ABOUT THE PATHWAY TO PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL ACADEMY

I am happy to inform you that our continued operation as a high level football academy with a UEFA 'A' licenced Head Coach is now guaranteed into 2022 and beyond.  I have come to an agreement with my partners Nat and Gary Settin of the Australian Elite Football Academy (AEFA) for them to now assume the administrative and operational activities of AEFA.

This means there will be no change to the coaches and training that AEFA provides both now and into next year.

Both Gary and Nat share the same values as I have in regards to providing our young ACT region players with the best coaching possible.  I will continue to support them in doing so albeit in a different capacity.

Nat from AEFA is contactable as below or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/aefasport/

Nat Settin
Australian Elite Football Academy
Academy Owner & Managing Director
Mobile: 0403 535 448
Email: information.aefa@gmail.com

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OUR TEAM

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Mr Ian Worthington
Director of Coaching

All AEFA programs will be run under the direction of our Head Coach Mr Ian Worthington. Ian has significant experience as a youth coach at numerous clubs including Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers and Burnley FC.  Ian attained his UEFA ‘A’ Licence in 2019 and he also holds a Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Sports Science.
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Mr Andrew Monterosso
Foundation & Advanced Development Coach - Southside

Andrew is our assistant Coach who brings an impressive football career spanning over 17 years. He started playing as a 16 year old for Monaro Panthers played NSW State League and won the NSW Championship in 1984. Andrew played in the National League which is equivalent to the ‘A’ league of today in 1985 and coached the Monaro Panthers FC Seniors to the Premiership in 1999.
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Ms Sofia Furlanetto
Little Lions Coach - South Side

Sofia started playing soccer when she was 6 years old for Monaro Panthers FC. Sofia’s achievements to date have been – selected in the u12 Capital Football girls development squad. Winner of Kanga Cup in 2014 with Capital Football and in 2015 Western Molongolo. Sofia was selected to represent NSW in u19s women’s team in the Ultimate Fiji Cup in 2019 and were runners up in the final.
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Mr Phil Van Dissel
Our Coach/Contact Officer

Phil is an experienced intelligence professional with over 35 years working in law enforcement, most recently in ACT Policing. In 2015 he was involved in the planning, implementation and coordination of the Australia-wide police response to match fixing and related criminal activity for the AFC Asian Cup and ICC Cricket World Cup. Phil believes that integrity in sport is paramount.
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ACTIVE KIDS PROVIDER

Active Kids Provider

We are an approved active kids provider for NSW participants only.. You can apply your voucher to one of our term program registrations. Vouchers are available in January and July of each year and must be redeemed within each six month period. You must send the voucher in electronically or hardcopy through to me at the time of registration so I can place it on file please. When you complete the program registration, please ensure you provide your Child’s First and Last Name, DOB and Voucher Number.

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