Player Development Rep Development Program Coaches
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22 Dec 2011
Boys Junior RDP (by birth year)
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Sinisa Ninkovic (2000) - Sinisa returns to coach this age group, following the U12A Boys capturing the SRSL League Cup for the second year in a row. He served as an Assistant Coach with FC Obilic Belgrade and Youth Team Coach for FC Hayduk Belgrade D1 YU. Ninkovic played on several Yugoslavian teams, including the U21 National Team. He played for and then later served as Team Manager for the Serbian White Eagles in the CSL. Ninkovic is a Certified Personal Trainer and holds a USSF National A License and the UEFA B License equivalent. |
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Bijan Azizi (1999) - Bio coming Soon |
Boys Senior RDP (by birth year)
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Chris Grierson (1998) – Chris returns to coach this age group after his team captured the SRSL Elite League championship in 2012. He has more than a decade of professional coaching experience in Scotland and Canada. Grierson joined OSC in 2006 and is one of the full-time staff coaches responsible for managing the technical programs. He holds a multitude of coaching licenses including a USSF A License and NSCAA National Diploma and Advanced National Diploma. He also holds the Scottish FA Child and Youth Coaching Certificate. |
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Darryl Hellam (1997) - Darryl joined OSC last year and will remain as coach of this age group. A former Assistant Coach at Milltown, he holds a BA in psychology from York University. Hellam has several coaching designations including the OSA Provincial B License, the League Manager Association (LMA) Culture of Excellence Certificate. Hellam is currently enrolled in the Argentinian Football Association Pro Licensing Course. |
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Ralph Torre (1996) - Ralph comes to OSC after serving as the U17 and U21 boys head coach at ANB Futbol Academy in 2011. A former goalkeeping director and head coach at clubs and schools in Canada and the United States, Torre helped lead Oakland University’s programs to multiple NCAA Final Four appearances. |
Boy's U21 & Men's
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Jimmy Sinclair (1994) - Jimmy formerly led the McMaster University Men’s team and the Hamilton Lady Avalanche. The former U21 Scottish National Team Captain also played for the Yorker Athletic Football Club (Scotland), Hamilton Croatia, and the MISL’s Buffalo Stallions and Tacoma Stars. Jimmy has passed his OSA Pre-B Assessment. |
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Rafael Carbajal (PHSL Elite Senior) - Rafael joined OSC with 20 years of coaching and coach development experience in Canada and internationally. A former goalkeeper from Uruguay, he holds UEFA A and USSF A coaching licenses. Carbajal has held head coaching positions with Milltown FC, Serbia White Eagles, North York Astros, AC Milan Soccer Academy in Canada as well as Faenza Calcio in Italy. Carbajal has served as an assistant coach and goalkeeper coach with the Canadian Women’s National Team, as well as the Men’s U18 and U20 squads. Most recently he helped coach the Men’s U23 team during Olympic Qualifiers. |
Girls Junior RDP (by birth year)
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Dani Bernier (2000) - Dani coached the 2001 age group last season and was OSC's Fun Camp Director in 2012. An OSC player since the age of eight, Dani is a three-time Ontario Cup winner. She played in the NCAA for both Canisius and Alabama and has a Provincial B Licence and is working towards her National B Licence. She was part of the staff of the former OSC Academy. |
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Ian McLoughlin (1999) - The coach of the 1995 age group in 2011, Ian brings considerable qualifications to OSC. With more than a decade of coaching experience behind him, he also serves as an Assistant District Coach for the Peel Halton Region. Ian holds a UEFA B Part 1 Certification, NSCAA Advanced National Certification, OSA Provincial B Licence, and an OSA Goalkeeping Diploma. |
Girls Senior RDP (by birth year)
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Ian Sinclair (1998) - Ian returns to coach this age group for the second year. He first joined OSC in 2007 as a full-time Staff Coach. Ian holds a USSF B Licence, CSA National B Licence, a National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and currently serves as an Assistant coach for McMaster University. Ian also serves as an OSA Instructor. |
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Karim Riahi (1997) - With over two decades of international professional soccer coaching experience, Karim returns to OSC for a second season with the Girls 1997 age group. He has coached in the first and second divisions of the United Arab Emirates professional league, ANB Academy, and has also worked in Algeria. Karim holds several professional degrees and licences including a CSA National A Licence, Brazilian Professional A Licence, and CAF (African Confederation of Football) A Licence. |
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Art DiBlasio (1996) - Bio Coming Soon |
Girl's U21 & Women's
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Cyprian McFarlane (1994) - Cyprian rteurns to OSC for a second season, this time coaching the U21 team. He won the Ontario Cup as head coach of the Erin Mills Mighty Eagles '95 Girls team in 2010 and 2011 as well as the Gold at Nationals in 2011. Cyprian currently serves as the head coach for the University of Toronto Varsity Blues Women's Team. He holds many coaching licences including the USSF C Licence and the NSCAA Premier Diploma. |