Estudantez soccer’s director of coaching moves to Sedona1 min read

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Jeff Bear
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Estudantez AZ Clube do Futebol has steadily increased its presence in the Verde Valley since its inception in 2010, and now it is making Sedona the hub of its coaching elite as the club’s director of coaching, Manny Arias, has moved into the area.

Arias has previously been involved in coaching the Arizona Saguaros of the United Soccer League and the Arizona Heatwave of the Women’s United Soccer Association.

He has also been the driving force in establishing and running many of Arizona’s club teams, including Chivas USA, Atlas FC Academy and Barcelona Futbol Club before coming to Club Estudantez AZ Clube do Futebol.

Arias holds an International “A” License with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association [a National “A” License with the United States Soccer Federation] and is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

He is also a member of the Olympic Development Program for youth, and an instructor for the Arizona Youth Soccer Association.
“I’m humbled to say that the Sedona community has embraced Club Estudantez,” Arias said. “We are now teaching the passion of the game at a competitive level and reaching out to over 70 youth soccer players here in Sedona in just a short time.”

For the full story, please see the Wednesday, Sept. 4, issue of the Sedona Red Rock News.

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Jeff Bear

Jeff Bear began his journalism career in 2003 as a graphic designer and sports reporter at the Weekly Register Call in Central City, Colorado. In 2007 he began working at the Canyon Courier in Evergreen, Colorado, as a graphic designer, but soon transferred into the editorial department where he worked as a copy editor and sport reporter under Editor Doug Bell. After a stint as a graphic designer at American Classifieds in 2009-10, Bear began working in 2011 as a copy editor at the Arizona Daily Sun, in Flagstaff. While at the Daily Sun, Bear was tapped by the late Randy Wilson to report on local sports including Northern Arizona University and Olympic medalists training in Flagstaff for the 2012 Olympics. In 2013 Bear began working at the Red Rock News in Sedona, Arizona, where he was an assistant editor and sports editor. Bear has two daughters, Angela and Jessica, with his wife Nina. He is a singer and guitarist, an avid cyclist and hiker, and enjoys camping with family and friends.

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Jeff Bear
Jeff Bear began his journalism career in 2003 as a graphic designer and sports reporter at the Weekly Register Call in Central City, Colorado. In 2007 he began working at the Canyon Courier in Evergreen, Colorado, as a graphic designer, but soon transferred into the editorial department where he worked as a copy editor and sport reporter under Editor Doug Bell. After a stint as a graphic designer at American Classifieds in 2009-10, Bear began working in 2011 as a copy editor at the Arizona Daily Sun, in Flagstaff. While at the Daily Sun, Bear was tapped by the late Randy Wilson to report on local sports including Northern Arizona University and Olympic medalists training in Flagstaff for the 2012 Olympics. In 2013 Bear began working at the Red Rock News in Sedona, Arizona, where he was an assistant editor and sports editor. Bear has two daughters, Angela and Jessica, with his wife Nina. He is a singer and guitarist, an avid cyclist and hiker, and enjoys camping with family and friends.