Academy

Luiz Muzzi

Executive Vice President of Soccer Operations

Luiz Muzzi was brought to Orlando City in January 2019. Muzzi oversees soccer operations for Orlando City of MLS, including the management of all players related matters, scouting efforts and overall team administration. Muzzi came to Orlando after serving six years with FC Dallas in multiple soccer operations roles, overseeing all aspects of player personnel, scouting and team administration.

While in Frisco, Muzzi built a roster that reached the MLS playoffs four out of the past five seasons, including two Western Conference Semifinal appearances and a Western Conference Final appearance in 2015. During that span, FC Dallas finished the MLS regular season in first place in 2015 and 2016, and also won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and claimed the MLS Supporters’ Shield for the first time in club history in 2016. Muzzi was integral in building one of the most dominant developmental academies in North America, while setting numerous MLS Homegrown records, with FC Dallas.

Javier Carrillo

Interim Academy Director & U17 Head Coach

A native of Lima, Peru, Carrillo attended Florida Atlantic University graduating with a double-major in International Business & Trade, and Marketing then continued to pursue a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. Carrillo currently holds a USSF A license.

Javier Carrilo has led his teams to win multiple championships - FYSA State Cup Championship, USYS Southern Regional Championship, USYS Region III Premier League, Danone Cup and the International tournament Torneo Elio Serilli in Rome, Italy. In 2016, Florida Youth Soccer recognized Carrillo as the FYSA Coach of the Year. In 2015, joined US Soccer as a national team scout under the leadership of Marcelo Neveleff. Carrillo was responsible for identifying talented prospects for the US youth national camps and later joined the Olympic Development Program Region III (ODP) as a staff member. In 2016 was named as the Head Coach for Storm FC - NPSL pro team. In 2017, Carrillo joined the USSDA Weston FC as the 2005 Boys Head Coach promoting numerous players to MLS academies and well-known European Academies as FC Barcelona.

In 2019, joined Orlando City SC as the Assistant Academy Director and U17 Head Coach. Carrillo is currently expanding his personal development as a member of the Elite Formation Coaching License (EFCL) course offered by MLS and the French Football Federation.