Juan José Chang Urrea (born 17 November 1987) is a football manager who manages the Samoa women's national football team. Born in Germany, he was a Guatemala youth international.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan José Chang Urrea | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Heidelberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Oral Roberts University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Cascade Surge | ||
| 2010 | Rochester Thunder | ||
| 2011–2012 | Antigua | ||
| 2012 | → Aurora (loan) | ||
| 2013 | Aurora | ||
| 2015 | Western Suburbs | ||
| 2015–2020 | Canterbury United | 49 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | Coastal Spirit | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019– | St Albans Shirley (Director of Football) | ||
| 2019 | Coastal Spirit (women) | ||
| 2020-2023 | Coastal Spirit SAS (women) | ||
| 2023– | Samoa U20 (women) | ||
| 2023– | Samoa U17 (women) | ||
| 2023– | Samoa (women) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
editChang was born on 17 November 1987 in Heidelberg, Germany. He was born to a Salvadoran father of Croatian descent and a Guatemalan mother of Chinese descent.[1] He has four siblings. He has been a Christian. He attended Oral Roberts University in the United States. He played for their soccer team. In 2009, he signed for American side Cascade Surge. In 2010, he signed for American side Rochester Thunder. In 2011, he signed for Guatemalan side Antigua. He helped the club achieve promotion.[2] In 2012, he signed for Guatemalan side Aurora.
In 2015, he signed for New Zealand side Western Suburbs. He was described as "seen as the 'odd one out'" upon arrival to New Zealand.[3] After that, he signed for New Zealand side Canterbury United. In 2020, he signed for New Zealand side Coastal Spirit. In 2019, he was appointed manager of New Zealand women's side Coastal Spirit. He coached the women's team win the local league and cup multiple times, as well as the South Island Championship once.[4][5][6]
In 2023, he was appointed manager of the Samoa women's national football team. He helped the Samoa women's national under-17 football team achieve qualification for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[7] And he helped the Samoa women's national under-20 football team at the 2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship to a third place finish.
Honours
editManagerial
editCoastal Spirit[6]
- Mainland Women's Premier League: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Reta Fitzpatrick Cup: 2020, 2021, 2022
- Hawkey Shields: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Women's McFarlane Cups: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
- South Island Championship: 2022
- South Island Qualifying League (North): 2023
- Kate Sheppard Cup: 2019 Runners-up
References
edit- ^ "Football coach switched men's locker rooms for women's and reached new heights". thepress.co.nz.
- ^ "Chang arranca la pretemporada". dca.gob.bt.
- ^ "Juan José Chang y cómo triunfa un guatemalteco en el fútbol femenino de Nueva Zelanda". espn.com.
- ^ "Juan José Chang, el DT guatemalteco que brilla en Nueva Zelanda". as.com.
- ^ "Women's Football Coastal Spirit Women's Legacy". Coastal Spirit. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Coastal Spirit confirm loss of title-winning women's coach Juan Chang". friendsoffootballnz.com. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Juan José Chang, el primer técnico guatemalteco en clasificar a un Mundial de fútbol de la FIFA". marprensatv.com.