MEET THE
COACHESSENIOR COACHES

Barry Brown
Co-founder & Head of Sports
- Stage 3 UEFA “B” license with the English FA
- 20 years football coaching experience, 9 years in Hong Kong
- Experience working with English professional club’s development centres including West Bromwich Albion and Northampton Town
- Experienced SAQ (speed, agility, quickness) coach
- Previously the Football Programme Manager at ESF football in Hong Kong
- Completed professional development courses on growth mindset, emotional intelligence and person-centred coaching
- Currently 1st team Manager of KCC Dragons in the Yau Yee League Division 1

Stevic Dragutin
Senior Coach
- UEFA “A“ license
- SAQ level 1
- 10 years managing YMCA Christian College football team
- Youth Coach at ESF Educational services since 2010
- Ex-Head Coach of Global FC (Philippines professional club) in 2018
COACHES

Jordon Brown
Coach
- FAW Level 1 & FAW C Certificate
- Youth football coach in Hong Kong since 2010
- Northampton Town FC development centre and academy youth player
- Currently playing full-time professional football in Hong Kong

Mirko Paffi
Coach
- UEFA “B“ license
- 25+ years football coaching experience in Italy, Ireland and Hong Kong
- Coached various schoolboy clubs and academies in Ireland such as Home Farm, Lourdes Celtic and Shamrock Rovers
- Participated in various national and international tournaments such as Milk Cup (Northern Ireland), Gothia Cup (Sweden) and other tournaments in Belgium, Italy and England
- Previously managed Jobstown Celtic Colts team between 2015-19

Shu Kitamura
Coach
- FAW Level 1 coaching certificate
- Currently playing full-time professional football in the Hong Kong Premier League
- Previously played in Brazil and for Mogi Mirim, Paulista A2
- Previously played in NCAA Division 1
- Fluent in English, Japanese, Cantonese, Portuguese, Spanish

Dirk Haddow
Co-founder
- Level 1 Football Coaching License\
- Voluntarily coaching youth football (team and individual training) for the past 12 years.
- An intricate knowledge of the UK academy system, EPPP and school football pathway programs in the UK