Staff

Click each name to find out more about each staff member:

Tommy Kovacs, Owner, Coach and Trainer
Federico Lucas, Coach and Trainer
Peter Disztl, Goalkeeper Coach and Trainer
Laszlo Szalai, Coach and Trainer

Tommy Kovacs,
Owner, Coach and Trainer

Background	Tommy was a professional soccer player in Hungary for six years. He has been coaching and training children in the United States for eight years. From 1999 to 2003, he was a coach at the World Class Soccer Camp and successfully brought his teams to several tournament championships throughout the U.S. He is a member of the US Soccer Coaches Organization and has a National Coaches A License and Y License as well as an NSCAA Director of Coaching diploma. Tommy has also refereed for the U.S. Soccer Federation. Tommy played soccer for the Kappa USA Real Wyckoff Champion’s League for men. 2001 - 2007 Kappa USA Real Wyckoff Champion’s League Player 1993 - 1999 Professional Soccer Player in Hungary, Nagykanizsa Football Club
Degrees/Licenses	USSF National “A” Coach's License #19751 USSF National Goalkeeping Coaching License #19751 USSF National Youth License (“Y” License) NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma NSCAA State and Regional Goal Keeping Institute USSF Referee Grade 6 License
Work Experience	2008 Ø NJ Wildcats, USL Women's League, Assistant Coach 2006 - present Ø NJ Olympic Development Program Coach, Boys 1995 2005 - 2006 Ø Montville High School Boys Varsity Soccer Trainer September 2003 - Present Ø Tommy’s European School of Soccer LLC o Providing soccer training to children from ages 3 to 18 years old through individual, small group and team clinics Volunteer Trainer and Coach Spring 2003 - Present Ø Teaneck Women’s Soccer League, Teaneck, New Jersey Head Trainer September 2002 - Present Ø U8 to U16 Wayne NJ Boys and Girls Club Traveling Teams Ø U8 Montville NJ Traveling Boys Team July 1999 – June 2003 Ø U14 NJ World Class Girls Soccer Team Camp Coach Summer 2003 Ø Martyn Rushmore Soccer Camp, Long Beach Island, New Jersey Ø Jorge Acosta Soccer Academy, Wayne, New Jersey Spring and Summer 2003 Ø Martyn Rushmore Soccer Camp, Montville and Boonton, New Jersey Summers 1999, 2001 and 2002 Ø World Class Soccer Camp, Paramus, New Jersey Evaluator Spring 2004 Ø Olympic Development Program, U14-U17, Wall Township, New Jersey
Professional Memberships	United States Soccer Coaches Organization #19842 United States Youth Soccer Coaches Connection National Soccer Coaches Association Of America #148722 United States Soccer Federation #0011-2061-1192-4100
References	Rick Meana (732) 642-5594 Art Schreer (973) 568-9123 Michael Levai (212) 685-7221
Team Honors	2005 U9 Girls Wayne Panthers, undefeated A-flight champions 2005 U8 Girls Wayne Panthers, undefeated B-flight champions 2004 U17 Boys Wayne Panthers, State Cup Champions 2004 U10 Boys Wayne Panthers, First Place, undefeated two yrs. in a row 2003 Metro Cup U16 Boys Wayne Panthers, Second Place 2003 MCYSA League Fall Season Wayne B&G Club, U8B, U9B and U13B Panthers, First Place 2003 MCYSA League Fall Season Wayne B&G Club U12B Panthers, Third Place 2003 Jefferson Cup Elite Division, U12 Girls World Class Team, Second Place 2002 Metro Cup U14 Girls World Class Team, First Place 2002 BCSA Thanksgiving Tournament U14 Girls World Class Team, First Place 2002 Medford Striker’s Invitational U14 Girls World Class Team, Second Place 2002 Hackettstown BLAST U14 Boys Wayne Panthers, Second Place 2002 Sunburst Premier U14 Girls World Class Team, Second Place

