COACHING STAFF
Dragan Pavlovic | Executive Director of Coaching
COACHING EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Professional coach for more than 20 years
Coaching License | UEFA
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Professional | FK Radnicki | Serbia
Professional | FK Vardar | Macedonia
Professional | Santa Fe | Bogotá, Colombia
Profesional | Independiente Medellín | Medellín, Colombia
HONORS & AWARDS
International Best Player #1 Striker | 1972, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1983
Ediz Yorulmazoglu | Coach & Trainer
COACHING EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
U8 - U12 Youth Module License
Youth “F” License | USSF
National “E” License | USSF
National “D” License | USSF
Ajax coach since 2009
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Former Ajax player | U15 - U18
High School | Naperville North High School
College | Aurora University
Bora Petric | Coach & Trainer
COACHING EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Coaching License | UEFA
Professional Coach | FK Radnicki
Ajax FC Chicago since 2001
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Yugoslavian National Team | U19
Professional | Partizan, Belgrade
Professional | Rems, France
Professional | Chicago Power
Professional | Baltimore Blast
Sasha Begovic | Coach & Trainer
COACHING EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Men’s Head Coach | University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) | 1990 - 2004
National “C” License | USSF
Coaching License | UEFA
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Professional | Europe
Professional | Canada
Professional | United States
HONORS & AWARDS
Coach of the Year | 1999, 2000
Winningest soccer coach in UIC history
Led UIC to NCAA Sweet 16 Tournament | 1999, 2000
UIC Hall of Fame inductee | 2010
Jerry Maddi | Coach
National “D” License | USSF
U11 Boys Head Coach | Madison 56ers
Assistant Director & Recruitment Scout | ShoTime Soccer Series Camp
Undergraduate Assistant Coach | University of Wisconsin
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Former Ajax player | 2001 - 2009
Club | Madison 56ers NPSL
Club | Chicago Fire Academy
High School | Naperville Central High School
College | Eastern Illinois University
College | University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chris Drillenburg | Coach
National “E” License | USSF
Coerver Youth Diploma
Chris Drillenburg grew up in The Netherlands, where he played, coached and managed soccer for more than 20 years – at all youth and adult levels. For several years, he played for the Dutch National College team and at the highest amateur level with his soccer club. As a coach and manager at club level, Chris was responsible for youth development programs for players from U8 to U18, and he has also coached at the highest amateur level. Chris’s approach is based on the philosophy of the Dutch National Soccer Association, which focuses on individual soccer skills, personal development, and team orientation. Chris has coached youth soccer in the USA since 2009. It quickly became clear that - also in the US - his philosophy and approach leads to major improvements at both individual player and team levels. He is very committed to give more youth players the opportunity to benefit from his coaching methods and experience.
Mike Skvarla | Coach
National “E” License | USSF
National “F” License | USSF
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Club | Sparta Chicago
High School | Naperville North
College | Northern Illinois University
HONORS & AWARDS
All-State | IHSA
Since 2005, Mike has been coaching youth soccer, concentrating on developing individual foot skills and the fundamental concepts of soccer. Prior to coaching with Ajax, Mike coached for various local clubs, including Castle AC, NSA and Naperville International Soccer Club.