John Curtis

John graduated from the prestigious Manchester United Academy, helping the club win the FA Youth Cup in 1995 and winning the young player of the year award in 1997. Making his Manchester United debut in the 1997/98 campaign, John was purchased by Blackburn Rovers in 2000 for $2,000,000 and went on to play for Leicester City and Portsmouth in the English Premier League. During his 15-year professional career, John played in every tier of English professional soccer, representing clubs like Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Barnsley, Preston, and Northampton Town. In addition to his exploits at club level, John captaining his country, England, at U15 to U20 levels and is the most capped England School Boy of all time.

John began coaching towards the end of his playing career, working at league clubs in England, Australia, and Italy. He holds the esteemed UEFA A License and the USSF A Youth License. John is also a US Soccer Coach Educator and delivers coaching licenses across the North East.

John is responsible for overseeing the entire NCE program and uses his extensive experience in professional youth development to help fulfill our mission.