COACHING STAFF

The Fútbol Factory is proud of its coaching staff. All our coaches, Danubio FC both from the Danubio youth system as well as our own The Fútbol Factory coaches, are licensed and have international playing and coaching experience. The Fútbol Factory coaches will lead our Danubio Summer program afternoon sessions and work with players to correct weakness and sharpen skills.
Javier Zeoli
A Danubio product, Javier Zeoli is one of the outstanding young coaching talents in South America today. As National Team Assistant Coach he has worked with the Uruguayan youth national teams as well as the senior Uruguayan National Team. As a player he was one of the dominant South American goalkeepers of his generation, playing for some of the best teams in the world including 3-time South American and 3-time world champion C.F. Nacional de Montevideo, River Plate of Argentina and Tenerife of Spain. Javier was the starting goalkeeper for 1991 Bolivian Champions Bolívar and the 1988 Uruguayan Clausura Champions Danubio.

Gustavo Dalto
Coach Dalto currently serves as Danubio F.C.'s Youth System Technical Director where he began his career as the team's U-14 coach in 2001. He rose steadily through Danubio's Youth System ranks winning 8 Uruguayan professional youth system championships between 2001 and 2005. As a player his career spanned 20 years including stints with club teams in Uruguay, Spain, Argentina, Bolivia and Colombia. He joined the Danubio youth system in 1978 and made their first division team in 1981. Emigrating to Europe in 1990 he played in the Spanish First Division with Xeres de La Frontera and later returned to South America to play with Talleres de Cordoba of Argentina, current Copa Libertadores champion Once Caldas of Colombia. He won a Uruguayan championship with Danubio in 1988 and that same year led Danubio to a Final Four appearance in the Copa Libertadores. He also won a Bolivian championship with Bolivar in 1996. He was a member of the Uruguayan National Team from 1987 to 1989 and was a member of the Uruguayan 1989 Copa America silver medal team.

Fabian Coito
Coach Coito, former head coach of Uruguayan First division club Central Español, began his professional playing career in the youth system of Montevideo Wanderers where he remained until 1992. From 1993 Coach Coito played with several teams including Club Olimpia of Honduras where he won a Honduran championship as well as the CONCACAF Champions Cup, and 3 time Mexican champion Pachuca Club de Fútbol. Coach Coito began his coaching career in 2000 as head coach of Central Español's U-18 team and rose steadily through the club's coaching ranks until he became head coach of the clubs first division team in 2004.

Fernando Sanagua
Fernando Sanagua is a graduate of the youth system of 3 time South American and 1968 world champion CA Estudiantes de La Plata of Argentina where he began playing at age 10, and went on to play professionally in Uruguay Coach Sanagua has been actively involved in youth soccer in the New York tri-state area. He began his US coaching career with the Carlos Bilardo Soccer School of Brooklyn, working directly with Coach Bilardo, who coached Argentina to victory in the 1986 Mexico World Cup. In 1999 he was selected coach of a NYC Select Team that played in the Arsenal International Soccer Festival in England. Fernando has also worked as a personal trainer with elite college bound and professional youth players.