Coach Andeberhan has extensive coaching experience at US Soccer as well as several Universities. He has also served as a college instructor in the fields of Microbiology and Food Science. Coach Andeberhan holds the Brazilian Professional Coaching License issued by the Brazilian Football Federation as well as the A License of US Soccer. He played his collegiate soccer at UCLA where he earned his BA in Zoology. Subsequently he completed his MS degree in Microbiology at Loma Linda University and is a Doctoral Candidate at Cornell where he has completed work for his PhD in Food Science.
As a member of the US Soccer National Staff he served as a Coaching School Instructor, coached the US U20 Women’s National Team, served as Men’s Olympic Festival team coach and Women’s Olympic Festival team coach. He also served as the Western Regional coach for Men, Women’s Olympic Festival Coach and USYSA Girls Western Regional Coach. At the college level he served as CSU Los Angeles Men’s Head Coach, Stanford Women’s Head Coach, Cornell Women’s Head Coach and USC Men’s Assistant Coach.
The Technical Director is in charge of the soccer operations of the club including establishing the curriculum as well as hiring, directing and supervising the coaching staff.
Given his extensive collegiate experience, he also directs the CASA College Choice Advising program to assist players and parents with the College Choice process.
Coach Conor McNulty holds the NSCAA Regional Coaching Diploma and is the Goalkeeping Specialist for BOCA, where he is responsible for training goalkeepers and holding goalkeeping seminars for the coaching staff. He is an experienced player who grew up in the soccer hotbed of Lake Oswego OR, and played collegiate soccer at the University of San Francisco. He played for the Northern California ODP team, and went on to play professional soccer for the San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids organizations. Coach McNulty has coached extensively at many levels of the game, including the Northern California ODP program, USF Soccer and the Near Post Goalkeeper Academy.
Brandon Cavitt (U6-U10 Subgroup Leader)
Coach Cavitt holds the NSCAA “Premier Diploma” as well as the Coaching Director Certificate. He has coached at BOCA from the beginning and has extensive coaching experience in youth soccer. He is one of the fulltime staff members at BOCA and has been instrumental in most of the progress the club has enjoyed in the past.
Coach Cavitt played professional soccer in Ireland as well as in the USA including for the Sacramento Knights and Scorpions. He was also a standout in college where he played for SacramentoState and SonomaState and earned numerous honors as a player. Coach Cavitt has a BA is English. In addition he has played for numerous outdoor and indoor adult teams in the Sacramento area.
He is a product of the Northern California youth environment where he was a standout earning ODP selection before his collegiate career.
Coach Wharton who holds a US Soccer “B” coaching license (candidate for his ‘A”) comes to Boca with a great deal of coaching experience and a solid graduate educational background. He holds a Master’s Degree in Physical Education/ Sports and Recreation as well as a MA candidacy in Journalism. He has coached extensively at the youth level including in the ODP. He has also extensive college level coaching experience. He has served as the Head Coach of Men and Women at the college level including at Hardin-Simmons University, Arkansas State University and Feather River College. Currently in addition to coaching at Boca he is coaching at Sacramento City College.
Coach Brittany Auernig is joining the Boca coaching staff as she finishes her Masters Degree at Sac State where she also attended undergraduate school and played for the Hornets as a standout goalkeeper. She has extensive playing and coaching experiences and will be a strong addition to the Boca staff. She has played youth soccer in the Sacramento area and has coached at the youth and high school levels coaching field players as well as goalkeepers. Brittany holds a NSCAA Advanced Regional Diploma (Junior Level VI). She has also been a coach at the ODP levels including as a State Coach and a Regional Camp coach.
Jeremy Field(U11-U14 Girls Subgroup Leader)
Coach Jeremy Field holds the USSF “C” Coaching License and has extensive playing and coaching experience. He played professional soccer in France for Dijon FC, locally for the Sacramento Knights and Sacramento Scorpions, and for the Cleveland Crunch. He is a product of the Sacramento area youth soccer system and went through ODP ranks to make it to the National Pool. He was Player-of-the-Year for Jesuit High School in 1990.
Coach Field has assistant coached at the junior college level, and passed on a budding J. Crew modeling career to become a staff coach with the younger age groups at Boca.