Federico Lucas,
Coach and Trainer

Background	Federico originally comes from Argentina. He likes to say that he was practically born with a soccer ball at his foot. He played college soccer for four years at Monmouth University in New Jersey and helped to bring his team to the NEC Conference Semi-finals in 1999. He currently plays for Kappa USA Real Wyckoff for two years. He holds a degree in Psychology and is pursuing an advanced degree in Sports Psychology.
Playing Experience	2001-Kappa Real Wyckoff Champions League Player 1999-2001 Monmouth University, W. Long Branch, NJ 1996- Palmetto H.S. Varsity Team, Miami, FL 1995-1997 Pascack Valley H.S. Varsity Team, Hillsdale, NJ
Work Experience	2003-Present Tommy's European School of Soccer Summer 2003 Martyn Rushmore Soccer Camp 1998 Volunteer in small medical clinics for Monmouth University
Degrees/Licenses	Monmouth University, Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology Certified in First Aid Training and CPR New Jersey State Youth Soccer “E” Coach's License
	PETER DISZTL Goalkeeper Coach and Trainer
Background	Peter was a professional goalkeeper in Hungary for 22 years. He most recently served as Goalkeeper Coach to Lothar Matthaus for the Hungarian National Men's Team. He has been working as a goalkeeper coach and trainer since 1997 and is the owner of the Disztl-Reusch Goalkeeper School in Budapest. His prestigious goalkeeping experience includes the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, the UEFA Cup Final against Real Madrid in 1985, 337 professional games in Hungary, 60 Bundesliga games in Germany and 30 games in Malaysia. During his playing career, he faced top European teams such as Paris SG, Manchester United, Partizan Beograd and Real Madrid. Peter has been honored as Goalkeeper of the Year in Hungary in both 1985 and 1989.
Degrees/Licenses	New Jersey State Youth Soccer “F” License 2002 Hungarian Soccer Federation - UEFA A License 2001 Hungarian Soccer Federation - UEFA B License
Work Experience	2004- 2006 Hungarian Soccer Federation – Goalkeeper Coach to Lothar Matthaus for the Hungarian Men's National Team 2003-2006 Vasas Division I Goalkeeper Coach 2002-2003 BKV Elore Asst.Coach 1997-2001 Disztl-Reusch Goalkeeper School Director/ Youth Soccer 1997-2001 Videoton SC Division I Goalkeeper Coach
Professional Memberships	UEFA Football Association Hungarian Soccer Federation
Player Honors	1988 and 1989 Hungarian Champion with Budapest Honved 1989 Hungarian Cup winner 1993 Malaysian Champion with Selangor 1985 UEFA Cup Finalist, 2nd place, vs. Real Madrid

	LASZLO SZALAI, Coach and Trainer
Background	Laszlo was a professional player in Hungary for five years. He most recently served as Assistant Coach to Lothar Matthaus for the Hungarian National Men's Team. He has been working as a soccer coach since 1993 and has brought his youth teams to first place as Hungarian Champions six different times. His coaching experience includes the U-16/U-17 National Team from 2002 to 2005. Laszlo has been honored as Youth Coach of the Year in Hungary in both 2003 and 2005.
Degrees/Licenses	1988-1993 Eötvös Lóránd University ( Budapest ) – Teacher Training College ( majors : mathematics – Physical Education ) 1992 Scholarship in Germany at Augsburg University 1990-1992 Hungarian University of Physical Education – Soccer Coach Training Course 1997-1999 Hungarian University of Physical Education – University Level Teacher Training ( postgraduate ) 2001 Hungarian Soccer Federation - UEFA B License 2003 Hungarian Soccer Federation - UEFA A License 2001-2004 Hungarian University of Physical Education – University Level Soccer Coach Training
Work Experience	1993-1994 Kispest-Honvéd FC - U-8 / U-10 junior coach 1994-1996 BVSC - U-8 / U-10 junior coach 1996-2003 Goldball ’94 FC - Training director – head coach 1998 MTK Hungária FC - U-15 junior coach 1998 MTK Hungária FC - U-6 - U-15 junior head coach 1999 Hungarian University of Physical Education - Teacher in the Soccer Coach Program 1999-2000 MTK Hungária FC - U-19 head coach, Hungarian Champion in 2000 2000-2001 MTK Hungária FC - U-21 head coach, Hungarian Champion in 2001 2002-2003 Újpest FC - U-19 head coach, Hungarian Champion in 2003 2003-2004 MTK Hungária FC - U-19 head coach, Training director - Sándor Károly Soccer Academy 2004-2005 MTK Hungária FC - U-17 head coach, Hungarian Champion in 2005 2002-2005 Hungarian Soccer Federation – National Youth Coach U-16 / U-17 2005- Hungarian Soccer Federation – Assistant Coach to Lothar Matthaus for the Hungarian Men's National Team
Professional Memberships	UEFA Football Association Hungarian Soccer Federation
Team Honors Coach Laszlo with Lothar Matthaus	2000 Hungarian Champion U-19 - MTK Hungária FC 2001 Hungarian Champion U-21 - MTK Hungária FC 2003 Hungarian Champion U-19 - Újpest FC 2003 U-19 Youthcoach of the Year in Hungary - Hungarian Soccer Federation 2005 Hungarian Champion U-17 - MTK Hungária FC 2005 U-17 Youthcoach of the Year in Hungary - Hungarian Soccer Federation Hungarian U-17 National Team: 2004 Hungarian International Tournament 1. Prize Finale : Hungary – Czech Rep. 2 - 1 ( Israel, Croatia, Czech Rep., Slovakia, Rep.Ireland, Poland, Serbia ) 2004 Friendly Game - Preston – England England U-17 – Hungary U-17 0 – 0 2005 Europaien Championship Qualifying - Croatia (Group : Portugal , Ukraine , Croatia , Hungary) International Games with the Hungarian Men's National Team: French – HUN, Island – HUN, HUN – Real Madrid, HUN - Argentina, HUN – Malta, HUN – Sweden, Bulgaria – HUN, HUN – Croatia, Mexico – HUN, Antiqua - HUN
Publications	1998 article in Kispad Professional Soccer Magazine several articles and translation of professional material for the Hungarian UEFA System Coach Training Course 1998 a book on CHILDREN SOCCER Part I. (Góliát – McDonald’s Bp. 1998) Handbook of theory, exercises and games for junior coaches 2000 a book on CHILDREN SOCCER Part II. (Góliát – McDonald’s Bp. 2000)