Coach Alex Taiar
Alex Taiar is the founder and head coach of BEST Soccer Training. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, he played four seasons as a standout defender at Oklahoma City University and founded BEST in 2018.
Playing career
- Oklahoma City University (OCU) Stars, 2014–2017: four seasons as an elite defender
- 2016: started all 17 games; 10 goals, 3 assists; Sooner Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year; NAIA honorable-mention All-American
- 2015: started 16 of 17 games; 5 goals, 4 assists; Sooner Athletic Conference second team
- 2014: started 17 games as a freshman
- Born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, bringing deep technical Brazilian soccer roots to Oklahoma
Coaching career
Alex coached for more than three years before founding BEST in 2018. He served as a graduate assistant coach for Mid-America Christian University (MACU) women’s soccer. Today he coaches individual players and directs BEST’s groups, rating each player and placing them where they grow fastest.
Players he’s coached
BEST players have gone on to college soccer, including NCAA Division I, and to youth national-team environments.
In his words
“When a player steps on our turf, we watch their focus, touch quality, and how they respond to coaching corrections. We want every player to leave with bilateral competency on both feet, game-speed awareness, and the confidence to express themselves under match pressure.” — Coach Alex
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