Melissa Cavitt
Coach Melissa Cavitt holds the NSCAA National and Youth Diplomas as well as the Positive Coaching Alliance Double Goal Coach Certificate. She is one of the mainstays of the BOCA coaching staff with and extensive playing and coaching background. Her playing experience includes professional and collegiate soccer. She is a product of the Sacramento area youth soccer from which she was selected to the US Youth National U20 team. She played at the University of Portland before playing professional soccer with the San Diego Spirit and the Sacramento Storm. In addition to BOCA she has coached extensively for numerous youth clubs in Sacramento.
Coach Eccles has been a great addition to the Boca Coaching staff as he brings an impressive coaching and playing background. He holds the Premier Diploma, the highest coaching license offered by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as well as the US Soccer B license. As a young player Coach Eccles represented Canada on the U19 National Team and subsequently played for the Penn State University varsity team. He trained with Aston Villa in the English League as well as on the Dundas United Club, a top Canadian Men’s senior team in Ontario. He has been fortunate to have been coached by many outstanding coaches. Blessed with those extensive playing and coaching experiences, he has coached extensively at the youth level, where he has coached boys and girls of all ages and Boca is very fortunate to have him on our staff.
Juan Fresquez (U11-U14 Boys Subgroup Leader)
Coach Juan Fresquez holds the USSF “A” Coaching License, and brings his extensive Southern California playing and coaching experience to Boca. In addition to Chaffey College in Southern California, Juan coached Damien High School to two consecutive CIF Division I titles, while going undefeated and twice earning Coach of the Year honors. At the youth level, he most recently coached at Claremont Stars, Celtic Soccer Club, Glendora Soccer Club and Diamond Bar Walnut Valley Soccer Club. As a player, Juan captained Berhane’s Cal. St. Los Angeles team to an 18-2 season, and appeared in an NCAA Final. He went on to play semi-professionally in the Greater LA League.
Coach Paul Hansen holds the USSF “B” Coaching License and the NSCAA Advanced National Diploma. He is the Head Coach and PE Instructor at American River College. Paul holds a Master’s degree in Physical Education and is one of the most experienced teachers in the club. After completing an illustrious career at Cal Poly SLO, Paul played 9 years professionally for the Sacramento Knights. He has extensive coaching experience at all levels of soccer, coaching boys and girls as well adult men and women. All three of his children play for BOCA.
Coach Tibor Pelle is a former United States U20 MNT Player who holds the USSF “A” Coaching License, as well as the NSCAA Director of Coaching Certificate. He was a standout in the ODP process, having captained successive California State and Western Regional teams before playing his collegiate soccer at UCLA. He was chosen to represent the West in the annual Senior Bowl.
Coach Pelle began his coaching career at UCLA under Sigi Schmid and Steve Sampson, and later coached in the ODP program, at American River College, and at River City and San Juan Soccer Clubs before joining the Capital Athletic Soccer Academy.
He is married to Maya, and both his sons, Ethan and Sandor play at Boca.
Coach Gary Messing holds the highest coaching licenses offered in the US namely the USSF “A” License and the NSCAA Premier Diploma. He has over forty years of soccer playing and coaching experience. He has coached youth soccer extensively in the Sacramento area including at Placer, San Juan and Sacramento United in addition to BOCA. He was also Director of Coaching for the Sacramento United Soccer Club.
He played collegiate soccer at Amherst College where he was an All American and All New England Selection. He also played in the adult leagues in San Francisco and the Central California League.
Dr. Tris Rieland is an ER Doctor who holds the NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, and somehow manages, without sleep, to find the time to coach, be intimately involved with the growth of Boca, fuel his obsession with soccer, raise a family, and still maintain his medical practice. He grew up with the game and was a standout as a youth player, making it to the CYSA (N) State Team. Subsequently he played at Skyline Junior College and UC Davis, where he was team captain in 1990.
He received his BS in Physiology at UC Davis, and his MS degree at the Finch University of Heath Sciences/The Chicago Medical School. He followed his medical training by doing his Emergency Medicine Residency at UC Davis Medical School, and is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. On his way to medical school, Dr. Coach took time off to play semi-professionally in Germany and is still spotted in the area on Sundays, changing directly from his scrubs into soccer gear.
Coach Tris Rieland is married to Tina, and his children Ari and Elias both play at Boca.
Coach Ralph Ramirez is one of the longest-serving coaches in our club, having started with River City in the 1990s. He is currently Head Coach at Rio Linda High School, where he has coached the varsity girls team for 11 years, and serves Boca in the capacity of Staff Coach U15-19 Girl’s Subgroup.
