Darius Tourani
tourani@sbcglobal.net
The head coach of Boys Under 17, Boys Under 14 and Boys Under 11 teams at IFC, Darius was born and raised in Iran. His passion for the game of soccer began when he and his friends organized a neighborhood team in Tehran and played against other teams. Growing up, his favorite players were Pele and Cruyff, two of the biggest soccer icons that revolutionized soccer skills. He moved to the US at age 16 and played soccer at North Hills High School and at Washington and Jefferson College.

Darius’ coaching career began when his two sons started playing soccer in Pasadena. He has been coaching and teaching skills to youngsters from ages 4 to 16. Darius always enjoyed watching kids improve their skills and become better players year after year and that has been the most gratifying part of coaching for him.

Playing Experience:
North Hills High School, Pittsburgh, PA
Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA

Coaching Experience:
AYSO - 1995 thru 2005 Head Coach of U6 – U12 teams
AYSO - 2001 thru 2005 Head Coach of All Star teams
FC Barcelona – 06/07 Head Coach U14 team
(won its group and finalist in many tournaments)
FC Barcelona – 07/08 Head Coach U15 team
Crown City United Head Coach U16 team
(1st Place U16 CVUSC Tourney of Champs) International Futbol Club – Head Coach BU17, BU14, and BU11 teams

Credentials:
AYSO Advanced Coaching License
Cal South E License
Cal South D National License
United States Soccer Federation - National “C” Coaching License

Referee Experience:
AYSO Advanced Referee License USSF Level 8 Referee License

Jesus Becerra
jesusbecerra3@hotmail.com
Jesus will be coaching GU15 and GU14 teams for International Futbol Club. He was born and raised in Los Angeles to Mexican immigrants. Jesus has played organized sports most of his life. As part of his education, he has earned both an A.A. and B.A. degree from ELACC and CSULA respectively. Jesus resides in Alhambra with his three daughters.

Jesus got into coaching as a way to get his kids to play soccer. He began his soccer coaching career in 2001 when he took both a U6 and U8 team for what was then a new AYSO Region in El Sereno. He coached two teams at a time for all three years that his girls played in this Region. Since then he has been at Region 60 in Alhambra where he has been both a YDP and Section All-Star coach. Jesus has always been grateful to all of the parents who have entrusted him with their child’s soccer education.

Coaching Experience:
AYSO El Sereno 2001-2003, Head Coach U6, U8, U10
AYSO Alhambra 2007-2010, Head Coach and GU12, GU14 BU14
Villa Parke League 2008-2010, Head Coach GU12, GU14

Credentials:
AYSO U12 Coaching License
AYSO Regional Referee License
Cal South E License