Leon Abravanel

Leon Abravanel
Personal information
Full name Leon Abravanel
Date of birth (1986-07-08) July 8, 1986
Place of birth South Lake Tahoe, California, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
2004–2006 San Diego Toreros
2007–2008 Denver Pioneers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Kitsap Pumas 12 (0)
2011 Los Angeles Blues 3 (0)
2011 → Los Angeles Blues 23 (loan) 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 13, 2011

Leon Abravanel (born July 8, 1986, South Lake Tahoe, California) is an American soccer coach, entrepreneur & teacher.

Leon's Career

Youth and Amateur Soccer

Abravanel attended South Tahoe High School, captaining the team to a state championship in his senior year (Ranked 14th in the Nation), played club soccer for the US National Champion San Juan Predators, and was a four-year member of the Region IV Olympic Development Program team. He was also a High School All-American & High School Academic All-American. He then went on to play college soccer at the University of San Diego where he earned a full-rise scholarship. After red-shirting his junior year, he transferred to the University of Denver where he led his program to its first ever NCAA D1 playoff birth while receiving a full-ride scholarship.

Undrafted by the MLS out of college, Abravanel subsequently played with the Kitsap Pumas in the USL Premier Development League.[1]

Professional Soccer

Abravanel turned professional when he signed with the expansion Los Angeles Blues of the new USL Professional League in February 2010. He made his professional debut on April 17, 2011 in a 2-1 victory over Antigua Barracuda[2] He also trained & played with Athletico Paranese (Brazilian 1st Division), La Paz Futbol Club (Bolivian 1st Division), & FC Osnabrück (German 3rd Division). His professional soccer career lasted four-year and he retired at 25 years old.

Education

Abravanel graduated from South Tahoe High School 11th in his class (top 1%) with a cumulative GPA of 4.2. In college he graduated magna cum laude with a B.A.in Business Management. After retiring from playing professional, he earned an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Organizational Leadership from California Lutheran University.

Entreprenuership

Juggle The World

While earning his MBA, Leon founded Juggle the World, which is a non-profit organization (501c3) based in Compton, CA whose mission is to use the game of soccer to get undeserved youth off the street & into college. JTW is a competitive youth soccer club who competes in Cal South Youth Association. It started with 1 team and has now grown to 15 teams in the Compton/LA area.

Tahoe Training Camps

Leon founded and currently is the CEO of Tahoe Training Camps. The business is based in South Lake Tahoe, is the only youth soccer camp in the country that elevates its campers mind & body. The company's tagline is "Elevate Your Game" and it differentiates itself by its focus on: technical ball mastery, mental skills training, soccer yoga, leadership training, beach soccer, high elevation training, and enjoyable free time in Lake Tahoe.

LAX at the Lake

Leon founded & is the current president of LAX at the Lake, which is South Lake Tahoe's only 7v7 youth lacrosse tournament. Founded in 2017, the tournament has hosted teams from the bay area, San Diego, Utah, Oregon & Nevada.

Tahoe Sports Group

Leon founded & is currently the president of Tahoe Sports Group which is the advisory committee for Tahoe Sports Company, which is a business Leon also started and is currently growing.

Soccer Coaching

Steve Sampson

Leon was mentored by & worked for Coach Steve Sampson, who is the former USMNT Head Coach, LA Galaxy Head Coach, and is currently the Head Coach of Cal Poly San Luis Obisbo. Leon ran Coach Sampson's, day camps, College ID camps and weekly academy.

Calabasas High School Head Boy's Soccer Coach

Leon was at the helm of the Coyote's boys soccer program for three season, where he was named the Marmonte League's coach of the year in his last season in charge. Leon managed 60 student athletes, 3 teams (varsity, jv, frosh/soph), and 8 coaches on his staff.

South Tahoe High School Head Boy's Soccer Coach

Leon is currently the Vikings head boy's varsity soccer coach at his alma mater. He manages 50 student athletes and two teams (varsity & JV).

Eagles Soccer Club

Leon coached both ECNL & youth teams during his three-year stint at Eagles SC.

References

  1. ↑ Leon Abravanel signed by pro soccer team
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2012-10-11.


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