Coach Lolo
Co-founder & Head Coach
NFA co-founder and German-licensed youth coach. He brings a structured, joyful approach to developing young players.
Our coaches
The people behind NFA
Our coaches rotate, so not all seven are at every session.
Ruddi
Co-founder & Head Coach
NFA co-founder and former professional footballer from Costa Rica, coaching the academy full time.
Matthias
JoiningCoach
From the Netherlands; speaks Spanish, English and Dutch. Previously a lawyer at FIFA in Zurich, where he played on FIFA's staff team that won the Zurich corporate football championship. Passionate about football and working with children.
Phil
JoiningCoach
From Germany. A longtime football player with experience coaching different sports, excited to coach NFA's children.
José
JoiningCoach · NFA parent
From Costa Rica and an NFA parent. Speaks Spanish and English, has played football all his life and has experience coaching children.
Stephanie
JoiningCoach · NFA parent
From Australia and an NFA parent. Speaks English and Spanish and has played football since childhood.
Taylor
JoiningCoach · youngest beginners
From the United States and a longtime football player. Focused on our youngest beginners discovering football through fun first skills.