Coaching Staff

In youth soccer the name of the game is “coaching, coaching, coaching.”

Our coaches are among some of the best to ever play or walk on a field in Georgia. We have a staff of former National Team players from a variety of nations, English Premier League players, College coaches, some of Georgia’s best High School coaches, top college players, and highly qualified and licensed coaches who will be provided at every level of the Club.

The Metro Atlanta Hurricane is not about one man – IT IS ABOUT THE STAFF – it is about having a quality coach for every age group and quality assistants for every level. Too often parents pay for their child to play for one coach and their child never gets a see much less play for that coach at training or matches. Hurricane is committed to ending this practice.

Coaching diversity has also played a major role in the selection of our staff. White, Black, Latino, European, African, men, women – our staff is already one of the most diverse in Metro Atlanta. Soccer players worldwide are all brothers and sisters and we feel our staff should represent the true global soccer community.

Pat Goeckel

Pat Goeckel is one of the original members of the U-19 Atlanta Hurricane and Datagraphic Soccer Clubs (80-82). Over the last 20 years, Pat has coached boys High School teams at: Kell HS, Walton HS, Cherokee HS, Lumpkin HS, and Towers HS in Atlanta.

Soccer Accomplishments include:

• Atlanta Hurricane and Datagraphic SC
• McGuire Cup – 3rd In the US
• Berry College - Starting Mid-fielder (NAIA – top 8 school)
• Georgia State College – Starting Mid-fielder (Division 3)
• Made the HS State Payoff each of the last 3 seasons (9 in total)
• Club Coach: Metro North, United Quest, & Silverbacks

Ricardo Montoya

Ricardo Montoya is a former Professional Player for Carmelita, Sagrada Familia and Santa Barbara, current teams at Costa Rican First Division Professional League.

Over the last seven years in the United States Ricardo has coached numerous club teams in the Atlanta area. He is also the National Program Director of “Soccer in the Streets”, a non-profit organization based in Atlanta.

Other Soccer Accomplishments include:

• United States Soccer Federation National “A” License
• Olympic Development Program (ODP) Team Coach since 2004
• Former Assistant Coach at Reinhardt College. NAIA Region XIII Finalist
• Life University – NAIA All Final Tournament Team
• Francis Marion University - NCAA Peach Belt All Conference Team/NSCAA All Southeast Region Team
• Former Staff Coach at Cherokee Redwings
• Former and Actual Coach at US Open Cup Region III Finalist. Second consecutive year(Saturn FC and Real Lawrenceville)