Nico started loving this game at a very early age. He began playing when he was at elementary school and continued until his university years. Originally from Chile, Nico has been coaching soccer and teaching sports for over 20 years.

He has a broad experience in different roles such as: Director of Soccer Academies, Head Coach, Physical Conditioning Coach, Sports Consultant, Coaches’ Educator and PE Teacher in different schools. Nico has a BA in Education and possesses two Master´s Degrees, one in Sports Training (Chile) and the other one in High Performance for Team Sports (Spain).

He also holds a Pro – Soccer License from the Chilean Soccer Federation – CONMEBOL, and BC Soccer's Active Start, Fundamentals, Learn To Train, Soccer For Life, CSA National Children's License and currently enrolled in CSA National Youth License.

Kat’s father started coaching her from a young age and through most of her career. Between the ages of 7-16, Kat continued to sharpen her skills with Cliff Avenue United. This led to Kat being chosen to join the very first female HPL Mountain United FC team, where she played from the age of 17-18. Her love for the sport extended through numerous teams in one season. Kat practiced daily, where she would only take breaks to travel back home to Croatia. Even in Croatia, Kat would still participate in local soccer tournaments where she would compete as the only girl in the tournaments.

In 2014, Kat experienced a significant injury which required multiple surgical procedures. Despite this setback in her journey, Kat was still passionate about soccer and knew she still wanted to be deeply involved. This led Kat to reassess her career, leading her to pivot from player to coach. Kat now coaches several teams.

Kat was one of the first ten women chosen to be part of the BC Soccer Female Mentorship Program, a program created to promote female coaching. Kat successfully received her C Licence and Provincial B Licence. In addition to both of these licences, Kat also has her Grassroots Coaching Certificates. Kat's goal is to encourage a fun and challenging player-centric environment that promotes both player and team development. Her wealth of experience in soccer motivates Kat to enrich players with a life-long love and passion for the game of Soccer

USL Super Y-League, Ultimate Soccer School, youth leagues, and Director of the soccer program for the Vancouver Catholic Archdiocese Goalkeeper instructor for the Pele Soccer School (New York) and the Chinaglia Soccer School (New York) Played youth soccer with Grandview Legion winning two provincial cup titles and a national championship; represented British Columbia at U16 and U18 and played internationally with Canadian Youth and Olympic teams, long-time player with Columbus F.C. Played professionally for the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League, 2 NASL Championships 1980, 1982 

Lucas Zucchetto has been playing “the beautiful game” from the early age of five. Developing his skills during his youth years with CAUFC, he then played as a teen with Burnaby Metro Selects, winning many tournaments and league championships. He played his U-21 campaign with the Port Moody Soccer Club, and continued to play with PMSC into his adult divisions. He has been heard saying he will “always play the game as long as he can stand and walk”. 

Currently, he continues to play in the BMSL and VMSL. Lucas obtained a Diploma in Human Kinetics from Capilano University, focusing on the Physical Education Stream. He continued his post-secondary education at Simon Fraser University, graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree – General Studies in Education. His focus toward Physical Education, Kinesiology, and Health and Fitness Studies transferred seamlessly with his coaching career to promote living a healthy lifestyle to the club’s young athletes. He began a career in education at Holy Cross Elementary School in Burnaby. 

Starting as a Special Education Teaching Assistant, he became the Physical and Health Education teacher, furthering his own experiences educating youth both with coaching and beyond the field of play.

A product of Cliff Avenue himself, Lucas has been coaching with the club since 2013. Working alongside many of the club’s other staff coaches, he has been involved in and led many of the extra development programs the club offers. These include the U7/U8 Boys and Girls Jr Academy, U9/U10 Boys Prospects, U10-U12 Boys Academy, U7-U11 Boys and Girls ABCD, Spring Development Programs, and Evaluations, to name a few. He very much enjoys his involvement as a coach with CAUFC both on and off the pitch.

Growing up in a family of talented soccer players, coaches, professionals and fans, it was inevitable Marina would take a liking to soccer too. Beginning at a young age, Marina played for Cliff Avenue from U7 to U18. At the early age of twelve Marina’s soccer team, the Cliff Avenue Vipers celebrated a BC Provincial Cup victory with teammates she continues to play with to this very day in the Metro Women's Soccer League. In addition to playing for Cliff Avenue, Marina attended Ultimate Soccer School first as a student and then as a coach since 2010. 

