Coach - Tomasz Switala
	Tomasz Switala is 37 years old and he is from Zurawa, Poland. As a junior he played in a third division club Motor Prazka, then Ruch Radzionkow, Krysbud Myszkow, WKS Wielun and KKS Kalisz. He studied at AWF University in Katowice, Poland with focus on sports coaching. After moving to the United States he coached soccer at Wisla Chicago, Lightning Chicago and is currently the U15 coach at PNA Soccer Academy. He is married and lives with his wife and 2 children in Westchester.
	Coach - Dan States
	Coach States is currently the Head Boys Varsity Soccer Coach at Maine South High School in Park Ridge, IL.  Coach States' has coached for 18 years at the high school level.   Coach States was a finalist for Illinois State High School Soccer Association Boys Soccer Coach of the Year in 1996 and has twice been awarded Illinois Sectional Coach of the Year and ESCC Coach of the Year.  He also served two years as Assistant Men's Soccer Coach at North Central College in Naperville.   In addition, Coach States holds a National Diploma with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and also holds two Youth Licenses with the Royal Netherlands Football Association.  He played soccer at Naperville Central High School and Iowa State University, where he was an All-Big 8 goalkeeper.   Coach States has a BA in Political Science and History and an MA in International Relations. Mr. States is a Social Science teacher at Maine South.
	Coach - Tomasz Bednarek
	Tomasz Bednarek is 25 years old. He was born in Szczecin, Poland and as a youth player he played for MKS Pogon Szczecin. As a teenager he was selected and invited for consultation with the Polish National Youth Team. Later he moved to the United States where he played for eLka Football Club where he was voted best league defender in 2005. He is currently studying at North Park University where he majors in economics and he is the coaching coordinator for PNA Soccer Academy. He lives with his wife Wiola in Des Plaines.
	Goalkeeping Coach - Marek Los
	Marek Los began his soccer career in Zaglebie Walbrzych (Poland), where he played as a junior and in 1998 his team placed 4th in the Polish Championship. He then played for a second division team- Gornik Walbrzych- always as a goalkeeper. He then got injured and had to put his soccer career on hold. In 2000 Marek moved to the United States and in 2001 he resumed playing soccer- first in the amateur LP and then he trained with the Chicago Fire reserves. In 2002 Marek joined Eagles Soccer and took second place in the US Amateur Cup. He later moved to Schwaben Soccer Club and then Polonia Mielec. In 2009 he returned to AAC Eagles and again took second place in the US Amateur Cup. In the same year he was voted Amateur Soccer Player of the Year. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for PNA Soccer Academy. He lives with his wife and 2 children in Plainfield Illinois.
	Player Development Coordinator - Christian Crisan
	Cristian played soccer for club teams in ROMANIA for 16 years, at national and international levels. His US playing experience was for 2 years at College of DuPage. During this time, his team qualified for two National Tournaments, in 2003 and 2005 (they placed 4th in the nation).In 2005 he was selected for the NSCAA/Adidas ALL North Region American Team and the ALL Conference Team.Cristian was also involved with coordinating and training youth soccer in Romania for 4 years and he coached the Columbus Academy Varsity Team (Ohio) in 1997. Cristian is currently on the coaching staff at College of DuPage.
	Coach - Mirek Krupa
	Mirek Krupa was born in 1977 in Warsaw, Poland. He started playing soccer in Drukarz Warszawa (one of the oldest clubs in Warsaw). He played for Warsaw select team as a teenager and was invited for a Youth Polish National Team conultation. At the age of 16 he moved to the United States where he played for St. Patrick High School and then College of Dupage. He also represented Lightning Chicago and eLka Football Club. During his soccer journey he represented the Umbro Select All American First Team in 1997, he was elected all state and all conference. He went to 2 national tournaments with College of DuPage and in 2005 he was voted OSL League MVP. Mirek started his coaching career with eLka FC and won 2 OSL League titles and League Cup and was voted coach of the year. He worked with College of DuPage in 2006 when they placed third at the national tournament. He is currently the PNA Soccer Academy director. He is married and lives with his wife in Chicago.
