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Meet The Select Coaching Team
Paul Bayly
Executive Director
Playing Experience - Bayly represented Drogheda United in the League of Ireland, St. Feckin's GAA Club, Ulster GAA Club San Francisco and the USA Gaelic Football team, which won the Gaelic Football World Cup in 2002.
Coaching Experience - Bayly has more than 20 years of experience in all areas of the sport. Before joining BUFC, he served as the Regional Club League Commissioner for three years and is currently a national US Soccer education director, Director of Coaching and Education at WYS. He has worked extensively in club and college soccer at various levels, including Director of Coach and Player Development at Greater Seattle Surf, Director of Coaching positions at Northwest National and Peninsula Youth Soccer Club in Foster City, CA, and the Men's Assistant Coach at San Francisco State University.
Bayly has served on coaching and administrative staffs for US Youth Soccer National Leagues and Youth Development Programs, the Gaelic Athletic Association Games (GAA) and coached the USA Gaelic Football teams to U16 and U18 international titles.
Bayly currently holds the US Soccer "A" License, US Soccer and USC Director of Coaching licenses, US Soccer Coach Educator Licenses, US Soccer Director of Coaching Educator License. GAA Coach Educator Licenses.
Personal Bio - "I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to lead Bellevue United FC" says Bayly. "This is a club that has a long history in Washington Youth Soccer, full of dedicated people on all levels of the organization and people who want to see coaches and players develop and achieve their goals."
Aaron Byers
Director of Coaching
Girls 2010 Navy - BUFC
Playing Experience - Aaron has been a student of the game since he began playing at 6 years old. He grew up in the Highline area playing with the infamous Highline Heat teams who boasted some of the top players and coaches to ever come out of WA State. He has travelled the world furthering his soccer education having done extensive residential courses at: FC Barcelona's FCBEscola, World Football Academy's at Feyenoord in Rotterdam (Netherlands), Benfica in Lisbon (Portugal), Valencia CF (Spain), 3four3 in Los Angles at LA Galaxy, 3four3 in Los Angles at Chivas USA
Coaching Experience - Aaron has an extensive track record for developing players by developing teams who understand to play the game in possession, out of possession and in between. His teams always play an attractive brand of possession soccer. He has helped develop hundreds of players that have gone on to play Sounders Academy, Reign Academy, represent WA State in ODP/EPD, ECNL and other top RCL players. His 2006 Mercer Island girls (from just 3 elementary schools) played RCL 1 and made the quarterfinals (4 consecutive years) of state cup playing one year up.
He has also instructed the annual EYSA Coaching Clinics to which over 400 coaches have attended over the years. He takes great pride in helping coaches understand how to use age appropriate tactical references to teach young players. He has been VP of Coach and Player Development at MIFC for 8 years, and served in the same capacity in EYSA for 2 years.
Licenses/Coaching Education – USSF "C "and United Coaches licenses
Personal Bio - Aaron resides in Mercer Island and is married with 3 children.
Coaching Experience - Rogers has previously held positions with MLS LA Galaxy Academy as it's U12 Head Coach. Prior to LA Galaxy, Rogers spent time with FC Barcelona USA and Total Futbol Academy. Aside from his Tactical Director role, he will also head coach the Boys 2010 group as they prepare for competition at Benfica (Portugal) in November.
Coach Danny has a storied coaching career having coached with Brian Kleiban at overseas events in Barcelona where they played notable academy opposition like FC Barcelona, Ajax, Manchester United, Manchester City and Real Madrid. In 2018, he coached at the Prospects Cup where his BU12 LA Galaxy side squared off with Manchester City, C.D. Guadalajara, Real Madrid and other MLS competition.
