Academy Coaches

• Marcelo "Celo" Fontana Bio

  Marcelo is beginning his 6^th year coaching with the MKSC Academy program and will be coaching the U9 Girls, U10 Girls, U11 Girls, U12 Girls, U15/16 Boys and U19 Girls teams this year.

  Marcelo’s soccer background began by signing his first professional player contract at 19 in his homeland Argentina. He moved to the United States in 1995 to play for a number of professional soccer teams including the Seattle SeaDogs, Florida ThunderCats, Wichita Wings and Milwaukee Wave.  While with the Wave, he was named team co-captain and was part of the 2005 championship team.

  Marcelo transitioned from player to coach after an impressive playing career. He took on positions as Director of Coaching for the Milwaukee Kickers’ Nicolet Soccer Club, Assistant Director of Coaching for Mequon Soccer Club, Coach of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) Omaha Vipers and he is now an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Wave.  Most recently, he coached the U11 Girls Red, U11 Girls Blue, U14/15 Boys Red and U18 Girls Red teams.  He is going on his 12^th year of coaching competitive soccer.
  
  Marcelo has a USSF “D” license

  
  
  

• Alvaro Garcia-Velez Bio

  Alvaro is beginning his 8^th year coaching with the MKSC Academy program and will be coaching the U15 Girls, U16 Girls and U18 Boys teams this year.

  Alvaro’s soccer background includes being the Executive Director for Milwaukee Kickers Soccer Club which is one of the largest soccer clubs in the United States.

  Alvaro has been coaching for Milwaukee Kickers for 20 years.  Most recently, he coached the U15 Girls Red and U17 Boys Red teams.  He is going on his 20^th year of coaching competitive soccer.

  Alvaro has a USSF “D” License.

  
  
  
  

• Michael King Bio

  Michael is beginning his 10^th year coaching with the MKSC Academy program and will be coaching the U9 Boys, U10 Boys, U12 Boys and U14 Girls this year.

  Michael’s soccer background includes an impressive professional soccer career that spanned 23 years including many with the Milwaukee Wave. Based on his outstanding high level of play, his Milwaukee Wave jersey was retired and he continues to hold the record as the Wave’s all-time leading scorer.  Michael’s other career accomplishments include being captain of four championship teams, being named a three-time NCAA All-American as well as a place in the Farleigh Dickinson University and Wisconsin Soccer Hall of Fame.

  Michael was one of two coaches chosen to start the Milwaukee Kickers Elite Strikers select program. Michael also serves as the Wisconsin Fire U14 Coach, one of the select teams spawned from the newly-developed partnership with the Chicago Fire.  Most recently, he coached the U11 Boys Red and U13 Boys Red team.  He is going on his 25^th year of coaching competitive soccer.

  Michael has a USSF “B” license.

  
  
  

• Pete Knezic Bio

  Pete is beginning his 4^th year coaching with the MKSC Academy program and will be coaching the high school girl’s teams this year.

  Pete’s soccer background includes being an honorable mention All-American for UW-Milwaukee and brief stints with several professional soccer teams before joining the Milwaukee Wave. Playing with the Wave, he became a popular fan favorite and legend resulting in his induction into the inaugural class of the Wave Hall of Fame, culminating in the retirement of his No. 5 Wave jersey.

  Pete spent several years as Coaching Director at FC Milwaukee and has since joined the Milwaukee Kickers team. He has coached more than 100 youth players that have gone on to play Division 1 college soccer. He also coaches with the Wisconsin Fire program.  Since 2016, he has been the director of the MKSC Academy South program.  Most recently, he coached the U16 Girls Red and U17 Girls Red teams.  He is going on his 36^th year of coaching competitive soccer.

  Pete has a USSF “B” license.

  
  
  
  

• Chris McCormick Bio

  Chris is beginning his 3^rd year coaching with the MKSC Academy program and will be coaching the U13 Girls team this year.

  Chris’ soccer background includes playing for Menomonee Falls and Sussex, and he played high school soccer for Sussex Hamilton. Chris has been a member of the MKSC staff since 2014 and has assisted in coaching MKSC Camps, MiKro Soccer and MKSC Youth Academy Training at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex and Uihlein Soccer Park. He also assisted in coaching youth soccer programs for the past 8 years.

  Chris’ coaching experience includes positions as freshmen coach at Sussex Hamilton High School in 2013, Pewaukee Sussex U11 Boys in 2013 and Middleton United U11 Boys coach in 2014.  He has coached in the MKSC Academy girls program for the past 2 years.  Most recently, he coached the U12 Girls Red and U14 Girls Blue teams. He is going on his 7^th year of coaching competitive soccer.

   Chris has a USSF “E” License and will be pursuing his “D”.

  
  

• Daniel Nogueira Bio

  Daniel is beginning his 3^rd year coaching with the MKSC Academy program and will be coaching the U11 Boys; U14/15 Boys and U9/U10 Youth Academy this year.

  Daniel’s soccer background began in Cedarburg where he played for the Cedarburg Strikers and Mequon Soccer Club.  He went on to win a State Championship with Marquette High School in 2002. Most recently, he was a player with the 2013-2014 Men's Division 1 championship squad with NSU.  He comes from a family rich in soccer history that includes his dad having his number retired with the Milwaukee Wave and his sister playing for the US Women’s National team.

  Daniel coached three years at Germantown High School prior to joining MKSC Academy.  Most recently, he coached the U15 Boys Red team.  He is going on 6^th year of coaching competitive soccer.
  
  Daniel has a USSF “D” License.

  
  
  
  

• Chico Parissotto Bio

  Chico is beginning his 3^rd year coaching with the MKSC Academy program and will be coaching the U16 Boys team this year.

