680 Hypine Road

Dracut, Massachusetts 01826

Cellular 978 995 8450
Home 978 957 1058

Mario Prata

Portuguese and American Citizen

Ability to travel without restriction
E-mail: MPrata10@comcast.net

Licensed Professional Soccer Coach

Overview:

National Team Coach, Professional Soccer Coach, College Soccer Coach, ODP
Coach, Professional Soccer Player experience

Training:

Sensitivity and Diversity

CPR, First Aid, AED
Time Management

Languages:

English, Portuguese and Spanish: Fluent Written and Spoken

Certifications/Licenses:
USSF A License
Dutch Youth Course, License
FA Youth License, Football Association of England
NSCAA National License
USSF National Youth License

Computer:

Windows, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Sports Event Software, Soccer Tactics Software, Soccer
Scouting Software and Internet

Soccer Player Experience:

Five Seasons- Benfica S.L. Portugal
Federation of Portuguese Football 1st Division

UEFA Cup Finalist Team

Honra Cup Winner Team

Four-time National Champion Team

Seven Seasons- Portuguese National Team, Portugal
Federation of Portuguese football Association

Under 21/23 Olympic Team

Under 19 National Team

Employment History:
2014- Present

Two Seasons- S.C. Freamunde, Portugal

One Season- G.D. Samora Correia, Portugal
Three Seasons- S.C. Almancilense, Portugal

Team Captain
Four Seasons- 1996, Lowell Blues Lowell, Massachusetts
Luso American Soccer Association (LASA)

TEAM Captain, Player of the Year, 1992, 1993, 1

All Star Team, 3-years

One season- Lowell Reds Lowell, Massachusetts

Luso American Soccer Association (LASA)

Team Captain

CONNECTICUT JUNIOR SOCCER ASSOCIATION

Director of Coaching and player development
2012 2014 (2 years)
SEACOST UNITED BENFICA USA
Director of Coaching and player development
2004 2011 (8 years)
UNITED STATES NATIONAL TEAM U14 Coached about 120 games
U14 Men's Assistant Coach / Staff Coach
2010 2010 (Clausura) LA PIEDADE (Project) Mexican Professional League (Vera Cruz) (clausura) La Piedade, Mexico
Head Soccer Coach/ownership adviser
2008 2009 (2 years)
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION YOUTH TEAMS
Player Development Director
2003 2007 (5 years)
UNITED STATES REGION 1 Northeast United States, 16 Sate Associations
Team Head Soccer Coach
1997 2008 (11 years)
MASSACHUSETTS YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION
Full Time Development Program Coach, 1998 2008
ODP Program Coach, 1997 2008
Instruction Staff Coach, 1997 2008
1997 1999 (3 years)
WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE Worcester, Massachusetts
Assistant Head Coach, Men's Soccer
**U18 European cup with the Portuguese National Team as a Coach observer/Scout Portugal U18 European champion that
Year 2003 **
**Teacher of more than 400 coaching courses of different levels. **
**Presented and lectured as a guest coach in many coaching symposiums**
**Helped with development, updating, and rewriting of coaching courses and curriculums for Mass Youth Soccer Association
and the United States Federation

**2010 spent the time scouting for draft and preparing the abertura preseason and season, but because of ownership problems
decided to come back to the USA.