Alfonso Mondelo (born August 13, 1958 inBaracaldo,Spain) is asoccercoach.
Mondelo's coaching career includes many highlights, like thePuerto Rican national team, where he coached futureUnited States of America (U.S.) National team starChris Armas. He also coached theLong Island Rough Riders in theA-League. His big break came when he became the assistant coach forMajor League Soccer'sMetroStars, underBrazilianWorld Cup winning coachCarlos Alberto Parreira. When Parreira left, Mondelo was given the head job with the Metros.[1] He coached the club in the 1998 season with a 14-17-0 record. He was fired with a game left in the regular season, when the MetroStars hired former U.S. national team coachBora Milutinovic.
From 1999 to 2001, Mondelo was an assistant for the U.S. national team, under head coachBruce Arena. He went back to MLS for the 2001 season to coach theTampa Bay Mutiny. From 2002 until 2004 he was the director of coaching for the ENYYSA (Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association). He has remained very active as an assistant coach and consultant forU.S Soccer and in 2005, he was offered a job in the front office of Major League Soccer inNew York City, where he now works in the player development department as the Director of Player Programs.