Our coach
Antonio Manfut Owner/Trainer
Manfut who grew up in northeast Ohio is a professional indoor soccer veteran with ten seasons of experience. Starting his pro career at age 18, over his professional indoor career he has tallied a total of 100 goals, 60 Assist (160 points) in 177 games while also winning 2 regular season championships in the Major Arena Soccer League.
Manfut is also a former U.S. National Futsal Team player (U.S. Soccer Federation) with 12 Caps contributing 2 goals and 1 assist playing across the globe against teams such as world cup champions Argentina, as well as others like Costa Rica, Venezuela, Panama, Croatia, Slovenia, and Montenegro. Antonio has also represented the U.S. in the 2022 IFA Futsal World Championships (International Futsal Alliance) in Barcelona, Spain where he and the U.S. team defeated Australia in the finals and Manfut was named MVP of the finals scoring a hat-trick.
Antonio is no stranger to outdoor soccer as he has played for AFC Cleveland (NPSL) winning a national championship in 2016 in the National Premier Soccer League scoring the game winning goal with just minutes left in the game. He has also played for Rochester Lancers (NPSL) and Cleveland SC (NPSL).
Manfut, now 29 years old, is currently the new head coach of the professional indoor team here in Cleveland in the Major League Indoor Soccer (MLIS) The Cleveland Crunch. in his first season in charge, Manfut led the Crunch to National Championship while being named Coach of the Year.
Our coach is not only highly knowledgeable and experienced in the field of soccer & futsal, but also deeply passionate about helping our students achieve their goals, no matter the level.