Breakers FC is an American soccer club based in

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, United States founded in 1992. The club is a founding member of the Elite Youth Development Platform with partner

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in 2020. The club signed

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to be their director of coaching in June 2020. In 2018 the club began fielding a team in the

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, now known as

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, playing its home games at Carl Conelly Stadium on the campus of

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. The team's colors are dark blue, sky blue, gold and white. In 2007 and 2008, Breakers FC fielded teams in the

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(NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the

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Leadership

*President: USA - Lepa Galeb-Roskopp *Vice-President: USA - Rob Roskopp *Sports Director: Montenegro -

*Director of Methodology: France - Stéphane D'Urbano *Coaches: ** Serbia - Zoran Djuric ** France - Matthieu Delcroix ** USA - Michael Runeare ** USA - Tim Martin ** Spain - Sergi Tortell Turon ** USA - Daniel Ortega ** Scotland - Mark Christie ** Peru - Johnny Olaya

References

External links

* {{official website, https://www.breakers-fc.com Soccer clubs in California Sports in Santa Cruz County, California MLS Next 1992 establishments in California Association football clubs established in 1992