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Juan José Chang
Fullname:Juan José Chang Urrea
Birth Date:17 November 1987
Birth Place:Heidelberg, Germany
Height:1.75 m
Position:Forward
Collegeyears1:2006–2010
College1:Oral Roberts University
Years1:2009
Clubs1:Cascade Surge
Years2:2010
Clubs2:Rochester Thunder
Years3:2011–2012
Clubs3:Antigua
Years5:2012
Clubs5:Aurora (loan)
Years6:2013
Clubs6:Aurora
Years7:2015
Clubs7:Western Suburbs
Years8:2015–2020
Clubs8:Canterbury United
Caps8:49
Goals8:5
Years9:2020–2021
Clubs9:Coastal Spirit
Manageryears1:2019–
Managerclubs1:St Albans Shirley (Director of Football)
Manageryears2:2019
Managerclubs2:Coastal Spirit (women)
Manageryears3:2020-2023
Managerclubs3:Coastal Spirit SAS (women)
Manageryears4:2023–
Managerclubs4:Samoa U20 (women)
Manageryears5:2023–
Managerclubs5:Samoa U17 (women)
Manageryears6:2023–
Managerclubs6:Samoa (women)

Juan José Chang Urrea (born 17 November 1987) is a football manager who manages the Samoa women's national football team. Born in Germany, he was a Guatemala youth international.

Life and career

Chang was born on 17 November 1987 in Heidelberg, Germany. He was born to a Salvadoran father of Croatian descent and a Guatemalan mother of Chinese descent.[1] He has four siblings. He has been a Christian. He attended Oral Roberts University in the United States. He played for their soccer team. In 2009, he signed for American side Cascade Surge. In 2010, he signed for American side Rochester Thunder. In 2011, he signed for Guatemalan side Antigua. He helped the club achieve promotion.[2] In 2012, he signed for Guatemalan side Aurora.

In 2015, he signed for New Zealand side Western Suburbs. He was described as "seen as the 'odd one out'" upon arrival to New Zealand.[3] After that, he signed for New Zealand side Canterbury United. In 2020, he signed for New Zealand side Coastal Spirit. In 2019, he was appointed manager of New Zealand women's side Coastal Spirit. He coached the women's team win the local league and cup multiple times, as well as the South Island Championship once.[4] [5] [6]

In 2023, he was appointed manager of the Samoa women's national football team. He helped the Samoa women's national under-17 football team achieve qualification for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[7] And he helped the Samoa women's national under-20 football team at the 2023 OFC U-19 Women's Championship to a third place finish.

Honours

Managerial

Coastal Spirit

2020, 2021, 2022

2022

2023

2019 Runners-up

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football coach switched men's locker rooms for women's and reached new heights. thepress.co.nz.
  2. Web site: Chang arranca la pretemporada. dca.gob.bt.
  3. Web site: Juan José Chang y cómo triunfa un guatemalteco en el fútbol femenino de Nueva Zelanda. espn.com.
  4. Web site: Juan José Chang, el DT guatemalteco que brilla en Nueva Zelanda. as.com.
  5. Web site: Women’s Football Coastal Spirit Women’s Legacy . . 5 November 2024.
  6. Web site: Coastal Spirit confirm loss of title-winning women’s coach Juan Chang . friendsoffootballnz.com . 5 November 2024.
  7. Web site: Juan José Chang, el primer técnico guatemalteco en clasificar a un Mundial de fútbol de la FIFA. marprensatv.com.