Henry Costas
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Head of FUTBOL
ORIGINALLY FROM SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA, COACH HENRY GREW UP PLAYING SOCCER, STREET SOCCER, AND FUTSAL. HIS HOUSE WAS LOCATED NEXT TO THE "LOS TRONCOS" SOCCER FIELD, WHERE HE SPENT MOST OF HIS CHILDHOOD FREE TIME. HE LATER JOINED THE TAHUICHI SOCCER ACADEMY, A WORLD RENOWN PRESTIGIOUS YOUTH ACADEMY, WHERE HE WAS THEN PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE UNITED STATES AT THE AGE OF 15 ON A STUDENT/ATHLETE EXCHANGE PROGRAM.
WHILE IN THE UNITED STATES, AWAY FROM HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY, HIS PLACEMENT WITH HIS AMERICAN FAMILY AND SOCCER WERE THE REASONS HE WAS ABLE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND OBTAIN AN ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP TO KENYON COLLEGE IN OHIO. COACH HENRY IS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN. HIS OLDEST SON IS THE REASON HE JOINED FORCES WITH COACH OTTO ORF, CURRENT ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE UNITED STATES MEN'S NATIONAL FUTSAL TEAM, AT HEART AND SOLE FUTSAL IN OHIO. IN 2020, COACH HENRY BROUGHT HEART AND SOLE FUTSAL ACADEMY TO HOUSTON, TX. COACH HENRY AND IBRAHIM FIRAT MET in march of 2021 to discuss opening a soccer school in houston partnering heart and sole futsal with Firat Education, and in 4 short months, opened nexus futbol academy. Coach henry oversees all aspects of the students' soccer and athletic development, including soccer, futsal, performance, agility, recovery, injury prevention, mental training, and nutrition. |