	Coach - Jorge A. Govea
	Jorge Govea was born in 1979 in Peru. He played professional soccer in Peru representing the following teams- Sporting Cristal, Sport boys, Union Huaral and Club Atletico Grau. After moving to the United States he played for Schwaben FC, Club Deportivo Municipal and Atletico Mineros. He currently coaches PNA Soccer Academy youth teams. He is married and lives with his wife in Hoffman Estates.
	Coach - Krzysztof Brylewicz
	Krzysztof Brylewicz was born in 1980 in Bialystok, Poland. As a youth he played for Jagiellonia Bialystok. He later moved to Chicago with his family where he attended and played for Holy Cross High School. He continued his education at the Dominican University where he obtained a degree in accounting and played on the Dominican University soccer team as a defender. He also represented AAC Eagles, Polonia Mielec and eLka Football Club. With Polonia Mielec he won MSL Championship, First Division Championship and TP Cup. With eLka FC he won OSL Championship in 2006. He is currently coaching youth boys at PNA Soccer Academy and lives with his wife Magda in Bensenville.
	Coach - Michal Hriso
	Michal Hriso is our PNA Soccer Academy U13 boys coach. Michal was born on March 7th, 1965 in Medzilaborce, Slovakia. As a professional soccer player Michal played for various teams in Czech Republic and Slovakia, including Medzilaborce (Slovakia), Bardejov (Slovakia), Brno (Czech Republic), and Plzen (Czech Republic). After ending his soccer career Michal took up coaching in 1993. He coached both adult and youth teams in Slovakia and later in the United States. In the US he was coaching Eagles youth teams and CKS Warta in the National Soccer League. He joined PNA Soccer Academy in the summer of 2009. Michal is married and his son Michael is a player of our PNA Patriots U12 boys team.
	Coach - Marcin Kondek
	Marcin Kondek was born in 1974 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Marcin is a licensed coach and graduated from Sports University (AWF) in Gdansk (4 year school specializing in coaching, nutrition, injuries and all other sports related topics). Marcin has been involved in professional sport for many years. He played in a first division handball league in Poland,  including teams Wybrzeze Gdansk i Anilana Lodz. He also played in Germany before ending his professional handball career. Marcin then moved to the United States and joined PNA Soccer Academy in 2008 as coordination and goalkeeping coach. He is married and lives with his wife Anna in Chicago. Besides his involvement in sports, Marcin is a photographer working with well known magazines.
	Coach - Mirek Babiarz
	Mirek Babiarz was born in Tarnow, Poland 28 years ago where he began his soccer career in Blekitni club. He then played for Unia Tarnow and Glinik Gorlice and was selected to represent the all regional team with which he took second place in the Polish Championship (Kazimierz Deyna Cup). After graduating high school with focus in economics, he studied physical Education,specializing in remedial/corrective exercises at a university in Tarnow (PWSZ) for three years. Mirek then moved to the United States where he played for FC Tarnovia and AAC Eagles. With AAC Eagles he twice reached the finals of the US Amateur Cup. Currently he lives in Rolling Meadows with wife Agnieszka.
	Physical Coordination Coach - Mariusz Dziura
	Mariusz Dziura was born in 1976 in Rzeszow, Poland where he started his sports career in Walter Rzeszow. Mariusz was a professional judo fighter with many individual awards in that discipline. He was a two time youth judo champion of Poland as an individual and with his team Wisla Krakow they won the championship for three consecutive years. He also represented Polish National Team multiple times as a judo fighter. He graduated from Athletic University (AWF) in Krakow where he received his coaching license. Currently he is a physical coordination coach at PNA Soccer Academy. He is married and lives with his wife and daughter in Chicago.