2017-2018 Season Overview

The year 2017 saw the arrival of Coach Patrick Aussiums. The players greatly respected Patrick, who came to Marbella with a long professional career as a coach and player. Patrick was a first-division player and coach in France and Belgium. He had a cap with the Belgium National Team. Patrick has spent years as one of the top coaches in the African professional leagues.

Marbella United FC won league titles in the Federation. We succeeded on a France-Belgium Tour and another tour in Prague where players earned professional tryouts.

Life with Marbella United FC

On Wednesday, April 4, 2018, MUFC had their second European professional exhibition game in 2 days in France with Ligue 1, Troyes AC.

The day before the team had a hard-fought match in Anderlecht, Belgium then followed a 6-hour bus ride to Troyes, France.

In the first half, MUFC competed with the reserves, and first-team professional players were in the mix. In the second half, the team played the U19 Academy squad. The MUFC players were nervous playing against the seasoned pros, giving up 2 first-half goals and a 0-2 half-time score.

The second half was a 1-1 draw versus the U19 Troyes AC. It was a competitive match and another great experience for the ambitious MUFC players.

2018 French & Belgium Mini Tour

On Tuesday, April 3rd: MUFC had a strong performance against RSC ANDERLECHT in Belgium.

MUFC's Tarn Weir (19-year-old) from Oakland, California has two tryouts with Troyes AC in France and RSC Anderlecht in Belgium.

TWO MUFC PLAYERS DRAW EUROPEAN PRO INTEREST

MARBELLA UNITED FC DEFEATS SK LONDERZEEL, 5-4 IN BELGIUM

Tarn Weir from Oakland, California was invited to two clubs for professional trials. Both Troyes AC and RSC Anderlecht had an interest in Weir who played his youth soccer for Juventus SC (San Francisco Bay area) in the USSDL.

SK Londerzeel requested that Tommy Buono of Annandale United, Virginia return for a trial. Like several MUFC players, Buono had other pro opportunities that were more realistic because of visa reasons.

On Friday, April 6, 2018 MUFC defeated SK Londerzeel 5-4 after trailing 2-4 at halftime. MUFC was flat the first playing their third game in 4 days. The top players of the match were MC Lopez, Ayo Pigott, and Sagan White. Brayan Torres scored 2 goals while Tarn Weir, Sagan White, and John Rogers scored one each. MUFC players left the tour with high spirits and motivation for a league match in Malaga, Spain.

On Friday, April 6, 2018, we played the last game of the 3-game tour verse SK Londerzeel in Belgium.

MUFC announces new Head Coach, Patrick Aussems

In January 2017, Marbella United FC was proud to announce the addition of Patrick Aussems, an established professional coach to lead our young program.

Patrick Aussems joined the MUFC staff as head coach on January 14, 2017, after 30 years of international experience in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Aussems has held several titles in professional football including technical director national and first team coaching stints. As a player, he competed at the Division 1 levels in Belgium and France. He also was selected to represent the Belgium National Team. Aussems' UEFA Pro License combined with his years of experience at high levels of football across various countries and cultures helped develop MUFC's players and influence the rise of football culture in North America.

Nepal National Team Coach

Coach Patrick Aussems came to MUFC after a successful year as head coach of Nepal's National team. Throughout the 2015/16 season, he led the team to win the 2016 South Asian Games in India, as well as the 2016 Bangabandhu Gold Cup in Bangladesh. By the end of his time in Nepal, Aussems was also able to raise the team’s World FIFA Ranking 11 points from #192 to #181.

Coach Patrick Aussems gives instruction to the squad.