RIO FC ACADEMY
RIO FC Academy's aim is to provide high level training to those who aspire to become a professional football player and also to those who are passionate about football and Gaining Knowledge and mixing top level techniques with fun.
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RIO FC Academy is the first Brazilian Professional Academy in Bengaluru, bringing along the magical, exciting, dynamic, creative and fun Brazilian way of playing football. Brazilian coaches have the art of making great football players, such as Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Neymar, Kaka, Romario, Daniel Alves, Zico, Marcelo, Roberto Carlos, Casemiro, William, Oscar, Leonardo, Robinho, Allison, Firmino, Coutinho, among other innumerous talents, and of course, the greatest PELE.​
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RIO FC Academy is an undertaking of Barzel Sports Management Pvt Ltd.
MEET THE COACH
The Technical Director and Head Coach of Rio FC is Mr. CLEBSON DUARTE, Brazilian "A" licensed professional football coach, with 12 years of experience, certified by the SINTREFUTRJ ( Union of Professional Football Coaches of Rio de Janeiro-Brazil), AFC (Asian Football Confederation) and AIFF (All India Football Federation).
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He has been coaching in countries of South America and Asia, designing and providing world class football training and consultancy to professional clubs, schools and colleges, Govt. academies and private academies as well, besides several other sports businesses. He has trained and coached people from different age groups, genders, cultural and social backgrounds, providing his classes in English, Portuguese and Spanish.
He has also been training and forming new football coaches, giving them consultancy and courses.
​Along with his technical staff, he has been actively involved in the Rio FC training program. His training sessions have always been mixed with fun and top level professionalism, displaying the dynamic, skillful, magic and creative Brazilian football style, known as the "Football Jinga".
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Along with his team of Coaches, Mr. Clebson Duarte's main objective is to form the best Indian football players of all times, able to represent and honor the great country of India on the international top level football scenario.