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Darrius Barnes - Crown Legacy FC President

Darrius Barnes - Crown Legacy FC President

Barnes played eight seasons in the MLS with the New England Revolution after a stellar collegiate career at Duke University. His 9th year as a pro came with the New York Cosmos in the NASL. Following his retirement from professional soccer, Barnes joined the MLS league office in the partnership marketing department where he worked for over three years before joining Charlotte FC.

José Tavares - CLFC Head Coach

José Tavares - CLFC Head Coach

Tavares, a 41-year-old Portugal native, joins Crown Legacy FC after spending more than a decade at FC Porto, one of Europe’s top developers of talent. Tavares’ eye for talent and player development comes with an extensive background in Porto’s youth teams.

Pedro Mané - CLFC Assistant Coach

Pedro Mané - CLFC Assistant Coach

Mané, a native of Ovar, Portugal, spent the last seven years at FC Porto with recently named Crown Legacy FC Head Coach José Tavares. At Porto, Mané was the head coach at multiple age groups across the famed academy and was an assistant for the U-19’s during the last two seasons.

Kevin Sawchak - CLFC Assistant Coach

Kevin Sawchak - CLFC Assistant Coach

Sawchak, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, comes to the Queen City after serving as an assistant coach with USL League One side Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC during their inaugural season. Prior to his time in Colorado, Sawchak spent two seasons as an assistant coach with Chattanooga Red Wolves.

Brian Edwards - CLFC Goalkeeper Coach

Brian Edwards - CLFC Goalkeeper Coach

Edwards has been with Charlotte FC’s Academy goalkeeper program since 2020. Prior to CLTFC, Edwards served as Assistant Men’s Coach at UNCC, Assistant Soccer Coach at Hofstra University, and a role as Coaching Director with the Carolina Rapids.

CLFC MLS NEXT PRO TECHNICAL & FRONT OFFICE STAFF
CLFC MLS NEXT PRO TECHNICAL & FRONT OFFICE STAFF

Devon Manifold

Performance Coach

Bruno Paschoalini

Team Administrator

Ben Green

Scout

Cameron Levenson-Cruz

Equipment Assistant

Cameron Hillis

Head Athletic Trainer

Matthew Zaremba

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Katie Best

Sports Dietitian

Trent Slagle

Communications Coordinator