Ramiro Rodriguez

Background

About Ramiro Rodriguez

Ramiro Rodriguez is an educator and a professional soccer coach. He represented his country, Peru, on the first Youth World Cup in Argentina 1981. He played under the Peruvian National Development Youth program CEDENA until he came to United States in 1987. Here, he played for Napa College 1989 while taking ESL English classes. Soon after an injury while still actively playing he became a Coach 1993 starting his coaching career. Rodriguez enjoyed coaching to the point that he went through all the licensing available to become a professional coach. He earned his USSF “A” license in 1998. After concluding his “A” license, he pursued his NSCAA Licensing earning his “Premier License “in 2003. Following his American coaching schooling he decided to pursue his career as a coach in South America. He went to Brazil and finished his CBF “B” license in Rio de Janeiro in 2001 and also went to Peru his native country to earn his license as “Director Tecnico” from the Peruvian Football Federation FPF in 2002. Rodriguez is being involved with the State ODP Olympic Development Program since 1998 helping both the boys and girls side. As the boys’ head coach of the categories 90’s and 94’s the teams won the Regional Champions in 2009 – 2010 respectively. At the club level coach Rodriguez is being involved with youth soccer for over 15 years. He has help different northern California clubs such; Diablo Valley Soccer Club (DVSC), Bay Oaks, Castro Valley Soccer Club, Pleasanton Rage, South Alameda County (SAC), West Contra Costa (WCC), Livermore and recently is helping Tri Valley Soccer Club. At the College level he has encountered different levels of players to work with. The student-athlete player now has to focus not just in soccer but also in academics to be able to succeed. Las Positas College Soccer Program is working to promote not just the sport but to keep the student-athletes involved in academics and giving the chance to transfer to 4 years Universities.