Leonel López Cortez, (born February 10, 1970) most commonly known as Leonel López, is the founder and president of the

United Premier Soccer League The United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) is an American soccer league that was founded in Santa Ana in Southern California, with teams in regionalized conferences throughout the United States, and recently Canada and Mexico. The league was found ...

and team owner of

Santa Ana Winds FC Santa Ana Winds FC, also known as Winds FC, is a soccer team founded in Santa Ana, California, and a founding United Premier Soccer League club currently playing at the Lake Forest Sports Park, with occasional matches played at Championship Stad ...

. He holds a

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National D Coaches License.

Playing career

Leonel Lopez played Open Division, amateur

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in the

Orange County Orange County most commonly refers to: *Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area Orange County may also refer to: U.S. counties *Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando *Orange County, Indiana *Orange County, New ...

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area with Sunday league, Latino clubs from 1987 to 2000 before coaching various Orange County teams from 2002-09. * Real Zitácuaro, 1987–90 * Zamora FC, 1991 * Orange County Impact FC, 1992–94 * Anaheim Cruz Azul, 1995–99 * Municipal FC, 1998-00

Enterprises

* United Premier Soccer League, Est. 2011 * TVE MAX (video production), Est. 2015 * Mabury Cleaners -

Santa Ana, CA Santa Ana () is the second most populous city and the county seat of Orange County, California. Located in the Greater Los Angeles region of Southern California, the city's population was 310,227 at the 2020 census, making Santa Ana the 13th-m ...

, Est. 2007-10 * My Maria's Steak House - Bellflower, CA, Est. 2007-12

Affiliations

* United Premier Soccer League *

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* Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (formerly) * California Dry Cleaners Association (formerly)

References

External links

United Premier Soccer League

Santa Ana Winds FC

TVE MAX

Meet the Underdogs: Santa Ana Winds FC
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