Date of Birth: 8/1/96 – 7/31/97
Coach: Juan Porras (futboljuan.porras@gmail.com)
Manager: Pat Pahl (ppahl@comcast.net)
The U16G Burlingame Crushers is a competitive Class 1 CYSA soccer team based in Burlingame, California. The team has been together in the Burlingame Soccer Club since 2006. The Crushers play approximately 20 league games and 6 tournaments per year. In the Spring of 2012 they will play in the CCSL Gold Division. The team is currently coached by Juan Porras, who is beginning his second season with the team. The Crushers are always looking for talented players and they have a year-round open tryout schedule.
If you think the Crushers may be the right team for you, please feel free to contact Pat Pahl (ppahl@comcast.net) or Juan Porras (futboljuan.porras@gmail.com) for more information.
Coach Juan Porras
Juan Porras has been a Senior Coach in the Burlingame Soccer Club since 2003. He developed both his love for the game of Futbol and world-class ability by playing on the streets in Buenos Aires, Argentina. At a very early age, his soccer talent was recognized, and the renowned Club Athletic Velez-Sarsfield recruited him to play for their youth divisions through the first team of his age of 18. Juan also played for San Lorenzo de Alamagro, Club Athletic Old Boys and C.A. Los Andes in Argentina and AguasCalientes F.C. in Mexico’s 2nd division. After retiring from his playing career, Juan spent two successful years as the Vice President of the Aguas Calientes F.C. team.
Juan is a well-respected coach who has trained two American prospects to the professional level, using techniques he learned while playing in Argentina. He holds a U.S. Soccer Federation’s National “C” coaching license and was awarded the Robert McNulty Award as the outstanding coaching candidate at the United States Soccer Federation Coaching School in 2006. He now wants to make a broader impact on American Youth Soccer by showing them the great impact playing and training in Argentina has on a player’s development.
Team Stats
- Summer 2011 – Placed 3rd at Presidents Cup Regional Tournament
- Spring 2011 – Presidents Cup Champions
- Fall 2010 – First in their division
- Winter 2010 – Placed 2nd at Stanford Winter Turf Tournament
- Fall 2009 – First in their division
- 2008 – District Cup Champions
- 2007 – Placed 3rd of 32 teams at Association Cup