Danny Rogers
Tactical Director
Boys 2010 Navy - BUFC
Boys 2008 - BUFC
Casey Gilbert
Boys
Playing Experience - Casey has played soccer since he was 9 years old. He started playing club soccer and high school soccer in Wisconsin before playing for two years in college at Cornell College in Iowa. He then made the move to Minnesota where he played for two years at Gustavus Adolphus College. While at Gustavus, he was fortunate to have played in two NCAA National Tournaments.
Coaching Experience - Casey has been coaching soccer since he was in High School. While at Cornell, he helped train a few youth teams as well as running the high school girls varsity soccer program at Anamosa High School. In Minnesota, he began helping with regional ODP trainings and evaluations, as well as becoming involved with Coerver Coaching. After graduating, he also went on to be the assistant soccer coach for the Gustavus Adolphus College Women's Soccer program. Since moving to Washington, Casey has been coaching with BUFC since 2017, and is most recently the head coach of the Select B09 team.
Casey's favorite part about coaching is seeing the improvement in a player or a team within training sessions and between games. He loves being able to isolate an aspect of the game and structure a training session around improving that skill and seeing the players reach new milestones as a result of their practice. He places a large emphasis on teaching players to think and make decisions real-time, regardless their age group.
Licenses / Coaching Education - Casey holds a USSF National "C" License and a NSCAA National Diploma
Personal Bio - Casey loves to spend time watching sports, mostly Wisconsin sports (Go Pack Go, Fear the Deer). He also enjoys going to Sounders games whenever possible, and playing himself in a men's league on Thursday nights. He also likes to spend time outdoors. Ever need a dog sitter? Casey is a big fan of dogs and will happily borrow people's dogs for a day or weekend at a time to hang out with and bring to the dog park.
Playing Experience - Kevin played collegiately for Bellevue Community College and Seattle University and played semi-pro with Seattle FC.
Coaching Experience - Kevin has an extensive amount of coaching experience having served as a youth soccer coach for over twenty-five years. He has been with BUFC for the past 8 years serving as a team trainer and Select Coach. He currently also coaches with our Premier Sister Club- Eastside FC and has coached several teams for EFC for the past fourteen years. In addition to his coaching Kevin provides private training and offers summer camps through KVG Soccer LLC.
Licenses / Coaching Education - Kevin holds a USSF National "C" License
Personal Bio - Kevin grew up in Seattle and currently resides in Bellevue with his wife. His three adult children all reside in the greater Bellevue area. During his time away from soccer he enjoys playing golf and cooking.
Kevin VanGaver
Girls 2007 Navy - BUFC
Girls 2006 - BUFC
Dylan Hargreaves
Girls 2014 - BUFC
Girls 2009 - BUFC
Playing Experience - Dylan has over twenty-seven years of playing experience having played for Eastside FC, Olympic Development Program, and Newport High School (1st team All Kingco). He continues to play currently on various over-30 teams.
Coaching Experience - Dylan began his coaching career with the G02 BUFC team in 2013. Under his leadership the team has won 6 summer tournaments and 2 Founders' Cup Select State Championships.
Licenses / Coaching Education - Dylan holds a USSF National "E" license
Personal Bio - Dylan grew up in Bellevue, WA and attended the University of Washington for undergrad and UCLA for graduate school. He currently resides in Bellevue with his wife.
Playing Experience - Coach Leo grew up playing in the highly regarded Boca Juniors system in Argentina (Diego Maradona, Carlos Tevez, among many) before going on to an extensive collegiate and professional playing career in Argentina and the USA (UPSL).
Coaching Experience - Leo has coached at many levels from Santa Cruz Youth Soccer Club to San Jose State University Club Head Coach. He spent the past 4 years with West Valley Youth Soccer coaching 2009 and 2006 premier teams. Coach Leo has Bachelor and Masters degrees in Sports Kinesiology.
Licenses/Coaching Education - He has a USSF C License and his NSCAA Goalkeeper certifications.
