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ValentinaDiaz Quinones

Female Performance · Soccer Coach

Valentina is a professional Colombian footballer who has played competitive football in Colombia, Brazil and Australia. Over her career she has represented several clubs in high-level leagues and tournaments, building a strong technical and tactical game along the way.

She plays mainly as a striker and attacking midfielder. Coaches and teammates know her for her intensity, reading of the game, discipline and commitment to the team. Playing in three different countries has meant adapting to different styles of football, and that experience shapes the way she trains players at Elite Football in Maribyrnong.

Why she coaches at E360

Valentina was brought into E360 for a simple reason: she is a current professional who has been through the same pathway our players are trying to follow. She knows what the standard looks like at the top because she trains and plays at it every week. For young female players in particular, training with a professional who started out just like them makes the pathway feel a lot more achievable.

JuanToro

Athlete Performance · Health & Fitness Coach

"Transforming lives, one body at a time."

Juan Toro was born in Santiago, Chile, and raised in Melbourne, where his passion for health and fitness began. The son of a professional soccer player, he grew up with sport and physical wellbeing at the centre of family life. His interest in physical education and science, combined with years of competitive soccer, led him deep into training methods, nutrition, recovery and mindset.

His coaching philosophy looks at the whole person: nutrition, movement, sleep and lifestyle. Rather than quick fixes, Juan builds sustainable habits tailored to each athlete, with accountability and mindset at the core of lasting change.

Juan founded and ran his own personal training studio in Essendon for ten years, guiding hundreds of clients toward better health, and has served as Strength and Conditioning Coach at Essendon Royals FC since 2019. His expertise in optimising metabolism allows him to build truly personalised training plans.

Why he was chosen for E360

The physical side of the pathway to senior football is exactly where Juan has spent his career. He was chosen for E360 because he combines football-specific strength and conditioning experience with something young athletes rarely get: coaching on the habits behind performance, from fuelling and recovery to sleep and mindset. Ten years running his own studio and five seasons with Essendon Royals FC mean E360 players are conditioned by someone who has done this at club level, week in and week out.

NikkyZakoski

Football Intelligence · Strength & Conditioning Coach

Nikky leads the Football Intelligence side of E360: the part of the game that happens before the ball arrives. His sessions train players to scan earlier, position themselves smarter and make faster decisions under pressure, so the game slows down for them on match day.

As a strength and conditioning coach, he ties that mental work to the physical: players learn to execute their decisions at speed and under fatigue, the way real matches demand it.

Why he coaches at E360

The gap between a good junior and a senior footballer is rarely just technique, it is the speed of thought. Nikky's role at E360 exists to close exactly that gap, building players who read the game a step ahead of their opponents.

RodrigoAguilera Leon

Football Coach · Player Development

Rodrigo played football his whole life, reaching a high professional level from 2004 to 2011. That career gave him the values he coaches by today: dedication, professionalism and a strong work ethic.

Since 2019 he has coached inside Victoria's youth football system, developing players who want to reach the professional level he played at. His focus is player development in the fullest sense — taking young footballers and building their technical ability, their athleticism and their understanding of the game.

His approach to development goes beyond the pitch. Rodrigo develops players, educates them and builds athletes, working on mindset, habits and the qualities that help a young person succeed in anything, not just football. He works close to each player and creates a safe environment where they can be challenged and grow.

Qualifications & experience

A qualified physical education teacher and sport science coach, Rodrigo also holds soccer coaching, First Aid and CPR, and meditation and mindset qualifications. His player development experience across Victoria includes Elite Football, NPL strength and conditioning at Green Gully, Technical Director of MiniRoos at Westgate FC, and Under 20s at Hume City.

JadenTran

Strength & Conditioning

Jaden builds the physical platform underneath every E360 player: speed, strength, power and the resilience to handle a full season of high-level football. His programs are age-appropriate and progressive, meeting each player where they are and moving them forward safely.

Injury prevention runs through everything he delivers, from movement quality screening to load management that respects players' club and school commitments.

Why he coaches at E360

Talent does not survive the pathway without a body that can keep up with it. Jaden's job at E360 is making sure the physical side never becomes the reason a player falls short, keeping squads strong, fast and ready for match day.

AgustinCapalbo

Goal Keeper Performance

Agustin runs specialist goalkeeper coaching at E360, an area most young keepers never get real access to at club level. Sessions cover the full craft: handling, footwork, positioning, shot-stopping, distribution and commanding the box.

He works with keepers across every age group, from a first pair of gloves through to keepers pushing for NPL football, and tailors each session to the keeper's stage of development.

Why he coaches at E360

Goalkeeping is its own sport inside football, and it deserves its own coaching. Agustin gives E360 keepers the dedicated, position-specific development that turns a kid who saves shots into a keeper who runs their penalty area.

SebastianBernal

Football Coach

I'm Sebastián Bernal, a professional player with experience in Colombia, Brazil, where I played professionally for seven years, Bolivia and now Australia. My passion is developing players who are technically strong and have a great understanding of the game.

Why he coaches at E360

At Elite Football I bring my experience as a professional player and my commitment to the development of every child. My goal is to create a positive environment where players improve their technique, confidence, discipline and decision-making, helping them grow both on and off the pitch. I believe that enjoying the learning process is the best way for every player to reach their full potential.

MatiasContreras

Football Coach

Matias builds technical foundations and game understanding session by session. His coaching focuses on clean execution of the basics, then layers in decision-making so players know not just how to perform an action, but when and why.

At Elite FC he coaches the U11 Kangaroos, the U12/13 Girls Kangaroos and the U8 Wallabies, working with players right across the junior pathway.

Why he coaches at E360

Development is won in the details, week after week. Matias brings that patience and structure to E360, turning consistent training habits into visible improvement on the pitch.