Enrique Duran Diaz is a Spanish professional
football
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manager. Duran is currently the head coach of
MLS Next Pro side
Los Angeles FC 2
Los Angeles FC 2 is an American professional soccer team that is located in the Greater Los Angeles, California area. It is the reserve team of Los Angeles FC and participates in MLS Next Pro.
History
On August 4, 2022, LAFC was named as one ...
.
Coaching career
Barcelona
Durán was born in Barcelona and began coaching
FC Barcelona youth teams in 2005. He continued with FCB Escola, leading workshops in
Saudi Arabia,
China
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,
England,
Ireland,
Bangladesh,
Korea and
Japan
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.
Mamelodi Sundowns
In 2011 he became Technical Director at South African club,
Mamelodi Sundowns, developing youth players such as
Keagan Dolly and
Lunathi Mdatyulwa.
Durán returned to Spain in 2015 to complete his Master's degree at The Cruyff Institute and subsequently began to work with
Cruyff Football as a project manager, promoting the Cruyff brand and methodology.
Los Angeles FC
In 2017 Duran was announced as Director of Coaching at
Los Angeles FC
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Academy where he won the 2018
CONCACAF Under-13 Champions League and Manchester City Cup.
Las Vegas Lights FC
Durán initially worked as an assistant to Head Coach
Steve Cherundolo
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prior to being announced as the head coach for the
Las Vegas Lights FC ahead of the
2022 USL Championship season
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. His first game in charge was a 2–0 loss to
New Mexico United.
Los Angeles FC 2
Durán was announced as the inaugural head coach of new
MLS Next Pro side
Los Angeles FC 2
Los Angeles FC 2 is an American professional soccer team that is located in the Greater Los Angeles, California area. It is the reserve team of Los Angeles FC and participates in MLS Next Pro.
History
On August 4, 2022, LAFC was named as one ...
on January 25, 2023.
[https://www.lafc.com/news/lafc-names-enrique-duran-head-coach-of-mls-next-pro-team-lafc2]
References
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Living people
Spanish football managers
Las Vegas Lights FC coaches
1981 births
FC Barcelona non-playing staff
Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.
Los Angeles FC non-playing staff
USL Championship coaches
Sportspeople from Barcelona
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States
Spanish expatriate football managers