COACH BIO

Roberto "Beto" Dos Santos

Beto is a Brazilian native who grew up playing soccer and signed his first professional contract at the age of 16 (Club America-Mexico). After several years playing professionally in Brazil and Mexico, Beto came to the United States to embark on an award winning career in the CISL (Continental Indoor Soccer League) -- playing for Los Angeles, Wichita, Dallas and Houston, and winning a championship ring in the process.

Turning to coaching after 21 years of professional play, Beto was invited by the United States Soccer Federation to help select players for the U.S. National Team. In Houston, he coached for the Olympic Development Program (ODP) state team before training several championship club teams in Texas.

As a nationally licensed soccer coach, Beto dos Santos coaches multiple teams at Galaxy Alliance and is involved in skills clinics and the startup of new teams for the club.  He is also the Girls Varsity soccer coach at the Windward School in West Los Angeles.  He was a youth head coach at the Cosmos Development Academy in 2010 and has been an Adidas ESP Coach (top 100 youth players in US) since 2008.

Beto believes in teaching respect for one another both on and off the pitch as well as a disciplined work ethic that, combined, will help provide a strong foundation which will carry them well into adulthood.