About Galaxy Team
Managing Director
Fabian De Marco
An dedicated, honest, passionate executive with a proven track record of success in delivering outstanding results in Sports Administration, Business Growth, Strategy and Global Business Development.
A Senior Sales Executive with over sixteen years of experience honed within the Financial Services & Sports Administration sectors. Fabian is also an Ex Semi Professional Footballer with over twenty seven years of football expereince. Pevious clubs include Sydney Olympic, Apia Leichhardt Tigers, Dulwich Hill & Manly United.
Coaching Qualifications Include:
- FFA Junior License – Advance Pass
- FFA Youth Certificate I, II & License – Advance Pass
- FFA Senior Certificate I, II & License – Advance Pass
- Currently enrolled to complete AFC “C” License
- Certificate of Attainment in Applying Basic First Aid
- Certificate IV in Training & Assessment
- Passed Relevant Working with Children Checks
Operations Director
Peter Galante
A Professional with extensive experience in building credible and long lasting relationships at all levels with internal and external stakeholders. Peter Galante has a proven track record in creating Business Plans and implementing strategies effectively in the market place. In addition to these valuable assets Peter possesses a vast knowledge in understanding people’s needs and building successful outcomes.
Peter currently applies his trade for leading institution Coca Cola Amatil in the capacity of NSW State Sales Manager for Grinders Coffee
Other skill sets which are applied in business are as follows;
- Building Successful Sales Teams
- Recruitment
- Proficient sales forecasting, budgeting, cost control and profit performance
- Passion to achieve volume and contribution targets
- Brand Implementation
- Business Strategies
Academy Director
Marco Galante
An ethical trust worthy individual with over 23 years of Football Experience both as a player and as a Youth Football Development Specialist.
Marco Galante also brings with him extensive experience in customer satisfaction being awarded the National 2011 Sales Representative of the Year for a major FMCG Corporation. Marco’s attitude to consistently give that little bit extra is at the core of his Philosophy as Academy Director for Galaxy Football School.
Coaching Qualifications Include:
- FFA Junior License – Advance Pass
- FFA Youth Certificate I, II & License – Advance Pass
- FFA Senior Certificate I, II & License – Advance Pass
- Certificate of Attainment in Applying Basic First Aid
- Passed Relevant Working with Children Checks
Academy Head Scout
Faris Pervez
A driven professional with extensive experience recruiting professionals into Permanent and Interim vacancies within Central Government and Healthcare sectors in the UK. Faris has worked with some of the countries Leading Institutions focusing on strategic search to recruit for Lend Lease. Faris is tasked with producing innovative and far reaching search strategies and then networking and recruiting high calibre professionals for the business across Australia.
A Sports Management graduate from the University of Brighton, England, Faris also has experience working in the commercial department of Eastbourne Borough Football Club, focusing on attracting new sponsors, creating and executing marketing strategies, and identifying and engaging with new and existing community partners.
Faris joins Galaxy Football School as Head Scout with a core focus on scouting and recruiting elite youth footballers & coaches, as well as assisting in the continual growth and development of Galaxy Football School.
Academy Health Expert
Jeff Vlahovich
Jeff Vlahovich is the Managing Director of We All Have Wings, a business specialising in well being advice.
Determination and drive for success has seen him set records in long distance races, compete in triathlons, play football at a competitive
level and most recently compete in the Australian Natural Bodybuilding Sydney Titles. Jeff has packed a lot of life experience into his years as a health and fitness enthusiast. Jeff’s passion for helping people achieve their goals has led him into the speaking and training profession. His aim is to see people improve their health and fitness through education, motivation and persistence.
He is a qualified personal trainer and holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Sydney. He is a member of Kinect
Australia and associate of the National Speakers Association of Australia (NSAA). Jeff is also a member of the 2012 NSAA chapter leadership team. Jeff has spoken to community groups such as Rotaract and the Rotary Club as well as corporate groups including PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Jeff is very excited to be joining the Galaxy Football School team.
Qualifications Include:
- Certificate 3 in Fitness
- Certificate 4 in Personal Training
- Senior First Aid (including CPR)
- Passed relevant working with children checks
West Ham United Academy Scout
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh is originally from London, England but has been living in Western Australia since 1981.
A UEFA “A” licensed coach, Mike has been representing West Ham United as a talent scout for more than six years in Oceania, Asia and North America. His association with West Ham United dates back to 1997 when he coached at the Club’s Centre of Excellence in Western Australia.
Mike is a former Director of Coaching for Floreat Athena Soccer Club in Western Australia where he coached the Under 18 Boys team. He also has national team coaching experience as the coach of the New Zealand Under 17 team that toured the USA and England in 1992. Mike is a former Western Australia state coach which allowed him to travel and coach teams in such places as Indonesia and Thailand.
Mike was invited to attend the first senior level 4 coaching course at the Australia Institute of Sport in Canberra. He has been coaching and directing soccer camps in both Australia and the USA for more than 17 years.
