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Now beginning his third
season as an assistant coach, Raul
Avellaneda was instrumental in helping the
Falcons to their first state championship in
school history last season. A student of the
game, Avellaneda is a former Falcon player
(1986-87) who has also played
internationally in Uruguay, Costa Rica and
Mexico for four years. Prior to playing at
Cerritos, Avellaneda graduated from Downey
High, where he was voted the team’s
Offensive Player of the Year as a senior
after scoring nine goals with 14 assists. In
his two seasons with the Falcons, Avellaneda
scored nine goals.
His coaching career also
consists of serving on the coaching staff at
Mater Dei High over the last two years. Last
season they captured the CIF Division I
Championship. He also currently coaches and
the club level with the F.C. Irvine GU17
Silver soccer team that he helped move up
from the Bronze level. |
