Founder - Portuguese-American Soccer Academy

Manny Batista Manny is the founder of the Portuguese American Soccer Academy and PASA FC Premier League Teams. He started his soccer career in Ludlow, Massachusetts. Manny played for Cathedral High in Springfield, MA, and went on to play Division I soccer at the University of Bridgeport. He played for the Ludlow Lusitanos and Bridgeport Vasco DaGama in the Connecticut Professional League. Manny was the Head Men’s Soccer coach at Rivier College, and Lowell High School. He has now dedicated his soccer energies to PASA FC and the PASA Summer Academies. Manny has a USSF “B” License and Premier Diploma from the NSCAA.