
- National Soccer License C
- Academy Certificate for the Junior AC Milan Camp, Italy.
- Coaching series certificates from MSI
- Fluminense FC Certificate of training, Rio Do Janeiro, Brazil.
- Alcohol and Drug Counselor Training, US Army.
- Senior Mental Health Specialist, US Army
Affiliation
- USSF
- NSCAA
- US soccer club
- Maryland Coaches Association
- DC United coaching association
- Montgomery Soccer Club
- Olney Soccer Club
- DC United Professional Team
- MSC United Academy Inc.
- Bethesda Soccer Club