Coaches
Nelo Nightingale
Head Coach/Head Trainer
E-mail: coachnelo@chicagomakers.com
- Member: Club Izalco (Panama) 1975-79
- Member: Tinaja de Vargas (Chicago) 1982-84
- Graduate: DeVry Institute of Technology (1989)
- USSF E License (1995)
- Head Coach: Team Evanston, U-9 Boys (1996-2006)
Kevin Francis
Team Coach/Co-Director
E-mail: coachkevin@chicagomakers.com
- Born in Kingston, Jamaica (October 17, 1970)
- Attended Evanston Township High School
- Attended College of DuPage
- Played for the Black Lions in Spanishtown, Jamaica (1990-1991)
- Trainer: Highland Park (1994)
- Coach: Main East High School (1995)
- Trainer/Coach: Team Evanston (1997-2006)
Kenneth Nightingale
Team Coach/Trainer
E-mail: coachkenneth@chicagomakers.com
- Forward: Evanston Township High School (2000-2003)
- All Central Suburban & All Sectional Honoree (2002)
- All Central Suburban Honoree earning all-state recognition with
18 goals (2003) - Horizon League Men’s Soccer Player of the Week (2004)
- All-Newcomer Team (2004)
- FC Chicago U-15 Boys Coach (2005-2006)
- Chicago Wind U-12/U-13 Assistant Coach (2006-2007)
Lesly Durand
Goalie Coach/Trainer
E-mail: coachlesly@chicagomakers.com
- Nationally Licensed Coach
- Member of Haitian Youth National Team
- Has played at the Collegiate and Club level
- Has many years of coaching experience and trained at every
level.