My name is Roberto Zambrano. I was raised in Richmond, California in a soccer family. Almost everybody in my family plays soccer. I started playing with the ACCYSL Mavericks in the Richmond/Berkeley area. I played on the Richmond High Varsity team for 4 years. Richmond High is one of the perennial powers in the North Coast Section/CIF. I played one year at Contra Costa College. I also played seven years in the San Francisco Soccer Futbol League and in the California Premier Soccer Association.

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I started coaching right out of High School, and was Assistant Varsity and JV Head Coach at Richmond High for the better of the last eight years. After meeting Jasko and Haris, I started coaching youth at the club level. In order to grow as a coach and as a person, I joined California Magic in 2013.  I am having a great experience at Magic with my teams as well as with the passionate Magic coaching staff.

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I believe that soccer lives in the tension between the individual and the team. At the younger ages, focus should be put on the development of the player, while when the children mature and master their skill set, team building should be emphasized.

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I strongly believe in giving the younger player the technical tools he/she will need sooner or later to express himself in the framework of the team. I believe this learning must take place in both structured and un-structured environments. I encourage my players to play games that are related to soccer, but are not soccer, such as futsal, indoor soccer or beach soccer.