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Professional Coaches

Coaching Staff


Morris Lupenec

Vardar Soccer

Phone: (248)930-0025

Experience

  • Vardar Director of Coaching/Vardar Director MLS Elite Youth Deveopment Platform
  • 4 years Collegiate Scholarship Player, Oakland University 
  • Senior Bowl Player 1983 
  • Coached 23 years Vardar Soccer Club 
  • 5 years Director of Coaching, Vardar Soccer Club 
  • 11 years Men’s Head Coach, University of Detroit Mercy 
  • 10 years Michigan Striker’s Academy, Director 
  • Troy Sports Center, Director of Operations 
  • USSF Certified Referee 2002 
  • Coaching License 
    • USSF National A

Mike Lupenec

Vardar Soccer 1989 – present

Phone: (586)243-3424

Experience

  • Vardar Technical Director
  • Head Coach, University of Detroit  Mercy 1991– present
  • Vardar Soccer 1989 – present
  • Canadian Professional Champions 1986
  • 3 years Windsor Wheels - NSL Professional Soccer
  • 2 Final Four appearances as a player
  • 3 years Oakland University
  • Coaching License
    • USSF-C
    • USSF B

Steve Arce

Vardar Boys Youth Director

Phone: (248)786-7803

Experience

  • Vardar Director MLS (EYDP)
  • Michigan State University 1998-2001
  • 1st Team All Region-MSU
  • 1st Team Big Ten-MSU (2yrs.)
  • Drafted by Montreal Impact 2001
  • Club Argentino, Mendoza 1996
  • Coaching License
    • USSF C
    • USSF B

Colin MacDonald

Vardar Soccer

Phone: (586)634-3701

Experience

  • High school
    *4 year varsity player Eisenhower high 
    *Mac red conference MVP two years.
    *Allstate 1st team 2 years, Allstate 2nd team 1 year 
    *Mr. Soccer candidate Junior and Senior year
  • ODP 
    *4 year State player, 2 year regional pool player
  • Scholarship to Madonna University 
  • Coaching at highest level for 10 years
  • DeLaSalle High School 2 years assistant varsity coach
  • 2 years with Carpathia Kickers
  • 4 years coaching with Vardar 
  • Club soccer Vardar 83's
    * State cup winners 1998,1999,2000,2001
    *Midwest regional champs 2001
    *National final 2001 
  • U18 boys top 100 team in MRL
    • Also U8&9 boys.
  • Coaching License
    • USSF "D"
    • USSF "E"


Jorge Medina

Vardar Soccer

Phone: (213)819-0699

Experience

  • 20+ years coaching experience
  • 2007-2010 CalSouth ODP Coaching Staff and Player Evaluator
  • 2012-2015 MYSA ODP Coaching Staff and Player Evaluator
  • 2011-2015 Coerver Michigan Performance Academy Senior Staff Coach
  • 2010- US Soccer Foundation Staff
  • MSDSL, WSSL, MYSL Division winner with multiple teams
  • USC/NSCAA Advanced National and Premier Diploma
  • La Liga Methodology Level 1, 2, and 3 Diploma
  • USSF National Youth B License
  • Former LigaMX Pro player at Chivas, Tijuana, Lobos Marinos
  • Former U15 Mexican National Team
  • Former coach- Detroit City FC, Michigan Jaguars FC, San Diego Surf, San Diego Nomads
  • Former men's assistant coach- Merygrove College
  • Current coach- Inter Detroit Men's @ Midwest Premier League

Bobby Read

Vardar Soccer

Phone: (248)505-6233

Experience

  • Played at Oakland University
  • Ukrainian Sports Club – semi pro
    • National Finalist and National Quarterfinalist
  • Riverside FC, Riverside CA
  • Detroit Express, American Soccer League
  • Hurling Green FC
  • Coach for Vardar Michigan 2010- present
  • Coached for Birmingham Blazers, Bloomfield Force, Rochester Select Soccer Club, Metro Stars, Michigan Gators, Adams High School, Groves High School
  • 27 years of individual player training and development experience, combined 38 years of playing, training and coaching experience.
  • USSF D Coaching License 

Demir Muftari

Vardar Michigan 2000- present

Phone: (248)321-2245

Experience

  • Vardar ECNL Girls Director
  • Vardar Michigan 2000- present
  • Vardar Academy Coach 2008- present
  • Michigan Bucks Head Coach PDL-2 yr named Coach of the Year
  • Oakland University Men’s Assistant Coach
  • 2 yr Pro and Collegiate experience
  • 2 yrs USISL
  • 8 yrs MPSL
  • Former all state and ODP player
  • Coaching License
    • USSF B,C

Rob Suffredini

Vardar Soccer

Phone: (586)337-9706

Experience

  • Adrian College (2 year captain, team MVP 1990, MIAA league honors)
  • Harper Woods, Notre Dame HS (4 year varsity player, all-state honors)
  • 25 plus years of Coaching experience
  • Current Varsity Head Coach, Notre Dame Prep
  • Former Varsity assistant at Fraser High School (boy’s), Warren De La Salle, Fraser High School (girl’s)
  • Former Varsity Head Coach Bloomfield Hills, Cranbrook
  • Founder of Cranbrook Soccer Academy
  • MSYSA 2009 Coach of the year                    
  • 16 State District Championships  (boys and girls combined)        
  •  Coaching License
    • USSF D

Jim Stachura

Vardar Soccer

Phone: (248)709-2998

Experience

  • Vardar ECNL Girls Director
  • 4 year collegiate player (St. Mary’s College)
  • 12 years MPSL player (Carpathia Kickers/ Keating FC)
  • 3 time all state HS player
  • Michigan ODP player
  • 1998 First Team USCAA All-American—St. Mary’s College
  • Vardar Michigan Coach 2012-present
  • Notre Dame Preparatory HS Varsity Girls Coach 2010-present
    • (2013 MHSAA State Finalist)
  • Birmingham Groves Boys Varsity Coach 2012-present
    • District and Regional MHSAA Coach of the Year (2012, 2013)
  • Troy High School Boys Varsity Asst Coach 2003-2007
    • 2003 District Coach of the Year and MHSAA Boys Division 1 State Champions
  • St. Mary’s College Men’s Soccer Head Coach 2001-2003
  • Coaching License
    • USSF D

Demetri Vacratsis

Vardar Soccer

Phone: (519)903-1135

Current Assignment

  • Vardar ECNL Boys Director
  • MLS (EYDP) and ECNL Boys u-15 and u-18 Staff Coach
     

Experience

  • Vardar coach 2016-present
  • Men’s and youth regional and club team coach in Ontario, Michigan, and Wisconsin. 
  • Played at University Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1989-1993), NSL, Wisconsin Major League, Ontario League 
  • USSF National D License
  • Canadian Provincial Licenses

Roberto Lucas

Vardar Soccer

Phone: (248) 939-2058

Current Assignment

Coming soon

Experience

  • 20 years of experience
  • 2004-2012 President of Latino world Soccer League ( The biggest Hispanic League in michigan) was affiliated to Michigan Soccer Association,  also Coaching the select team from this league 
  • 2004-2006. Michigan Soccer Association Staff Coordinator of Hispanic Leagues in The State.
  • 2012-2023 Director of Coaching Pumas Detroit Soccer Academy.   And Scouting players from Pumas Unam professional team of Mexico.
  • 2022-2023 Head coach of Alianza fc Detroit.  Semi-Profesional team played in UPSL
  • 2023 State Champion 
  • USSF "D"