Zoran Krneta was named sporting director of Charlotte Football Club in December 2019. He founded the global sports agency, Star Sports & Entertainment, in 2005 and has identified and brokered contracts for more than 150 soccer players across the globe. He is responsible for all on-field operations, recruiting coaches and support staff, identifying and signing players for the MLS roster and creating the youth development academy.
As the youngest head coach in MLS, RamÃrez, 36, joins Charlotte FC after coaching Brazilian club Porto Alegre International in 2021, part of Brazil’s top-flight Serie A league.
Born in Italy, he served as the assistant coach for New York City FC from 2016-2018 and Technical Coordinator for Manchester City’s Elite Development Squad.
The 49-year-old joins the new MLS expansion team from professional Chinese football club Dalian Pro F.C., where he served as assistant from 2019-2021.
Quy, who spent over a decade with Stoke City during their spell in the Premier League, joins the Club with a decorated list of former goalkeepers who studied under his wing.
Steve Walsh
Special Advisor to Sporting Director
Marc Nicholls
Technical Director
Bobby Belair
Director of Player Personnel
Spencer Regier
First Team Administrator
Mark Simpson
Head of Analytics
Luis Piedrahita
First Team Video Analyst
Cristóbal Fuentes Nieto
Head Fitness Coach
Elena Lemus
Player Liason
Thomas Schaling
Director of Scouting
Lisandro Isei
Head of Technical Scouting
Ryan Johnson
North American Scout
Vincent van Raam
International Scout
Davor Brasanac
Eastern European Scout
Dan Lock
Academy Manager/U17 Head Coach
Jorge Herrera
U15 Head Coach
Bryan Scales
U14 Head Coach
Patrick Daka
Head of Individual Development/Discovery Program Manager
Alex Martinez
Academy Coach/Academy Scout
Brian Edwards
Academy Goalkeeper Coach
Abdul Chibsah
Academy Head of Recruitment
Sara Smith
Education and Welfare Coordinator
Devon Manifold
Academy Head of Performance
Karyn Latorre
Academy Head Athletic Trainer
Alicia Fogarty
Academy Nutritionist
Bruno Paschoalini
Academy Head of Operations