Meet Our Coaches!
Samir Karaga
CEO and Head Coach
All Stars Soccer Academy Ottawa is growing big time. Thank you, Ottawa for recognizing our Academy's quality and excellence.
Coach Samir Karaga Is The Owner/technical director/Head coach of the academy. He is widely known all over the globe for his excellence and knowledge in the game of soccer. He is a very devoted coach and amazing person when it comes to teaching the kids on how to play the beautiful game. Coach Samir has many outstanding achievements in his career such as playing for many professional clubs across the globe and winning many fantastic awards these consist of playing for: Samir is also the only Canadian that is licenced with a UEFA PRO coaching licence that he went overseas to Europe to study for, out of 60 applicants, Coach Samir was 1/4 people to secure it. Licences: |
Haris Karaga
Licence's: - Certified in Soccer For Life, Learn to train, Fundamentals and Making Headway, Canadian Provincial C license (in progress) |
Anthony Manchini
Coach Anthony is an outstanding coach with lots of knowledge and qualities that he brings to the All Stars Staff, he is licensed and has certifications in: St. Anthony 2004 - U13/14 2005 - U14/15 2006 - U15/U16 - Elite WOSC 2012 - U4 2013 - U5 2014 - U6 2015 - U7 2016 - U8 2017 - U9 2018 - U10 2019 - U11 2023/2024 - All Stars Soccer Academy - U9/U10/U11/U12 Certification: 2006 - Canada Soccer Youth - Technical/Practical 2 2006 - Canada Soccer Senior - Technical/Practical 3 2006 - Soccer Community Coach 2016 & 2024 - Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders 2017 - Learn to Train 2024 - Making Head Way in Soccer 2024 - NCCP Emergency Action Plan 2024 - Understanding Rule of Two 2024 - Making Ethical Decisions 2024/25 - Completing Soccer for Life (in progress) |
Sara Karaga & Seila Karaga
Coach Sara and Seila are two phenomenal additions to the All Stars Coaching family, they're a great pleasure to work with and they make the learning of the sport so much fun! |
Ryan Lindsay
Coach Ryan is an ex-professional soccer player. He played for numerous professional clubs and currently works for Rabona Sports Agency as a scout.