OUR TECHNICAL STAFF
Roseville Premier is one of the largest competitive soccer programs in Northern California and home to some of the best coaches in the area. All of our volunteer coaches are licensed and credentialed with an unparalleled passion for the game. They are supported by our paid, experienced, credentialed technical staff, who assist & mentor our volunteer coaches in implementing the training curriculum. This ensures every single player on every team is being taught the Roseville Way & Methodology.
Andrew Ziemer
Club Technical Director
USSF A-Licensed Instructor & Technical Advisor
Coached alongside Frans Hoek and Louis Van Gall, Dutch Soccer Legends.
Edgard Vidrio
U13+ Director of Coaching
Experienced ODP, Collegiate, and High School coach, USSF D-License, USSF C license in process, specializing in teenage-to-adult aged players.
Coached at San Bernadino College, Norco and Fontana HS. Reciptient of Sam Pechia Sportsmanship Award, served on the CIF Soccer Advisory Council and current ODP scout and coach.
Andrew Bailey
U8-U12 Director of Coaching
USSF C-Licensed, Director Of Coaching Diploma, NSCAA Premier Diploma, Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Experienced coaching director at multiple northern CA clubs, as well as an Assistant coach at Sonoma State University. He also spent two years in the Netherlands studying and playing abroad.
MAx Alvarez
4v4 Age Group & Juniors Academy Director
USSF D License
MS- Coaching and Exercise Science
Concordia University, Irvine
BA- Communications
Max has an impressive soccer resume, incl. current Sacramento State Men's Asst. Coach, Sacramento Republic player, part of the 2014 Championship team, Director of Boys, Napa Sport Soccer, Senior Head Coach, Napa United 1839, Academy Assistant, St. Louis Scott Gallagher, Mira Costa Recreational Coaching Director
Francisco Cira
Club Trainer & Team Coach
USSF C license in process
USSF D-License
10+ years of experience as a coach, trainer and coaching director in southern California. Specializing in player development, ages U6-U12.
Recreational Coaching Director at ES Soccer Club from 2017-2021, played D2 collegiate level at Mira Costa.
Alfredo Zamora
Club Wide Team Trainer
USSF A License and US Soccer Grassroots Instructor.
Alfredo has run his own professional soccer skills training company since 1998, is a former Police Officer and was President of East San Jose Futbol Club as well as the Oakley YSC.
Sergio Pacheco
Club Trainer & Team Coach
USSF A License, USSF GrassRoots Diploma, NSCAA Goalkeeper Diploma
Former Chilean National Team Player and Chilean Olympian.
Mohammadali “Mo” Kozehgardolabi
Club Trainer & Team Coach
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) “B” and “C” Licenses and National Iranian “B” License.
Talent scout Iranian National Youth Team
Head coachAzad University
Head Coach Inter Milan F.C. Academy U16/U18 Boys
Professional Player Perspolis Football Club (F.C.)1992-1994
Kevin Stringer
Club-wide Team Trainer
Club President, USSF D License, USSF GrassRoots Diploma, Northern CA Talentprojekt (Germany) Scout
Played 10+ years of competitive youth soccer in Germany, 13+ years of coaching experience at Gold/Premier Levels.
Cameron DeGray
Club Trainer & Team Coach
Cameron trains several 7v7 and 9v9 teams and fills in as a club trainer as needed.
At the young age of 19 years, Cameron owns his own soccer skills training company and has made his passion for the game his career. Cameron has obtained his Grassroots Licensing and is on to his USSF D license.
A Bella Vista HS soccer standout player himself, Cameron provides great perspective of how trainings are perceived and effective, due to him just retiring from the game himself.
Kevin Thorsen
Coach Education Coordinator
USSF National B License
Kevin Thorsen shares his time coaching a MLS Next Academy Team in the Bay Area and supports our Technical Staff with coordinating the coach education events. Kevin is the club's tech-guru, translating our curriculum into actual training sessions together with Andrew Ziemer and ensuring that the weekly session plans adhere to the club's philosophy and methodology.
Coaching the Coaches
The Roseville Way & Methodology
Roseville invests in a highly professional coaching education staff. This allows us to provide a premium soccer experience to our community at the fraction of the costs of other clubs.
Our professional coaching staff educates, assists, and mentors our volunteer coaches providing a training curriculum, teaching the national USSF training methods and lending their expertise. This ensures every single player from recreational U6 all the way up to competitive U19 is being taught the game correctly based on the Roseville YSC holistic Style of Play.