Simon Elissetche, possible YA coach?

Discussion in 'Yanks Abroad Academy' started by Elninho, Jan 20, 2019.

  1. Elninho

    Elninho Member+

    Sacramento Republic FC
    United States
    Oct 30, 2000
    Sacramento, CA
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Simon Elissetche is currently unemployed, but was most recently manager of Aceh United in Indonesia's second division until October 2018. He was previously employed by various clubs in Indonesia and East Timor, and managed the East Timor national team for a while.

    His Wikipedia page describes him as Chilean-American, though Transfermarkt lists him as Chilean only. A Google search for connections to the United States turned up this article (most recent of several describing the same connection):

    https://www.latercera.com/el-deportivo/noticia/la-travesia-simon-elissetche/491997/

    It seems he worked for a produce inspection company in the United States before he started his coaching career; a LinkedIn page identifies his former employer as Produce Inspectors of America. I'm not sure the story ends with merely having worked briefly in the US, though -- it turns out the founder of Produce Inspectors of America is a man named Edmundo Elissetche in Miami, FL, and the current CEO is named Juan Ignacio Elissetche. I can't find exactly how they are related to Simon, but it certainly looks like he has family ties to US residents and possibly citizens, and if so he may actually be a US citizen himself...
     

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