SJEB FC are pleased to announce our WPSL First Team and Reserve team coaching staff for the 2023 season. Going into his third season with the WPSL team is Christos Economopoulos who will be Co-Head Coach of the WPSL Team along with club stalwart Bill Shute in his 2nd season with the WPSL squad.
Wilmington Head Coach Jeff Zoyac will continue his great work with our U23 Women's team who will compete for the EPD U23 League Title.
Christos Economopoulos brings excellent management skills along with an impressive work ethic to the club where his role will be to implement syllabus, and coaching methodology to those age groups. "I'm really happy to continue with my role with the SJEB FC WPSL team. The club has produced numerous quality players throughout their history and our roster is a testament to that with a large proportion of signed players having played for the youth club. We will be competitive in our first season in the league, and excited to run our first training session with the team.”
Economopoulos spent 7 years on the Ocean City Nor’easters technical staff serving several roles within the club notably as First Team Assistant Coach in 2017 and 2018 assisting SJEB FC Technical Director John Thompson. He worked as the clubs sports therapist offering his expertise in the fields of strength and conditioning, sports massage, and player recovery to ensure that every player on the roster is able to perform at optimum level throughout the season and a big part in helping the club win the 2013 USL PDL Mid-Atlantic Division Championship, the 2013 & 2016 USL PDL Eastern Conference Champions and reaching the 2013 and 2016 National Semi-finals. He also spent two seasons with the Cedar Stars Academy USSDA Boys program as their Head of Sports Performance.
After earning a National Certificate in Exercise and Fitness from the University of Limerick in his home nation of Ireland, Christos has also earned a professional qualification in Massage and Sports Therapy as well as UEFA C license and coaching licenses form the Football Association of Ireland (FIA).
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eff Zoyac is the Head Coach of the Wilmington University women’s soccer program, he took over the women’s soccer head coaching job in 2015 after spending the previous 11 seasons on the men’s side. During his first five years at the helm of the Wildcats, Zoyac’s student-athletes have earned 16 All-CACC honors, including one CACC Goalkeeper of the Year, and eight different All-Region honors.
Prior to coaching at Wilmington, Zoyac finished his collegiate career as a Wildcat, transferring from Rowan College after the Profs to a NCAA Division III National Semifinal appearance as a sweeper. Upon joining Wilmington in 2003, he led the Wildcats in scoring and was a crucial piece of their second CACC Championship. He finished his collegiate soccer career as an Honorable Mention All-CACC selection.
Zoyac has been with the SJEB FC organizations as a Coach for the past decade. Under his tutelage, the U18’s girls’ team has claimed back-to-back U.S. Club New Jersey State Championships and has been ranked in the top-3 in the state in each of the past two seasons. Zoyac has also coached the U14 and U 16 teams at NJ Rush, leading each team into the top-10 in the state.
John Thompson will be the clubs WPSL General Manager overseeing all administration.