Renaldo Rapheal Christians
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Renaldo Rapheal Christians (born February 13, 1978 in Cape Town
, South Africa
) is a soccer
coach who last coached with ÍBV
. He recently became the first coach born in South Africa to win a football championship in Europe.
Renaldo Rapheal moved from South Africa
to the American city of Worthington, Ohio
in 1986. After graduating from the Worthington Christian High School he studied philosophy
at the Ohio State University
.
Soon after being named as being one of the best new goalkeepers Renaldo's career ended earlier than expected. A life threatening injury in a match forced Renaldo into retirement and into coaching. Beginning with a top European club PSV Eindhoven he would quickly become one of the top youth coaches in America. After some early work with the Coerver
Method academies he then became a Director of Coaching with Eurotech soccer programs. He has also worked with 3 American state high school championship teams and 4 club champions confirming his reputation as a top youth coach. He has also done guest coaching lectures for the English Premiership team Tottenham Hotspurs youth academy as well as work with Major League Soccer
team Columbus Crew
Renaldo has coached in Southern African, United States as well as Europe. He holds qualifications from the United States Soccer Federation
and UEFA.
Turning his attention to humanitarian work he took a role with international charities like Ambassadors in Sport, Athletes in Action
, and World Vision
. He has also partnered with Grassroots Soccer which was founded by the winner of American television show Survivor
, Ethan Zhon. Renaldo has recently done football training workshops in one of he most dangerous prisons, Pollsmoor Prison
.
He continues to work on projects that combine his experience with football and humanitarian aid organizations/NGO's.. He has accomplished this by holding the position of board chairmen of International Sporting Network.
Renaldo is married with four children and currently resides in United States
.
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
) is a soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
coach who last coached with ÍBV
Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja
Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja is an Icelandic sports club from Vestmannaeyjar off the south coast of Iceland. It has both women and men teams competing in various sports.-Current mens squad:...
. He recently became the first coach born in South Africa to win a football championship in Europe.
Renaldo Rapheal moved from South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
to the American city of Worthington, Ohio
Worthington, Ohio
-Dissolution of the Company:By August 11, 1804 the plat maps were completed, payments or notes promising payments collected and deeds prepared for all sixteen thousand acres of the Scioto Company's purchase...
in 1986. After graduating from the Worthington Christian High School he studied philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
at the Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
.
Soon after being named as being one of the best new goalkeepers Renaldo's career ended earlier than expected. A life threatening injury in a match forced Renaldo into retirement and into coaching. Beginning with a top European club PSV Eindhoven he would quickly become one of the top youth coaches in America. After some early work with the Coerver
Wiel Coerver
Wiel Coerver was a football manager from the Netherlands and the developer of the Coerver Method, a soccer coaching technique. He won the UEFA Cup with Feyenoord Rotterdam in the 1973-1974 season....
Method academies he then became a Director of Coaching with Eurotech soccer programs. He has also worked with 3 American state high school championship teams and 4 club champions confirming his reputation as a top youth coach. He has also done guest coaching lectures for the English Premiership team Tottenham Hotspurs youth academy as well as work with Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
team Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
Renaldo has coached in Southern African, United States as well as Europe. He holds qualifications from the United States Soccer Federation
United States Soccer Federation
The United States Soccer Federation is the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois. It is a member of FIFA and is responsible for governing amateur and professional soccer, including the men's, women's, youth, futsal...
and UEFA.
Turning his attention to humanitarian work he took a role with international charities like Ambassadors in Sport, Athletes in Action
Athletes in Action
Athletes in Action is an evangelical Christian sports ministry in the tradition of Muscular Christianity. Athletes in Action, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ, works with athletes and coaches to use the unique platform of sport to help people around the world with questions of faith...
, and World Vision
World Vision
World Vision, founded in the USA in 1950, is an evangelical relief and development organization whose stated goal is "to follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in working with the poor and oppressed to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of...
. He has also partnered with Grassroots Soccer which was founded by the winner of American television show Survivor
Survivor (U.S. TV series)
Survivor is an American version of the Survivor reality television game show, itself derived from the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson originally created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. The series premiered on May 31, 2000 on CBS...
, Ethan Zhon. Renaldo has recently done football training workshops in one of he most dangerous prisons, Pollsmoor Prison
Pollsmoor Prison
Pollsmoor Prison, officially, Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison is a prison in the Cape Town suburb of Tokai in South Africa. Nelson Mandela was the most famous inmate of the prison...
.
He continues to work on projects that combine his experience with football and humanitarian aid organizations/NGO's.. He has accomplished this by holding the position of board chairmen of International Sporting Network.
Renaldo is married with four children and currently resides in United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.