Meet Rio:  Ray Nause

Meet Rio: Ray Nause

Director of Coaching Education & DevelopmentRay Nause is the Director of Coaching Education and Development for Rio Rapids Soccer Club. In addition to his on-field responsibilities as a coach, Ray leads the Club’s programming in the areas of college search, coach...
Meet Rio:  Sibby Brown

Meet Rio: Sibby Brown

Director Boys Teams U9-U11 Sebhat “Sibby” Browne Sebhat “Sibby” Browne is the U9 thru U11 Boys Director.  When Sibby was five and six years old, his family lived in Quito, Ecuador.  In 1976, his father took him see the championship game of the Ecuadorian...
Meet Rio:  Chris Brennan

Meet Rio: Chris Brennan

October, 2018 Director of Soccer Operations / Girls Director of Coaching U15-19 Chris works as the Director of Soccer Operations for the club and is also the U15-19 Girls Director of Coaching. In this role he oversees a lot of the day to day running of the club...
Meet Rio:  Chris Hurst

Meet Rio: Chris Hurst

Chris Hurst is the U14-U16 Boys Director of Coaching and the Director of External Operations. Chris oversees the U14-U16 Boys teams for Rio Rapids, as well as the partnerships with other organizations throughout the Southwest. Chris grew up in Prudhoe, Northumberland...
New Directors

New Directors

Simon Rothman named Rio Rapids Boys U17-19 Director and Rio Rapids Boys ECNL Director   Kiva Gresham named Rio Rapids Girls U9-U11 Director     Girls U15-U19 Director Chris Brennan states: “We are delighted to be adding Kiva to our staff. Not only does she bring...
Tim Gallegos Named U13-U14 Boys Director

Tim Gallegos Named U13-U14 Boys Director

We are pleased to announce the hiring of Tim Gallegos as the new U13-U14 Boys Director. Tim was born and raised right here in Albuquerque, and has been in and around the game of soccer for over 40 years as a player, coach, parent, and definitely as a fan. Tim joined...