Founded in 1999, the Brazilian Soccer Development Foundation Inc. operates as a Florida Not for Profit Corporation and is registered under IRS Code 501c3.

 

Our  Principal Director is Ademir de Paula, "Nacional Brazil Team player and former teammate of the great “Pele.”  Ademir played professionally from 1968 to 1975 until an injury curtailed his career.  He has shared fields with some of the greatest players ever to play the game in Carlos Alberto, Riverlino, Ferson, Tostao, to name a few, and actively played for clubs such as Juventus FC, Portuguesa FC, Sao Paulo FC, and  Santo Andre FC.  Ademir was associated with the CHIVAS Academy from 2005 through 2015.  Ademir has remained on call with the CHIVAS leading professional club on an as-needed basis since his departure from CHIVAS FL in 2015.  Ademir has spent the last few years as Director of Coaching for a Florida Youth Soccer Association club.  He continues to strive to achieve excellence at the youth training level to get players to their possible highest level of achievement.  He graduated from the Brazilian Soccer Coaching School in 1975 and became a first division coach from 1976 on.

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