Zoran Krneta - General Manager

Zoran Krneta - General Manager

Zoran Krneta was named General Manager of Charlotte Football Club in December 2019. He founded the global sports agency, Star Sports & Entertainment, in 2005 and has identified and brokered contracts for more than 150 soccer players across the globe. He is responsible for overseeing the entire Sporting Department.

Dean Smith - Head Coach

Dean Smith - Head Coach

Dean Smith has more than a decade of managerial experience in the English football league system. The West Midlands native led his boyhood club, Aston Villa, back to the Premier League in 2019 and established them as mainstays over the next two seasons. He has also been at the helm of Walsall, Brentford, Norwich City, and Leicester City over the course of his coaching career, and his playing career spanned 16 years with over 500 appearances in England.

Bobby Belair - Assistant General Manager

Bobby Belair - Assistant General Manager

Belair joined Charlotte FC in 2020 as the Director of Player Personnel where he oversaw the team’s salary budget for the inaugural roster build. He was subsequently promoted to Technical Director in 2022 before shifting to Assistant General Manager in 2024. The former Clemson University and Brown University player currently oversees player personnel, performance, and medical, as well as Crown Legacy FC roster construction.

Tommy Wilson - Technical Director

Tommy Wilson - Technical Director

Wilson joined Charlotte FC in 2024 after serving as the Philadelphia Union’s first academy director for over a decade. He has overseen the development of more than 30 players who went on to sign professional contracts including current U.S. Men’s National Team players Brenden Aaronson, Paxten Aaronson and Mark McKenzie. The Scotland native brings 30 years of coaching experience, including stops at the Scottish Football Association and Rangers FC.

Miles Joseph - Associate Head Coach

Miles Joseph - Associate Head Coach

Joseph joined Charlotte FC in 2024 after serving as an assistant coach at the Portland Timbers since 2018, including a stint as interim head coach at the end of the 2023 season. He has also coached at Orlando City SC, New York City FC, and Real Salt Lake. During his playing career, Joseph played at Clemson University before amassing 120 appearances in MLS and representing the U.S. at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Christian Fuchs - Assistant Coach

Christian Fuchs - Assistant Coach

Fuchs had a decorated career spanning over 19 seasons and featuring seven professional teams across four different countries. Prior to serving as captain for Charlotte FC, he won the 2015/16 Premier League with Leicester City and captained Austria to UEFA Euro 2016.

Aron Hyde - Head of Goalkeeping

Aron Hyde - Head of Goalkeeping

Hyde served as the Goalkeeper Coach for the U.S. Men's National Team, where he helped lead them to trophies in the 2021 Concacaf Nations League and the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup, before qualifying for and coaching in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Rohan Sachdev - Head Tactical Analysis

Rohan Sachdev - Head Tactical Analysis

Sachdev served as the Portland Timbers' Head of Analysis from 2020-2022. Prior, the Clemson University graduate spent two years as the video coach for LA Galaxy and one year as the video coach for the Houston Dynamo and RGV FC Toros.

TECHNICAL STAFF
Kyle Emerick
Tactical Analyst - First Team
John Wilson
Player Engagement and Welfare Director
Spencer Regier
First Team Administrator
Wan Kuzac
Team Administration Assistant / Player Liaison
Ana Kneisl
Player Care Coordinator
Daniel Young
Player Care Coordinator
SECURITY
Craig Conger
Manager, Team Security
EQUIPMENT
Paul Dillon
Equipment Manager
Robert Stout
Assistant Equipment Manager
Cameron Levenson-Cruz
Equipment Manager, MLS NEXT Pro
Mark Bodek
Equipment Assistant - MLS NEXT Pro
Nathen Gaw
Equipment Coordinator - Academy
Josh Ungerer
Assistant Equipment Coordinator - Academy
HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM
John Currie
Director of High Performance
Adam Parr
Head of Performance Science
Adam Hoffman
Performance Scientist
Tyler Knight
Head of Medical & Rehabilitation
Ricardo Oliveira
Fitness & Reconditioning Coach
Octavio Tobar
Assistant Athletic Trainer/Therapist
Karyn Latorre
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Peter Gorka
Assistant Performance Coach
Cameron Hills
Head Athletic Trainer - Crown Legacy
Matt Zaremba
Athletic Trainer - Crown Legacy
Jamie Blair
Performance Coach - Crown Legacy
Emily Morris
Athletic Trainer - Academy
Stephanie McKeen
Assistant Athletic Trainer - Academy
Drew DeJohn
Performance Coach - Academy
Joshua Tiller
Assistant Performance Coach - Academy
Alicia Fogarty
Sports Dietitian/Nutritionist
Katie Best
Sports Dietitian - Crown Legacy
Rachel Adamkowski
Sports Dietitian - Academy
SCOUTING / DATA & ANALYTICS
Vincent van Raam
Lead Senior Scout
Daniel Wicker
Lead Data Analyst
Tom Morris
Head of Professional Development Scouting
Ryan Johnson
Scout - North America
Davor Brasanac
Scout - Eastern Europe
Samir Gergis
Scout - LATAM
Chaka Simbeye
Scout - Africa
Santiago Jimenez
Scout - Academy
Marco Diaz
Scout - Academy
Philipp Hollenhorst
Data Scout
Charles William
Data Scientist
TECHNICAL STAFF | MLS NEXT PRO
Gary Dicker
Head Coach, MLS NEXT Pro
Kevin Sawchak
Assistant Coach, MLS NEXT Pro
Brian Edwards
Goalkeeper Coach, MLS NEXT Pro
Jaxon Watermann
Player Personnel Coordinator, MLS NEXT Pro
Marko Filipovic
Video Analyst, MLS NEXT Pro
ACADEMY
Bryan Scales
Executive Director of Academy
Kevin Martinez Gil
U18 Head Coach
Torrey Stricklin
U16 Head Coach
Jason Osborne
U15 Head Coach
Patrick Daka
Director of Pre-formation and U-14 Head Coach
Jorge Herrera
U18 Assistant Coach
Jordan Melia
U16 Assistant Coach 
Stephon Williams
U15, U14 Assistant Coach
Cole Carter
Lead Goalkeeping Coach - Academy
Miguel Martin
Goalkeeping Coach – Academy 
Farrell O'Quinn
Manager of Education and Player Welfare
Matt Ford
Analyst - Academy
Tom Marcason
Head of Academy Operations
Mateo Alzate
Homestay Coordinator and Discovery Program Assistant Coach
Johnakin Martin
Math Educator - Academy
Yasmeen Malik
Educator - Academy