BCSPL Coach Bios
Muchtar Ganief
Head Coach
Boys U14 Intake (2011) Team
Muchtar Ganief, a BCSA Provincial B License Coach, is set to lead the 2011 BCSPL Boys with his extensive coaching background. With 7 years as a SUSC Development/Select Coach, 2.5 years as a Coach for SUSC, and 5 years coaching youth teams with NDSC & Surdel Girls, Muchtar's coaching journey spans over a decade. At Surrey United, Muchtar has been instrumental in the success of various teams, including the recent achievements of the 2005 BCSPL Girls team Provincial Champions and their qualification to Nationals SUSC Technical coaching team since 2017. Muchtar's expertise and passion for fostering technical excellence in players make him a valuable addition to the SUSC coaching team.
Boys U14 (2010) Team
Surrey United Soccer Club is pleased to announce the appointment of SUSC Senior Vice President and Premier Women's Team Head Coach, Spiro Pegios to the position of Head Coach of the U14 Boys BCSPL Team.
Spiro Pegios
Head Coach
Boys U15 (2009) Team
Frazer Toms
Head Coach
Frazer moved to Canada in 2016 and started coaching at Guildford United Athletic Club before moving over to join Surrey United Soccer Club as a Club coach. Fraser played professional soccer back home in the United Kingdom before retiring in 2003 due to a broken leg. After his playing career ended in 2003, he became a sports coach working with young children in elementary schools in the United Kingdom.
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CSA B National License
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SUSA Men's Premier Coach
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SUSC Senior Staff Coach
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SUDA Academy Coach
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SUSC High Performance Academy Coach
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Club coach Guildford United
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Head Coach 09 BCSPL Boys
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2004B & 2006G Metro head coach
Ravi Mehan
Head Coach
Boys U16 (2008) Team
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SUSC Coach Development Facilitator (B.C. Soccer Coach Facilitator)
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CSA Youth License
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CSA Children's License
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B License (Provincial)
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CSA B National License
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Bachelor of Education BEd
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Bachelor of Science BSc
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Master of Education MEd (Leadership)
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SUSC Men's Premier Coach
Ravi Mehan has been coaching for the past 15 years and started working with strong mentors in the lower mainland and built his experience by coaching high level teams (metro and BCSPL programs). At Surrey United, Ravi Mehan is a member of the development stream, and he has worked with players in the developing stages. He establishes excellent relationships with the club's members, and his knowledge of player development offers them a clear path to advancement.
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He has been with Surrey United for the past four years and he establishes excellent relationships with the club's members, and his knowledge of player development offers them a clear path to advancement. With his commitments to the club, he is currently the coach of the Surrey United BCSPL 08 Boys team.
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He’s been playing since he was 5-year-old. Being raised in a small community of Quesnel he was able to lead his high school team to provincials in the lower mainland region. Making the first all-star team during his high school years was a great accomplishment during this time. Playing in both the VMSL and Fraser valley leagues gave him more experience as a player. He is looking forward to working with the Surrey United Premier Team.
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In addition to coaching and playing, he works as an educator in the Langley School District with a Degree in Science/Math and a Master’s in Leadership studies.
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He believes that “for any skill set, always teach the “why” behind it”.
Ronan Kelly
Head Coach
Boys U17 (2007) Team
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Guided South Melbourne FC U16's to 2nd place after 8 games in the NPL
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Coached South Melbourne FC U16's to victory over professional youth side Melbourne City FC
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Provincial Champion with Fusion FC 02 Boys (First time in Fusion FC history on the boy’s side)
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Provincial Runners up with Fusion FC 01 Girls
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Two-time Coastal Cup Runners up with VFC 03 Boys
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Two-time Metro league Runners up with VFC 03 Boys
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Qualification for Metro Provincials with VFC 03 boys
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Qualified for National Championships with KPU as Assistant coach (first time in KPU history)
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Nationally ranked for the entire season with KPU as Assistant coach (first time in KPU history)
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2nd place finish in the Fraser Valley U’21 league with Coastal FC U21’s
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Current SUSC Assistant Technical Director, Technology Development
Ronan has over 6 years experience of coaching at several different levels: youth, university, and adult. He achieved his Uefa B license 3 years ago and is currently completing his UEFA A license through the IFA (Irish Football Association).
Head Coach
Tom Lowndes
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CSA B National License
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UFV Men's Soccer Head Coach (2015-Current)
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Head Coach Abbotsford Middle School Soccer Academy
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Assistant Coach - Baker University (2012-2013)
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2018 Premier Provincial Cup Champions - 2001 Girls
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2017 BCSPL League Cup Champions - 2001 Girls
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2018 & 2017 Premier Provincial Cup Finalists - 2003 Boys
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Canada West Final Four - Bronze Medal UFV - 2015
Tom is currently the Head Coach of the Men's soccer program at the University of the Fraser Valley. He has led them to two Canada West final four appearances and in 2015 his squad won the Bronze medal, the highest achievement for the program to date.
He holds a Bachelor of Science from Baker University (Kansas) after completing a successful career as a student athlete. He was a First-Team All Conference All Star for his junior and senior year and reached the NAIA National semi-finals ending the year with a #3 National Ranking. After graduation and completing his eligibility, Tom remained in Kansas and was an assistant coach for both the men's and women's programs at Baker. In 2012 he was apart of the coaching staff which took the women's program to the NAIA National Sweet Sixteen, and coached two All Americans during this time.
Tom has coached at Surrey United for over 6 years, during this time he has been an academy coach whilst also helping with our SGU Metro program and playing on the Men's Premier team, Tom currently coaches our 2003 boys and our graduating 2001 girls team.
Tom currently holds a CSA National B License and will pursue his CSA National A License in near future.
Boys U18 (2006) Team
Troye Flannery
Head Coach
Girls U14 (2010) Team
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National A Licence
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National B Licence
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Provincial B Licence
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Provincial Pre-B Licence
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CSA Youth License
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CSA Children's License
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2018 Canada West and U SPORTS Coach of the Year
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2021 Alberta Soccer Association Bert Goldberger Technical Award
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2018 Named to the Trinity Western University Men’s Soccer Wall of Fame as Program Builder
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2018 Calgary Women’s Soccer Association President’s Award
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2007-2009 Trinity Western University Men's Team Assistant Coach
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2013 - 2021 Calgary Dinos Women's Team Head Coach
Troye is a Canada Soccer National A License certified coach, with over 20 years of leadership experience throughout Western Canada. Troye was the University of Calgary Dinos women's soccer team head coach and has been previously awarded the Alberta Soccer Association Bert Goldberger Technical Award for his work with St. Albert Soccer Association, an award that recognizes individuals who provide technical leadership that enhances the reputation of soccer in the province and inspires others to improve the game of soccer from a regional, provincial, national, or international perspective. He previously served the Men’s Soccer program at Trinity Western University from 2007-2009 in a full-time assistant coach capacity and later as a part time coach for several seasons. Troye was the Calgary Foothills Girls Academy Director, Head Coach and General Manager of the UWS Team (Women’s Semi-Professional), Calgary Foothills WFC, and served as Technical Director in other youth clubs in Western Canada, most recently Chilliwack FC. Troye was also the Technical Director of the Unity FC League 1 team.
Girls U14 Intake (2011) Team
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CSA C-license
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Community Stream Workshops
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Multiple certificates in Multi-Sport training
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Respect In Sport
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SUSC Staff Coach
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SUSC Female Development Head Coach
Accomplishments:
- Women's Varsity Soccer Team - MSVU (2017-2022)
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2x CCAA All-Canadian (2017/2019)
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2x ACAA/AASC First Team All-Conference (2017/2019)
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ACAA/AASC Rookie of the Year (2017)
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ACAA/AASC Female Athlete of the Year (2020)
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ACAA/AASC Women’s Soccer Champion Team (2018)
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ACAA/AASC Alumni Award (2022)
Mariah Wright grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and started her career specializing in technique and body mechanics with individual players. For the past 7 years, she has been coaching various groups including youth, men and women’s teams. She is associated with the Black Canadian Coaches Association as a mentee.
Mariah Wright
Head Coach
Girls U15 (2009) Team
Mariah Wright
Head Coach
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CSA C-license
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Community Stream Workshops
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Multiple certificates in Multi-Sport training
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Respect In Sport
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SUSC Staff Coach
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SUSC Female Development Head Coach
Accomplishments:
- Women's Varsity Soccer Team - MSVU (2017-2022)
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2x CCAA All-Canadian (2017/2019)
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2x ACAA/AASC First Team All-Conference (2017/2019)
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ACAA/AASC Rookie of the Year (2017)
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ACAA/AASC Female Athlete of the Year (2020)
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ACAA/AASC Women’s Soccer Champion Team (2018)
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ACAA/AASC Alumni Award (2022)
Mariah Wright grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and started her career specializing in technique and body mechanics with individual players. For the past 7 years, she has been coaching various groups including youth, men and women’s teams. She is associated with the Black Canadian Coaches Association as a mentee.
Rob Geisbrecht
Head Coach
Girls U16 (2008) Team
Rob has 20+ years experience coaching university women’s soccer. He currently serves as the Manager of Soccer Operations for the TWU Women’s Soccer Program, current Canada West Gold Medalists and USports Silver Medalists. Rob returns to Surrey United Soccer Club after coaching the SUSC 2004 BCSPL Girls from in-take to U18. Rob is also an owner and coach of Unity FC in BC Soccer’s League One. Rob holds his Advanced National Diploma from United Soccer Coaches and a Masters of Education degree from Concordia Univ, NE. Rob is also the Director of Abbotsford Middle & Secondary School Soccer Academies.
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Head Coach Concordia University, Nebraska (2005-2010)
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Head Coach Univ of the Fraser Valley (2010-2020)
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2010 - Canada West Champions, USports Bronze
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2014 - Canada West Silver
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Manager of Soccer Operations TWU (2020 – present)
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2021 – Canada West Champions, USports Silver
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2022 – Canada West Silver
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2023 – Canada West Champions, USports Silver
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Head Coach SUSC 2004 BCSPL Girls
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2018 – U14 Provincial Champions
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2019 – U15 Provincial Champions, National Bronze
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2022 – U18 Provincial Champions
Muchtar Ganief
Head Coach
Girls U17 (2007) Team
Muchtar Ganief, a BCSA Provincial B License Coach, is set to lead the 2011 BCSPL Boys with his extensive coaching background. With 7 years as a SUSC Development/Select Coach, 2.5 years as a Coach for SUSC, and 5 years coaching youth teams with NDSC & Surdel Girls, Muchtar's coaching journey spans over a decade. At Surrey United, Muchtar has been instrumental in the success of various teams, including the recent achievements of the 2005 BCSPL Girls team Provincial Champions and their qualification to Nationals SUSC Technical coaching team since 2017. Muchtar's expertise and passion for fostering technical excellence in players make him a valuable addition to the SUSC coaching team.