BTST - Our People
Wilson
“Wils” Egidio -
Co-Founder and President
Wilson grew up in
Belo Horizonte
,
Brazil
.
He began his amateur playing career with his hometown club, Villa Nova AC
of Brazil's 1st Division. Climbing the ranks at Wila Nova,
Wilson
moved on to play professional as a member of Santos FC, Pele's former club. Following his time with
Santos
,
Wilson
took his professional playing career
to
New York City
,
where he joined the American Soccer League as a member of NY United.
Following his playing career,
Wilson
took to the college ranks as Head
Coach of City College of New York leading CCNY to 4 Conference titles,
National spotlight, earning himself 6 Coach of the Year Awards and his name
in the CCNY Hall of Fame in 1992.
After coaching CCNY,
Wilson
was recruited to be an Olympic
Development Coach, where for 5 years he scouted and developed top American
Soccer players.
While an ODP coach Wilson took on an assortment of
Manhattan Soccer Club and high school coaching jobs distinguishing himself
as one of the nation's premier youth coaches. Most recently
Wilson
led his
Manhattan SC Phoenix to a Region 1 North Division Championship and the
Horace Mann Lions to a NYSAIAA State Championship.
Wilson
is both a licensed
American and Brazilian Soccer coach earning his US Soccer Federation
Coaching "A" License in 1987, National Soccer Coaches Association
of America (Premier License) in 2002, State of
Rio
de Janeiro Soccer Coaching License
in 2001, and Brazilian National Soccer Coaching License in 1995.
Zachary M. Rubin - Co-Founder and CEO
Zac is a native New Yorker who grew up playing
soccer in and around
New York City
.
He began his playing career with Manhattan Soccer Club and then went on to
play NCAA Division III ball at
Colorado
College
in sunny
Colorado Springs
,
CO
.
In four years, CC went to three NCAA Division III post-season tournaments
and was often ranked in the top 25 in the nation. Upon his return to
New York City
, Zac went to work coaching the up and coming talent at
Manhattan Soccer Club and other area teams as a coach and goalkeeper
trainer. He earned his USSF Goalkeeper Coach's license in 2005 as well as
his USSF "D" license.
Currently, besides helping to run Brazilian Touch Soccer
Tours, Zac works as a trader and lives in
Manhattan
.
Gui Stampur -
Director
Gui was born and raised in
Manhattan
,
New York
and began his
playing career in AYSO when he was 6. He played his club soccer for
Manhattan Soccer Club and led his high school team, Riverdale Country
School to consecutive New York City Ivy League titles as well as its first
ever State Championship in 1999. He went on to play NCAA Division 1 soccer
for
Columbia
University
, and was team captain in
his senior year during which he helped his team to crack the nation's top
25 rankings. For his efforts, he was named to the All-Ivy League team and
awarded
Columbia
’s
team MVP award.
Gui has traveled to
Curitiba
, Sao Paolo, and
Rio
De Janeiro
,
Brazil
as a student of
Wilson
's and credits his
experiences in
Brazil
as having a significant impact on his soccer development.
Gui also has experience coaching youth soccer in
New York
. During college, Gui served as
the Assistant Coach for the Manhattan Devils, a high school girls club team and privately trained aspiring college
soccer players. He also coached at the
Columbia
University
Soccer
School
for 5 summers.
Currently, Gui lives on
Manhattan
's
upper west side and is a student at
Fordham
Law
School
due to
graduate in June 2010.
Zach
Wolf- Chief
Creative Officer
Zach grew up in
New York City
and played for the Manhattan Soccer Club from 1991-1999, serving as team
captain during those years. Coached by Wilson Egidio, his team won numerous
tournaments and was a State Cup finalist in 1998.
Zach attended
Riverdale
Country
School
where he played varsity soccer all four years. He was the team captain and
MVP for his last two years, leading the team to win the Ivy League each
year. In senior year the team finished the season as NYSAISAA Champions.
Zach scored a record 68 goals and had 30 assists during his career at
Riverdale, also earning All Ivy '97, '98, and '99 and 1st team CHSAA/All
City in '99.
Zach went on to play NCAA Division 1 soccer at the
University
of
Vermont
for two years; his team won
the American East in 2000 and made the NCAA Tournament. In order to
pursue a film career, Zach transferred to
NYU
Tisch
School
of the Arts,
while continuing his soccer career at NYU.
A highlight of Zach's soccer experience was traveling to
Brazil
in the summers of '97, '98, and '99,
where he was fortunate to train under
Wilson
along with youth teams such as: Vasco DaGama, Flamengo,
Parana
,
and
Santos
.
Zach lives on the
Upper West Side
and works as a film editor.
Tara
DiGerlando- Graphic Designer for more information
email her at: tdigerlando@gmail.com
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