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Adam is originally from England and arrived in Canada in April 2019. Prior to joining Burnaby FC, Adam was with Mountain United as Assistant Technical Director and Academy Director. Previously, Adam had played and coached in England, the United States, Hong Kong, Norway, New Zealand, and France in various coaching and management roles.

Adam holds the CSA Children’s Licence, is working towards his Youth Licence, and holds the New Zealand ‘B’ Coaching License, England FA Level 2, FA Youth Modules (1, 2, and 3) and Mental Health Commission of Canada – Certified Mental Health First Aid – Concussion Awareness

Kim brings to Burnaby FC a wealth of knowledge in player and coach development in British Columbia. Following a successful athletic career as the starting goalkeeper for the University of the Fraser Valley, Kim focused her attention on coaching and leadership opportunities.  

Throughout her years, Kim has held a variety of leadership roles including Technical Director, Head of Grassroots Development, and Director of Goalkeeper Development. She has also been an Assistant Coach for the BC Provincial Program, Vancouver Whitecaps Elite, and post-secondary institutions including UBC Okanagan and Kwantlen College where she helped lead the team to consecutive National Championship tournaments. You can always find Kim on the field whether it be in development centers or coaching various youth teams.  

Kim has obtained the Canadian Soccer Association Children’s Licence, Provincial B Licence, Goalkeeper Diploma and trained Coaching Mentor with the National Coaching Certification Program. She completed four years of Kinesiology at UFV and holds a Diploma of Social Services.  

Kim specializes in character development and is a Certified Positive Psychology Practitioner. She has experience working as a cognitive behavior interventionist and holds certification in Resilience and Wellbeing, Meditation and Mindfulness, and Working with the Inner Critic. 

Nico started loving soccer at a very early age. He began playing when he was at elementary school and continued until his university years. Originally from Chile, Nico has been coaching soccer and teaching sports for over 20 years in Chile, New Zealand and Canada.  

Nico has broad experience from working in different roles such as: Director of Sport Academies, Head Coach, Sport Coordinator, Physical Conditioning Coach, Sports Consultant, Coaches’ Educator, Researcher and PE Teacher if different organizations. 

Nico has a BA in Education and possesses two Master´s Degrees, one in Sports Training (Chile) and the other one in High Performance for Team Sports (Spain). Nico also has two post graduate diplomas, one in Sports Training with a major in physical conditioning and one in Sports Management and Marketing.  

He also holds a Pro – Soccer License from the Chilean Soccer Federation – CONMEBOL, Youth License from Canada Soccer, Children’s License from Canada Soccer and C License from Canada Soccer and the Technical Director Diploma from BC Soccer. Nico is also a BC Soccer Learning Facilitator.  

He joins Burnaby FC after acting as Staff Coach – Boys with CAUFC since April 2019.  

Born in Canada with a European upbringing from Croatia, it was natural for Kat to fall in love with soccer. Kat started playing at the age of 3, following in the footsteps of both her parents and her older brother who were already actively involved in the game. 

Kat’s father started coaching her from a young age and through most of her career. Between the ages of 7-16, Kat continued to sharpen her skills with Cliff Avenue United Football Club. This led to Kat being chosen to join the very first female HPL Mountain United FC team, where she played from the age of 17-18. Her love for the sport extended through numerous teams in one season. Kat practiced daily, where she would only take breaks to travel back home to Croatia. Even in Croatia, Kat would still participate in local soccer tournaments where she would compete as the only girl in all-male tournaments. 

In 2014, Kat experienced a significant injury which required multiple surgical procedures during her career at post-secondary. Despite this setback in her journey, Kat was still passionate about soccer and knew she still wanted to be deeply involved. This led Kat to reassess her career, leading her to pivot from player to coach. Kat has coached several teams as well as proudly representing the female athletes of Cliff Avenue United Football Club where she served as Head Staff Coach for Girls prior to joining Burnaby FC as Senior Staff Coach Girls and U21 Head Coach. 

In 2022, Tomic was one of the first 10 women chosen to be part of the BC Soccer Female Mentorship Program, a program created to promote female coaching. She has successfully completed her C Licence and Provincial B Licence and holds all Grassroots Coaching Certificates. In 2022, she was appointed the first female president of Croatia SC. Kat has been accepted into the CSA National B Diploma program with a target to complete the certification in 2024. Kat’s goal is to encourage a fun and challenging player-centric environment that promotes both player and team development. Her wealth of experience in soccer motivates Kat to enrich players with a lifelong love and passion for the game of soccer. 

Dino played his youth soccer with the Grandview Legion organization winning two Provincial Titles and a National Championship. He represented British Columbia as a U16 and U18 Select Player, later progressing to Canada’s Youth and Olympic Team Programs. Dino was selected by the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League out of High School and spent three seasons with a World Class line up which included Giorgio Chinaglia, Franz Beckenbauer and the Legendary Pele. A highlight of this professional career was winning the NASL Soccer Bowl Championship in 1980 and 1982. Over the past twenty-five years, Dino has dedicated much of his time to Goal-Keeper specific clinics throughout the lower-mainland assisting countless aspiring youngers in reaching their potential. Dino was the Director of the soccer programming for the Vancouver Catholic Archdiocese for thirty years, a Director for the Ultimate Soccer Schools in the lower mainland for over thirty years, previously the Head Goalkeeping Coach at Cliff Avenue United FC for over twenty years and served as Goalkeeper Coach with Mountain Utd FC of the USL Super-Y League for four years.

Born and raised in North Burnaby, British Columbia, Adriano had started his playing career at the age of 4 with Cliff Avenue United Football Club. Later on as a player, he has competed at a variety of competitions such as the Super Y-League Finals Tournament (Mountain United Football Club, 2010), Western Canada Summer Games (Provincial Program, 2011), CSYA Nationals (Provincial Program, 2012), Canada Summer Games (Provincial Program, 2013), CIS Canada West (UBC, 2013 and 2015) and CIS Nationals (UBC, 2013 and 2015). Now working as a coach, Adriano is currently the Head Coach of the CAUFC 2009 Division 1 Boys and the MUFC 2012 Division 1A Boys, while also working as Support Staff with the BC Provincial Program. He holds all Grassroots certifications, is currently C-License Trained and is registered for the CSA National B Diploma Program with completion set for 2024.

Playing Experience

Former Youth Player with Cliff Avenue United Football Club
Former BCSPL Player – Mountain United Football Club
Former Provincial Program Player – BC Soccer
Former National Training Centre Program Player
Former Varsity Player – University of British Columbia Thunderbirds
Current Columbus Football Club Player – Vancouver Metro Soccer League Premier
Coaching Experience

Staff Coach – Mountain United Football Club
Support Staff – BC Soccer
Staff Coach – Cliff Avenue United Football Club
Head Coach of 2009 Division 1 Boys – Cliff Avenue United Football Club
Head Coach of 2012 Division 1A Boys – Mountain United Football Club

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One of my favorite quotes is, “Change is inevitable, but growth is optional”. I think this sums up best with what is happening with football in Burnaby. With all the resources here in Burnaby combined with the amazing group of players and their families, it is a privilege to be involved in their pathway and to support their growth, as well as the growth of the club. Working with players, families and my fellow coaches is exciting and inspiring to me because we are all on one united front working towards a common goal, while being led by a professional and experienced leadership team.