About Us

Mission Statement

This mission, vision, and philosophy of our club is to create and execute a learning environment in which each player can achieve their fullest potential, individually and collectively. We will use the benchmarks for each age group to set the goals to be achieved and standards of excellence to play the beautiful game. We want to promote within our soccer culture; creative thinking, competition to achieve, discipline and hard work and passion for the game. It is our vision to lead our players to be leaders themselves in their future endeavors.

Coaching Staff

Vinny Piccirillo

COMPETITIVE CORDINATOR

Vinny Piccirillo came to Mako in the fall of 2020 as a volunteer recreational coach. His love for the game and The Club have come from watching his three daughters enjoy the beautiful game of soccer and growth within the club. Vinny has coached several recreational seasons before getting involved with The Mako Pre Academy in 2021. He coached the Pre Academy through the 21/22 season and was handed the reigns to run the program in 22/23 season. Vinny still is heavily involved in the recruitment and the administrative side of the Pre Academy today. Vinny also is the Head Coach of the Mako 2015 Girls age group. He was appointed Competitive Coordinator at the beginning of the 22/23 seasonal year. Although his youth sports coaching background extends from the early 2000’s, mainly in youth and high school basketball, Vinny has really embraced his education of the game of soccer and holds a USSF “D” License and is looking to continue to further his coaching education.

Vinny moved from Hartford, CT to Port Saint Lucie in 2016, and still resides in Port Saint Lucie with his wife Dina and their three daughters Zoi, Alexandra, and Sofia.

Iain Sanderson

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

Iain Sanderson was born in England and grew up in Ipswich, home of the mighty Ipswich Town Football Club, who he has supported as a small boy & hopes one day to see them return to the Premiership!

He played both High School and Club soccer in his youth before moving to Leeds to do his Bachelors in Sport, Health & Leisure with Business Management. Throughout his 20s and early 30s he enjoyed playing the sport for fun, playing in weekly 5 aside games.

His coaching career started at Mako Soccer Club when his daughter, Emma, then aged 4 decided that she’d like to try soccer. Originally a spectator on the sidelines, he decided to put his many years of playing & watching the beautiful game to good use. Moving on from our rec program he was an Assistant in our Pre-Academy for a year before moving onto competitive coaching where he has coached the a number of teams including our 2012 girls.

During this time, Coach Iain was working towards his US soccer licenses - getting his Grassroots in 2022 and his USSF “D” license in 2023. He has also worked with our Pre Academy & Development Programs over the past 3 years - ensuring that our recreational players get the opportunity to move into competitive soccer.

Iain is married to Dr Liliana Cano, a Professor at Florida State University and is the proud father of Emma, Abby and Brianna

Carlos Martinoli

PRE-ACADEMY DIRECTOR

Carlos Martinoli is from Argentina and moved to Florida in 1990 to enroll in Tomlinson Adult Center in Saint Petersburg. He coached for Clearwater (Countryside Lightning Soccer Club -(1990-1996)..coaching several teams, multiples State Champs, 1 National champ, 2 National runners up.

From 1996-2008 Carlos served as the DOC for Richmond Strikers. In 2008 he moved to organize the recreational program until March 2023. He moved to Port Saint Lucie in 2023 and now the director of the pre-academy for Mako Soccer Club.

Carlos holds an AFA license from Argentina.

Siggi Nagele

COLLEGE CORDINATOR

MAKO Directors

Freddie Butler

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Altimont Freddie Butler is a native of Kingston, Jamaica. Freddie played soccer for the Jamaican National team at every level in which he made his senior National team debut at the age of 17, he played professionally in Europe and was a 2nd round draft pick in the inaugural MLS draft for the San Jose Earthquakes. He also played for the Columbus Crew in the MLS.

Upon retirement in 1998 Freddie moved directly into coaching soccer. He won 3 state titles in the state of New Jersey before coaching professionally in Norway for 3 seasons and Chelsea in the UK. In 2010 he was the assistant coach for the Jamaican under 20 National team and was recently named Head coach of the Jamaican U-17 National team. He is the current Ambassador for the Senior National team. Coach Butler possess a UEFA B coaching license and is currently the technical director of Mako SC.

Field Location

The home of Mako Soccer Club is McChesney Park in Port St. Lucie, FL.

Driving Directions

McChesney Park is located at:
1585 SW Cashmere Blvd.
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

From the North or South:

Take I-95 to Exit 120/Crosstown Parkway.
After the exit overpass - head east 2.0 miles (or to the second light) on Crosstown Parkway to SW Cashmere Blvd.
Turn left and arrive at McChesney Park on your right.

For your convenience you can get additional maps and directions by using the map to the right.

Please note that if you are using older maps or mapping software that SW Juliet Avenue is now Crosstown Parkway and Exit 120 is new to I-95.