FUTSOC Head Coach and Technical Director Jose Tamayo has been coaching for over 40 years at all levels of play – including Academy, youth, recreational, competitive and premier elite youth, Super - Y League, middle school, high school, and adult teams and leagues. During this span, he has served as advisor to many club boards, leagues and has helped establish and coordinate among the largest and most significant youth soccer programs for the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), the YMCA and other leagues in the South Florida area. Joint coopration coaching stints of FUTSOC with Miami Strike Force, Sunrise FC, Weston Fury, Davie FC, Boca Juniors and Schultz Academy among others of the USYSA/FYSA and U.S. Club Soccer / USL, established our unique program permanently in South Florida. Similarly, he has served with great dedication as USSF/USL ODP Club Staff, USL ODP State Staff, and USL ODP Regional Staff scout.

Having represented the United States in competition in Europe during the mid-70’s at the U17 and U18 youth level internationally, Coach Tamayo, a 3 time All-Conference, All-City, All-County, All-State and All-America selection as a center forward and graduate of powerhouses Miami Country Day School in Miami Shores, FL and Ransom School in Coconut Grove, FL, then continued on and played in college at Georgia Institute of Technology. Coach Tamayo concurrently trained and developed area youth programs and players, and was a regular guest training member with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the original NASL.

Over the years, Coach Tamayo has established and managed countless outdoor and Futsal leagues, soccer organizations, served on many boards and committees devoted to the development of the game in the U.S. In fact, travel soccer can trace some of its origins to the efforts of Coach Tamayo and his Ransom teammates, along with his mentor Coach James C. Beverly, in the early seventies when the Coconut Grove Soccer Club was formed along with other Miami area clubs to permit year-round play for youth players. He also built and has served as the Boys Varsity Soccer Head Coach at highly regarded Sagemont High School in Weston, Florida for over a decade, where he also established the equally successful Middle School and Girls Varsity Soccer programs. Similarly, Coach Tamayo founded and continues to direct and coach, with the support of his three son's, the nationally prominent FUTSOC youth soccer club and its teams, which have previously attained the highest national rankings (as high as 6th place nationally according to the prestigious National Soccer Rankings and USA Rank) ever attained by any Florida youth clubs over the past decade. In 2014-15, FUTSOC ENIGMA once again climbed to the top - closing out its season as the No.1 ranked team in the U.S. in the U18/19 category. Numerous players have forged great college and professional careers at his helm, including: 2 Florida State Players of the Year, 5 U.S. National Team and National Pool players for the U16, U17, U20 and U.S. and foreign MNT squads, 13 National ODP Select players, 21 Regional ODP Select players, 35 State ODP Select players, 37 All-County players, 3 ESP select players, and 7 professional players currently and/or previously playing in South America, the U.S. and Europe. Perhaps of greatest import to the club, over 100 student athletes have successfully attained their high school graduation and furthermore, have obtained scholarships graduated from colleges and universities all over the U.S.

Teams under his direction have played and won at the highest levels of youth soccer in the U.S., at the top level Premier Elite Tournaments, such as: Score at the Shore, Jefferson Cup, Surf Cup, CASL, Baltimore College Showcase, Final Four Showcase, Metro United College Showcase, NSR Cup, Disney Youth Cup International Tournament and Disney Showcase. The team has also represented the State of Florida impressively, attaining the highest level of success ever, as U23 USSF/USASA State Champion, U23 USSF/USASA Regional Champion and placing 4th at the U23 USSF/USASA National Championships held in Overland Park, Kansas.

Coach Tamayo holds numerous high level certifications from the USSF/USASA/NSCAA/FVF/AYSO, as well as American Red Cross and NCSS Level 1 and SCF certifications. Coach Tamayo initiated his Undergraduate Studies at Georgia Institute of Technology, focusing on Industrial Management. Upon switching Majors, he transferred to and graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, Majoring in International Finance and Marketing. Graduate Studies were subsequently completed at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, at the Warrington School of Business - Florida Banking School and at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, - International Banking School of the Southeast.