This coming Spring, Marina will receive her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of British Columbia. Throughout her education Marina worked as a Teacher’s Assistant at a elementary school in the Lower Mainland and hopes to become a teacher in the near future. Marina has always had a passion for working with children, whether it be helping with multiplication or running a shooting drill. Coaching has been a wonderful outlet for Marina to teach children the sport she loves to play.

Originally from Winnipeg, Erin is a former professional, international and NCAA D1 goalkeeper. She was a member of the Canadian Women’s National Team Program for 12 years (2004-2015), and represented Canada in 3 U20 World Cups. She played club soccer for both the Vancouver Whitecaps Women and the Seattle Sounders Women, and also played professionally for 3 years in the Norwegian Toppserien. Erin competed collegiately in the NCAA for both Florida State University (2007-2010) and Penn State University (2011-2012), where she represented both schools in the National Championship (2007 and 2012).

Born and raised in North Burnaby, British Columbia, Adriano had started his playing career at the age of 4 with Cliff Avenue United Football Club. 20+ years later and he has found himself as a coach, back at the club that started it all. He works directly with the Boys and Girls Academies from U8-U13 and is also the Head Coach of the CAUFC 2009 Division 1 Boys. As a player, he has competed at a variety of competitions such as the Super Y-League Finals Tournament (Mountain United Football Club, 2010), Western Canada Summer Games (Provincial Program, 2011), CSYA Nationals (Provincial Program, 2012), Canada Summer Games (Provincial Program, 2013), CIS Canada West (UBC, 2013 and 2015) and CIS Nationals (UBC, 2013 and 2015). 

Away from the game he has been working in the social services field for 5+ years with a focus on youth and family development, and holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of British Columbia (2018). Some of his favorite interests include hiking, cycling, cooking, travel and Inter Milan, the best club in the world.

Playing Experience

• Former BCSPL Player - Mountain United Football Club
• Former Provincial Program Player - BC Soccer
• Former National Training Centre Program Player
• Former Varsity Player - University of British Columbia Thunderbirds
• Current Columbus Football Club Player - Vancouver Metro Soccer League

Coaching Experience

• Assistant Coach and Academy Coach - Mountain United Football Club
• Technical Assistant - BC Soccer
• Staff Coach - Cliff Avenue United Football Club
• Head Coach of 2009 Division 1 Boys - Cliff Avenue United Football Club

Licensing

• Active Start
• FUNdamentals
• Learn to Train
• Soccer for Life
• C License

As a former Cliff Avenue player, Vanessa has been playing soccer for as long as she can remember. Vanessa moved on to play in the Super-Y league and was part of the first female Mountain HPL team, where she completed her years in Youth Soccer. Vanessa trained with the Douglas College Royals for 2 years before having to stop due to injury. Despite this setback, Vanessa knew she wanted to continue her love for the game through coaching.

Vanessa has been coaching at Cliff for almost 10 years and is heavily involved in the community as the Physical Education Teacher at Holy Cross Elementary School. She completed her Bachelor of Arts Degree at SFU and has a diploma in Physical and Health Education. She is currently obtaining her Masters in Physical Education, Physical Literacy and Sport.

Working alongside Dino Alberti, Vanessa has coached the Goalkeeper Program at Cliff for the last decade. As a Staff Coach, she also coaches various Girls Academy and Skill Development Programs of all ages. Vanessa is certified in BC Soccer's Active Start, FUNdamentals, Respect in Sport and Learn to Train certifications. She is passionate about using her education and experience as a goalie and player to inspire and promote physical literacy to children.

Joe was the youngest captain in Queen’s Gaels soccer history, four-time OUA All Star.

Former pro in the Canadian Soccer League (League Champion and Captain), National Premier Leagues Australia (Devonport Strikers Player of the Year) and New Zealand Premiership.

Three-time League1 Ontario First Team All Star and League All Time Best XI.

Inaugural League1 BC league winner with Varsity FC.

Joe holds a Bachelor of Education.

Is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer.

Currently is an Assistant Coach with the UBC Men’s Soccer team.

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