Coaches
Vladimir Samozvanov—Head Coach
Qualifications
- UEFA/English FA "B" Coaching Licence
- Canadian Soccer Association "B" National Licence
- NSCAA Advanced National Diploma
- Level 3 NCCP
Education in progress
- 2nd year National Coaching Institute, Vancouver -Victoria, BC
Coaching Experience
- Burnaby Girls Soccer Club Technical Director
- Head Coach at collegiate and senior level
- Head Coach of Vancouver and Burnaby Metro boys and girls teams
- Head Coach of BC Summer Games Vancouver-North Shore Zone Boys team
Playing Experience
- Dynamo Irpen, Kiev Region
- CSKA FC, Kiev, Ukraine
- Torpedo, Ulianovsk, Russia
- Polytechnic University, Kiev, Ukraine
Joan McEachern—Assistant Coach
Joan McEachern is a former Canadian National team member and has been capped 33 times internationally. She has been the assistant coach of the women’s team since 2003 and is also a faculty member in the Economics Department at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
Kim Bull—GoalKeeper Coach
Kim Bull brings a vast amount of experience to the women's soccer coaching team. She has been working as an instructor with the Vancouver Whitecaps since 2005, directed the Langley Football Club Goaltending academy for the past four years and has been a goalkeeping consultant for UCFV, Langara College and Douglas College women's soccer teams. In addition to coaching, Kim is an accomplished athlete. Kim was the starting goalkeeper for the University of the Fraser Valley from 2001-2004, was named BCCAA First team all-star three times (2002, 2003, 2004), BCCAA Goalkeeper of the year (2003) and BCCAA Provincial championship Player of the Game (2004).