Technical Director Soccer
Resume:
Silviu Butnaru
Director of Operations, Technical & Business
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St. Catharines, ON L2S 2S6
Life Philosophy
Live my passion. Inspire excellence and install maximum effort every day to open the minds and hearts of our youth to the joy of sport. www.linkedin.com/in/silviu-mirel-butnaru
PROFILE
Highly effective, visionary and passionate Sports Management Director with experience of building elite and high-performance coaches, teams and athletes. ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Elevated community soccer club to bronze and silver levels of excellence by Canada Soccer and to elite status in United Coaches Association of North America within 5 years
• Cultivated and grew club of 17 youth to over 2,600 athletes, including a soccer academy and multi-sports programming over 8 years
• Administered and optimized $2.2M budget and increased revenue by 39% over 3 years
• Trained,developed, mentored and supported over 300 individuals to become strong, positive and competent soccer coaches
• Raised over $350,000 in corporate sponsorships and donations over 8 years
• Established annual scholarship opportunities of over $10,000 for less fortunate and under-represented athletes
SKILLS AND AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Coach recruitment, mentoring and retention
• Creating collaborative partnerships
• Non-profit governance and policy development
• Budget creation, administration and savings
• Stakeholder and relationship management
• Securing partners, sponsors and donors
• Business acumen and strategy planning
• Team building, motivation and cohesion
• Visionary, start-up growth and development
• Strong work ethic, integrity and commitment
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
M.B.A. – Sports Management
Dublin, Ireland
B.A. – Physical Education
Bucharest, Romania
Annual CPD
Irish FA and United States Soccer Federation
Irish FA UEFA – A, B and C Licences
Canada Soccer B and C Licences
Ontario Technical Director Diploma – 2014
RECENT CAREER EXPERIENCE
General Manager, Sports & Technical Director
Mooredale Soccer Club, Toronto, ON 2013 – present
• Developed and executed strategic, business and operations’ plans and objectives
• Created and implemented top-tier competitive soccer programs for U08 – U16 and adults
• Designed and effected coach and athlete development programs and evaluation processes, including seminars, training sessions and personal assessments
• Managed team of 80+ administrative, technical and coaching staff
• Led club athletic teams to win Ontario Championship and provincial indoor league 3 times each, as well as multiple international tournaments in the US Coerver® Diploma – 2014
Ontario Soccer Learning Facilitator – 2018
First Aid and CPR
Joint Health and Safety
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
SportsEngine PowerUp MS Office Suite
LANGUAGES
English, French and Romanian Fluent
Italian, Spanish and German Conversational
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER AND LEADERSHIP
Director, League Management Committee 2015 – present Toronto Soccer Association
• Involved in promotion, development, organization, scheduling and operation of TSA District Outdoor leagues, Indoor league and Toronto Development Youth Soccer League
• Representative/liaison for all boy’s, girl’s, women’s and men’s soccer leagues within TSA Soccer Program Mentor 2014 – present
De La Salle College, Upper Canada College, St. Michael’s College School
• Collaborative development of elite soccer programming Concussion Protocol Committee 2015 - 2017
Sick Kids Toronto and Holland Bloorview Hospital
• Development and implementation of sports’ concussion protocols used in Ontario Translator, Department of Justice, Dublin, Ireland 2003 – 2009
• Assisted newly landed immigrants with living and acclimatizing to Ireland ADDITIONAL CAREER EXPERIENCE
Learning Facilitator
Ontario Soccer Association, Toronto, ON 2017 – present
• Assist with training, supporting and developing coaches with certification and licencing Head Coach
Dunboyne Football Club 2010 – 2013
• Established and optimized club business plans and annual budgets
• Developed and coached top-tier competitive soccer programs for U08 – U18 athletes
• Managed assessment, recruitment, development and training of athletic talent
• Introduced best in practice coaching and development techniques Technical Director
National, Rapid United and Romstar Football Clubs 2003 – 2012
• Managed and planned athletic football programming, including budgeting and coach hiring
• Developed and implemented technical training drills and curriculum Restauranteur – “Transylvania”
Dublin, Ireland 2005 – 2008
• Opened and managed Mediterranean-inspired restaurant
• Sold restaurant at over 20% profit
Professional Athlete 1982 – 2003
Dunboyne FC, Ireland
Home Farm Everton, Ireland
Cambridge United, England
FC Singen, Germany
FCSR Haguenau, France
FC Ceahlăul Paiatra Neamţ, Romania
CS Cimentul Bicaz, Romania
EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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