  Chico’s soccer background began in Brazil, where he gained a wealth of experience playing at the professional level and then later in the United States, which is a rare combination to find in a coach. He continued his professional career by playing on the PASL League Championship team, the Chicago Mustangs.  He most recently has played with the Cedar Rapids Rampage.

  Chico is currently the Director of Coaching for the MKsc Nicolet Region and has coached for the Northshore Arsenal and the Nicolet Northstars select programs since 2006. Most recently, he coached the U18 Boys Red team.  He is going on his 10^th year of coaching competitive soccer.

  Chico has a USSF “D” license.

  
  
  

• Kylie Ringelstetter Bio

  Kylie is beginning her 3^rd year coaching with the MKSC Academy program and will be coaching the U13 Girls team this year. 

  Kylie’s soccer background includes playing for the Madison 56ers and, in her teens, for DePere Select after her family relocated to the Green Bay area. She lettered four years on DePere High School’s varsity team, was team captain, an all-conference player and named to the 2007 Wisconsin State All-Star Team.
  
  Kylie then went on to a stellar collegiate career at Carroll University where she captained her team and led the team in assists all four years. Following her college career, she played for FC Green Bay in the Women’s Premier League. Her passion for the game led to her transition from player to youth soccer coach, and she has coached at the camp level for DePere High School and Carroll University.
  
  Kylie began her coaching career in 2014 where she coached the Middleton United U11 Girls team.  Most recently, she coached the U12 Girls Red and U14 Girls Blue teams.  She is going on her 4^th year of coaching competitive soccer.

  Kylie has a USSF “E” license and will be pursuing her “D”.
  
  

• Tito Sanabria Bio

  Tito is beginning his 7^th year coaching with the MKSC Academy program and will be coaching the U11 Girls team this year.

  Tito’s soccer background includes coaching for the Germantown Soccer Club from U7 through U17 with boy the boys and girls program.  He has served as a board member for the Germantown Soccer Club for the past 17 years.  Most recently, he coached the U14 Girls Red team.  He is going on his 20^th year of coaching competitive soccer.

  Tito has a USSF “D” License.

  
  
  
  

• Zach Soderberg Bio

  Zach is a staff coach and administrator with MKSC Academy South. Born and raised in Southeastern Wisconsin, he played three years of varsity soccer at Wauwatosa West High School, and played his club soccer at Milwaukee Sport Club. Zach earned a scholarship his freshman year to play NAIA soccer at Bryan College in Tennessee, but an ACL injury cut his career there short. After his year in Tennessee, Zach transferred to the University of Minnesota where he played on the club team for three years, and served as the vice president of the club.
  
  Zach returned to Milwaukee after graduating from Minnesota with his degree in Kinesiology, and he spent one year coaching a U12 boys’ team at Milwaukee Sport Club as well as personal training at Elite Sports Club.
  
  Zach currently holds a USSF D license and a USC Goalkeeping Level 2 diploma.
  
  
  

• Daniel Carpenter Bio

  Daniel is beginning his 2^nd year coaching with the MKSC Academy program and will be coaching the U9 Boys, U9 Girls, U10 Boys, U10 Girls, U12 Girls and U19 Girls teams this year.

  Daniel’s soccer background started with the NorthStars soccer club (formerly select program from our MK Nicolet region).  He won multiple State Championships as a member of FC Milwaukee.  His FC Milwaukee team finished as runners up two times at the Region 2 Championships.

  Daniel began working with the MLS team Philadelphia Union in their soccer development department.  He helped run multiple programs and also coached the U9 and U11 boys “Summer Select” teams.  Daniel has been active in the MKSC community for nearly 10 years; working with MiKro Soccer and America Scores Milwaukee.  Most recently, he coached the U11 Girls Red, U11 Girls Blue, U17 Boys Red and U18 Girls Red teams.  He is going on his 3^rd year of coaching competitive soccer.

  Daniel has a USSF D license.

• Gabe Genovesi Bio

  Gabe is beginning his 1^st year coaching with the MKSC Academy program and will be coaching the U9 Boys, U9 Girls, U10 Boys and U10 Girls this year.

  Gabe’s soccer background began by playing club for Milwaukee Kickers, Mequon United and FC Wisconsin.  He was a two-sport varsity standout athlete who received numerous accolades in soccer and track.  He was a Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year in 2010.  After high school, he played for Akron University where his team went on to win a National Championship his freshmen year.

  Gabe is a welcome addition to the MKSC Academy coaching staff for the 2017-2018 year.  He has been active in coaching for MKSC for the past 3 years.  Most recently he has been working at MKSC Soccer School at Uihlein Soccer Park and in Franklin.

  Gabe has a USSF “F” License and will be pursuing his “E”.

• Ricardo Sobreira Bio

  Ricardo is beginning his 1^st year coaching with the MKSC Academy program and will be the U11 Boys and U14/U15 Boys teams this year.

  Ricardo’s soccer background began in Sao Paulo, Brazil where he began playing at a young age.  In his home country, he played with Palmeiras Futsal and Atletico Sorobaca FC and was also a member of the Brazil Indoor National Team.  He played for the Las Vegas Legends and Detroit Waza Flo, both of the MASL.  He now plays for the Milwaukee Wave.

  Ricardo is a welcome addition to the MKSC Academy coaching staff for the 2017-2018 year.  He has previous coaching experience at Milwaukee Wave Camps as well as assisting in clinics for Milwaukee Kickers.  He was a club clinician for Utah FC and Vegas Little Kickers.  He is going on his 1^st year of coaching competitive soccer.

  Ricardo is in the process of receiving his coaching certificates.