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Puerto Rico FC Retains Full Technical Staff

Head coach Adrian Whitbread, technical director Neil Sillett to lead the way in 2017
Puerto Rico FC Staff | Jan 12, 2017

Puerto Rico FC announced today that it has exercised the options of head coach Adrian Whitbread and technical director Neil Sillett. 

After a slow start, Whitbread led PRFC to a strong finish in its inaugural season, where they were unbeaten in eight of their last 10 matches. Under his watch, the team showed growth and perseverance, and the staff expects the good run of play to continue in 2017 as PRFC heads into the CFU Club Championship and the NASL Spring Season.

Coach Whitbread played at all levels of English soccer, including the Premier League, before starting his managerial career at Barnet FC. He moved on to clubs like Brentford FC, Milton Keynes Dons FC and Leicester City, while also managing Antigua Barracuda FC and the Bahrain Olympic National Team, before taking over the reins at Puerto Rico FC.

Sillett will continue as the club's technical director in charge of scouting and leading the player acquisition process, with the goal of adding several difference-makers to the team in 2017. He, along with the coaching staff and the President of PRFC, will look to add a number of new starters to the squad, along with building a deeper group where all positions have competition for playing time. He has worked extensively in England, including stops at Portsmouth FC, Coventry City FC, and Derby County FC.

Puerto Rico FC has also announced that it has extended the contracts for assistant coaches Jack Stefanowski and former Puerto Rico international Marco Velez. More will be asked of each coach as the club looks to build a playoff contending team in 2017.

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