Jimmy Obleda

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Jimmy Obleda
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-07-21) July 21, 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth New York, New York, U.S. [1]
Position(s) Forward [2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Danubio
Cerro
Liverpool Montevideo
Irapuato
Ponnistus
Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Managerial career
2004–2016 Fullerton Rangers
2016 Deportivo Coras USA
2016–2019 Santiago Canyon Hawks
2019–2022 Chattanooga Red Wolves
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jimmy Obleda (born July 21, 1972) is an American professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of USL League One soccer club Chattanooga Red Wolves. [3]

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Playing career

Obleda signed his first professional contract with Danubio at the age of 17. His professional career continued for eight years, where he played for Cerro, Liverpool Montevideo, Irapuato, Ponnistus and back in the United States with Fort Lauderdale Strikers. [4] He was also invited to the MLS Combine in 1995. [5]

Managerial career

Obleda spent almost 12 years coaching Super Y League team Fullerton Rangers in California. [6] [7] In 2011, he was named NSCAA Youth National Coach of the Year. [8]

He spent three months of 2016 with NPSL side Deportivo Coras USA, before becoming head coach at Santiago Canyon College alongside been Director of Coaching at Boca Orange County. [4]

On November 21, 2019, Obleda was named head coach of USL League One side Chattanooga Red Wolves. [9] During the 2021 season, he reached the semifinals, achieving a record of 15 unbeaten matches, the longest unbeaten streak in USL League One history, and also set the record for most goals scored in a match with a 7–1 victory over Charlotte Independence. [10] [11]

On July 22, 2022, Obleda was placed on a provisional suspension pending the results of an investigation into allegations of misconduct brought forth by the USL Players Association. [12] The United Soccer League Players Association lost confidence in the Chattanooga Red Wolves handling of the investigation, and filed a report with the U.S. Center for SafeSport asking them to investigate. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Chattanooga Red Wolves hire successful Southern California youth soccer coach as next head coach". timesfreepress.com.
  2. ↑ "ASL-Jimmy Obleda". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Official Club Statement". Twitter. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  4. 1 2 "JIMMY OBLEDA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR". Canyon Hills Soccer Association. June 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Soccer America - Soccer America Site". www.socceramerica.com.
  6. ↑ "Soccer Club Repays Fullerton for Coach's Private Lessons on Public Fields". Voice of OC. August 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Catching up with Jimmy Obleda". Fullerton Rangers Soccer Club. March 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Jimmy Obleda - NSCAA Coach of the Year • SoccerToday". SoccerToday. January 20, 2012.
  9. ↑ Paris, Henry (November 21, 2019). "Chattanooga Red Wolves announce Jimmy Obleda as Head Coach and Technical Director". Chattanooga Red Wolves SC.
  10. ↑ "First Place Red Wolves Make History and Now Hold the Longest Unbeaten Streak in USL League One History". OurSports Central. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  11. ↑ ethan.triebsch@uslsoccer.com, ETHAN TRIEBSCH- (2022-06-24). "Record-Breaking Red Wolves: Dissecting Chattanooga's Historic Home Win". USL League One. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  12. ↑ "A statement from the United Soccer League". Twitter.com. @USLLeagueOne. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "Update: Chattanooga Red Wolves and Head Coach Jimmy Obleda agree to part ways". 22 July 2022.
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