Leandro (Leo) Peralta
Girls 2007 Gold - BUFC
Boys 2011 - Newport
Girls 2011 - Newport
Playing Experience - College Ball (Western Washington University, Pacific Lutheran University), 8 years of Crossfire Premier A, 4 Years of Varsity @ Mt Si High School, 3 Years of ODP
Coaching Experience - Private Soccer Trainer for 10 years, Assistant Coach - Mt Si High School Varsity, Camp Coach (Peter Fewing Soccer Camp, Sounders Camp, Northwest Soccer Camp)
Licenses/Coaching Education - USSF Grassroots 7v7, USSF Grassroots 11v11, USSF D License
Personal Bio – Born and raised in Redmond, Washington. Soccer has always been part of my life and I’ll forever be involved in the game. It has taught me so much, and I hope to give back at least half of what the game has given me. I look forward to this new ride and I’m excited to improve myself through coaching and learning experiences.
Nate Popp
Girls 2011 Gold - BUFC
Girls 2008 - BUFC
Coaching Experience – Kara has been coaching youth soccer for past 20 years. She began at the recreational level which lead to coaching at the select level with Issaquah Soccer Club and Cascade FC and then most recently at the premier level with Eastside FC. She has also coached at Eastlake High School for the past 9 years.
Licenses/Coaching Education – She has earned her National D license coaching credential.
Personal Bio – Kara manages a local toy store when not on the field. She has raised five children in the Snoqualmie area with her husband Dan. All 5 children have played in the local premier clubs and went on to play collegiate soccer.
Kara Popp
Girls 2008 - BUFC
Playing Experience - Originally from the suburbs of Chicago where I spent my entire youth playing soccer, including four years of Varsity, and then moving on to play four years of collegiate soccer and beyond.
Personal Bio – My coaching philosophy: to foster an environment that provides players with the opportunity to learn self-expression, self-motivation, and self-belief while also building the players understanding of accountability, character and interconnectedness.
Asa Goldsmith
Coaching Experience - Finishing his third season with Bellevue United, Anastacio ‘Stas’ Rivera helped the boys 06 team win their NPSL division in 2017 and continued on with two further successful seasons, continuously developing their level of play and style with very high player retention. In the 2018 season he took on the newly formed B09 team, winning their first tournament and having a successful season in the top NPSL division.
He was also selected as a Washington Youth Soccer EPD assessor for the 2018/19 season.
Personal Bio - Anastacio ‘Stas’ Rivera’s love for the game runs in the family. His father was a professional soccer player in Mexico, his mother is now a soccer super fan, and his younger brother is an up and coming youth soccer star in the Washington area. Stas spends a lot of his time helping his brother continue to develop and achieve his dream of becoming a professional soccer player. He is also in personal growth mode himself, studying varying personal development podcasts and reading leadership development and soccer books. He also loves attending Sounders matches and follows European Soccer very closely, with his favorite teams being Manchester United, Dortmund and Barcelona. Outside of soccer he is an HR professional running the department for the Snohomish & Monroe Co-ops.
Anastacio "Stas" Rivera
Boys 2006 Navy - BUFC
Boys 2006 Gold - BUFC
Playing Experience - Coach Sangeeta played at Seattle University and was an Olympic Developmental Regional pool player as a youth player. She was in the same regional camp as Mia Hamm and Brandi Chastain.
Coaching Experience - Coach Sangeeta has also coached at many levels and ages at the premier level and was able to take her team to Amsterdam to compete at the renown Ajax.
Licenses/Coaching Education – Coach has her USSF credentials and has also taken coaching classes at Ajax in 2015.
Personal Bio – Sangeeta has a BA from Seattle University and a Minor in Communication Studies from the University of Washington. “Think positive, Dream big and go for your goals. Always put in 110 percent and you will achieve your potential!" is a motto she hopes to pass on to her students.
Sangeeta Gogri
Girls 2011 Navy - BUFC
Playing Experience - Cameron Andrews is a local product of the Washington Youth soccer organization. Growing up in Fife, Washington Cameron has been playing soccer since he could walk and is a student of the game. He spent his youth soccer career playing for WPFC and HPFC while also being named to the first team all-league his Sophomore, Junior and Senior year while attending Fife High School. Cameron attended the University of Washington and played on the Club team while earning his Bachelor’s degree. Upon graduation Cameron’s love for the game of soccer led him to pursue a career in coaching.
Coaching Experience - Cameron began coaching for Newport FC as an assistant coach back in 2014. After a successful year, Cameron was offered a full-time head coaching position and has never looked back. He looks forward to helping young athletes develop their skills both on and off the field while also instilling lifelong values.
Licenses/Coaching Education - Cameron holds a USSF E level license and will be continuing his coaching advancement.
Cameron Andrews
Boys 2007 - Newport
Playing Experience – Cristian is a local product with Chilean roots. He made his mark playing locally for Juanita High School, Alliance FC and Eastside FC. He returned to Chile to further his football education, playing professionally for Santiago Wanderes de Valparaiso. In 2005 he returned to Seattle and continued his career in the PDL, NPSL, and USL2.
Coaching Experience – Coaching has always been a dream of Cristian’s, and he began when he was just 15. A member of the IAS Academy coaching staff, he has also coached with MIFC. He loves to challenge himself with new ways to pass on his love of the game and the opportunity to develop players and help them see the opportunities soccer can bring to their lives.
Cristian Pintone
Boys 2008 - Newport
Boys 2002/2003 - Newport
Playing Experience – Born and raised in Iran, Navid played Semi-Pro until coming to the US in 2006.
Coaching Experience - One year LWYS, 5 Years Newport Youth Soccer, 2 Years Bellevue High School Varsity Assistant Coach.
Licenses/Coaching Education - USSF, E (2009) D (2011), and C (2013)
Personal Bio – Soccer is a sport that I grew up with, banned by the government to being a pro player, I’m eager to teach what I know to other kids. I devote my time to teach the younger athletics how to deal with the ball in the field and how they can integrate the experience of learning and communication into their personal life in the future. I coached from the beginner all the way to High School and understand the needs of each age group and how to coach them. Navid is married and has two boys 12 years old boy and 8 months old.
Navid Hosseini
Boys 2010 - Newport
Girls 2005 - Newport
Playing Experience – Cayla has been playing soccer since the age 10. She grew up in Enumclaw, WA playing for clubs such as Rainier Valley Slammers and PAC NW. Cayla also played for Enumclaw High School where she was a four year girls soccer athlete, lettering for 3 years on Varsity and finishing her senior year as captain and earning All League Awards. Cayla played collegiate soccer for Shoreline Community College and Pierce College before she moved on to finish her degree at UW.
Coaching Experience – While obtaining her Bachelors degree in Communications she coached Enumclaw Middle School girls soccer as well as Assistant coached for Rainier Valley Slammers G03 White team.
Licenses/Coaching Education – Cayla holds a USSF D level license and plans to continue her coaching advancement.
Personal Bio – Her passion for the game and working with kids has now opened up an opportunity to coach for Newport FC having a U11/U12 girls team. Cayla looks forward to helping young athletes develop skills which make them better soccer players but also better people and hopes to instill the same morals and values she has learned in her time playing Washington Youth Soccer.
Cayla Dahl
Girls 2009 - Newport
Playing Experience – Radcliffe grew up and played soccer locally on Mercer Island, and for several premier clubs in the area.
Coaching Experience – After a standout college career at Concordia University, he returned home and has been coaching for local clubs as well as Mercer Island High School.
Personal Bio – He brings enthusiasm and a strong understanding of the game, and a knack for teaching the technical aspect that is so important for youth development and enjoyment of the game.
Radcliffe McDougald
Girls 2010 - Newport
Boys 2009 - Newport
Girls 2004 - Newport
Girls 2002/2003 - Newport