Richard Simonyi

SDSC Surf Coach since 2018

Richard was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary where he played in a youth first division. He moved to Sacramento, CA in 1989 where he continued his playing career at the semi-pro level outdoor and pro indoor. Richard has been coaching youth soccer at the top level since 1992 for clubs like Placer United (CA-N), Surf, Pateadores, Crossfire Premier (WA), and Colorado Rush. His coaching philosophy is to try to get the best out of every individual and play as well as possible as a team.

Favorite soccer moment: when his Surf team Boys 98/99 won Surf Cup in 2010, and his mom was able to watch from the sideline.