Bryant Lazaro

Bryant Lazaro (born 1988) is an American professional football coach who is currently assistant manager at the Primeira Liga Club Estoril.

Early life and education

Lazaro was born in 1988 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He holds a Ph.D. in sports science from the UCAM University in Murcia, Spain. As well as two Master's degrees from the Real Madrid Graduate School, including one in talent development in football and an MBA in Sports Management. He also holds a UEFA and CONMEBOL Pro License. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Lazaro began his coaching career in Spain at Levante UD's academy in Valencia in 2012, while he worked as the LaLiga Club's director of international formation, overseeing coach education to foreign entities. ^{[3] [4]} In July 2016, he joined Sevilla FC's U-21 coaching staff, which became the sparring squad for the first team ^[5] , coached by Jorge Sampaoli ^[6] , Juan Manuel Lillo ^[7] , and Lionel Scaloni. ^[8]

In 2018, Lazaro moved to Norway to become the head coach for Tromsø IL 2, the reserve team of Tromsø IL. ^{[9] [3]} For the 2019 season, he was appointed head coach of Alta IF in the Norwegian 2. divisjon. ^[9] During his tenure, Alta IF finished in 6th place. ^[9]

In February 2020, Lazaro became the head coach of Øygarden FK. Bruce Grobbelaar joined Lazaro's coaching staff in May 2020. ^[10] Lazaro served as head coach until September of that year. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

In July 2021, Lazaro was appointed Head of Football Development at Deportivo Cuenca in the Ecuadorian Serie A, where he oversaw the club's youth divisions and supported the first team for the remainder of the 2021 season. ^{[1] [14]}

He returned to Norway in 2022, working as a coach educator for the Norwegian Football Coaches Association ^[15] , overseeing conferences with Marcelo Bielsa, Quique Setién and José Couceiro. ^{[16] [17]} In early 2023, he joined Vålerenga Fotball as U19 and U17 head coach, winning the U17 national league in his first season. ^{[2] [18]}

In mid-2024, Lazaro was appointed assistant manager of G.D. Estoril Praia in Portugal's Primeira Liga, working with head coach Ian Cathro.

References

1. "Bryant Lazaro, exdirigente de Deportivo Cuenca, brindó conferencia junto a Marcelo Bielsa". www.ecuavisa.com. December 12, 2022.
2. "Doktorgrad til Bryant Lazaro - fotballtreneren.no". fotballtreneren.no. March 9, 2023.
3. "Tidligere TIL-trener tar over Alta". www.aftenposten.no. December 11, 2018.
4. "El Levante, anfitrión del acuerdo entre la LFP y el 'Dubai Sports Council'". Página web oficial de LALIGA | LALIGA.
5. ELHERALDO.CO, Redacción (October 26, 2016). "El barranquillero que se abre paso en el Sevilla FC". ELHERALDO.CO.
6. "Jorge Sampaoli appointed Sevilla manager on two-year deal". June 28, 2016 – via The Guardian.
7. Brunati, Verónica (December 19, 2016). "Sampaoli vino para quedarse". Diario AS.
8. López, José María (October 11, 2016). "Sampaoli brings in Lionel Scaloni as aide-de-camp at Sevilla". AS USA.
9. "Tidligere TIL-trener ferdig etter ett år i Alta". www.bt.no. October 28, 2019.
10. "Fotballheltens dilemma: – Kan nesten ikke velge mellom dem". www.bt.no. July 11, 2020.
11. "Han fikk sparken og forlot trenerjobben i Øygarden uten å si et ord. Men nå snakker Bryant Lazaro". www.aftenposten.no. November 5, 2020.
12. "Trenerspørsmålet er uavklart: Han ledet historiens første Øygarden-trening". www.aftenposten.no. January 14, 2020.
13. "Han er Øygardens nye hovedtrener". www.aftenposten.no. February 17, 2020.
14. "Deportivo Cuenca presenta al estadounidense Bryant Lázaro como nuevo gerente de Desarrollo Deportivo". El Universo. July 9, 2021.
15. "Bryant Lazaro med doktorgrad". Vålerenga.
16. "Marcelo Bielsa klar for Cupfinaleseminaret - fotballtreneren.no". fotballtreneren.no. October 28, 2022.
17. "Quique Setién til Cupfinaleseminaret - fotballtreneren.no". fotballtreneren.no. October 27, 2023.
18. Fotballforbund, Norges. "OBOS Nasjonal G17 - 1. divisjon 2023". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund.