Front Office

Michael Hitchcock

Partner

Michael Hitchcock (Hitch), a prominent sports executive with a deep understanding of professional soccer through his 12+ year career in Major League Soccer and his leadership roles with MLS teams FC Dallas and LA Galaxy, will be a major asset to the Sidekicks' legacy moving forward.

Prior to joining the new passionate ownership group, Hitch launched his company PMI in November 2009 – a Texas-based sports management company with a consulting, management & technology division that works with professional sports teams, leagues, events, stadiums & facilities. With the goal of helping sports properties realize their business potential through the playbook management system, PMI provides a number of services and products to hand-selected clients.

Hitch is also the CEO of the Professional Futsal League (PFL) which launched in January 2015.

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Simon Bozas

General Manager/Head Coach

US-born and Argentinian-raised, Bozas has been immersed in the soccer world from a young age. After making his way through the highly competitive, full-immersion youth system with Deportivo Español, Bozas played professionally in Argentina’s third division and Bolivia’s first division before deciding to move back to the United States to pursue a career in finance and business.

Concurrent with his finance career, Bozas kept soccer close, coaching and managing teams for local adult tournaments. For the past 15 years he has passionately worked to put successful teams together using local talent, making him extremely familiar with the Dallas soccer scene and what it has to offer. Most recently he has coached 2 seasons in the MASL and has detailed experience with the Dallas Sidekicks. He has revamped the Sidekicks team from top to bottom in his three years of involvement. This familiarity will serve as a great advantage in his appointment as General Manager and Head Coach.

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Floyd Smith IV

Director of Operations

Phone469.393.0161

Emailfloyd@dallassidekicks.org

A Dallas native with sports and event business operations experience and a passion for the industry and growth, Floyd Smith IV joined the Dallas Sidekicks as Director of Operations in 2018.

Floyd's passion for sports business motivated him to ultimately attain his Master’s in Sports Management and become immersed into the business. His career in the industry comprises of a variety of roles, largely in managing the organization's game production and ensuring the efficiency of its operations to facilitate growth and long-term success.

Floyd served a vital role in the front office and on-field production with the Amarillo Venom (CIF), in addition to taking the lead as Clubhouse Manager with the Amarillo ThunderHeads Pro Independent Baseball Club. Continuing the path, Floyd’s production with the Dallas Marshals (CIF) served as a catalyst for the team’s development and ultimately landing him the opportunity as General Manager - overseeing the organization’s day-to-day operations. Floyd values organizational rapport, fulfillment and execution, and overall success of the business.

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Jesse Llamas

Director of Soccer Operations

Emailjesse@dallassidekicks.org

Jesse Llamas has been involved with the Longhorns, ASG, FC Dallas and Solar youth soccer clubs. Jesse has been an Athletic Director for the past thirteen years winning several state titles and has taken the schools he has worked with from mediocrity to success during his tenure. Llamas currently lives in Frisco, Texas with his wife Ellen and his two boys Christiano and Isaac.

Llamas was born and raised in California and grew up playing the beautiful game of soccer at the age of five. After playing ten years of club soccer in California, he moved to Guadalajara, Mexico where he pursued his dream of playing professional soccer. He played in the 3^rd, 2^nd, 1A and first division soccer for the Autonoma De Guadalajara Tecos for six years. He then returned to the USA to play in the USISL league for the El Paso Patriots from 2001-2003. After the 2003 USISL season, Llamas was drafted by the Dallas Sidekicks and won Rookie Goalkeeper of the year in 2003. In 2003 Llamas decided to stay in Dallas and pursue his coaching career while obtaining several coaching licenses alongside Tatu, Kevin Smith, and Jason Kreis. In 2006, Llamas was a member of the biggest upset in US Open Cup history when Roma FC became the first amateur team to defeat MLS Side Chivas USA. Llamas saved Juan Francisco Palencia and Jesse Marsh’s PKs respectively for the win.

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Paul Donaghy

Director of Sales and Marketing

Phone469-393-0162

Emailpaul@dallassidekicks.org

Paul is a sports management executive with a deep passion for the game of soccer. Born in England, he moved to the USA at a young age and grew up predominately in Michigan where he ruled the pitch as a playmaking midfielder. He is a graduate of Michigan State University with an MBA from Wayne State University who moved to Dallas in 1994 to escape the cold winters and pursue business opportunities.

After a successful 20-year business career, Paul decided to make the jump to soccer fulltime in 2015 by running the business operations for the Professional Futsal League and a local minor league soccer teams before purchasing an indoor soccer facility. He is locally involved in coaching where he serves as Director of Coaching for FC FAST and is the head boys’ coach at Leadership Prep High School.

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Alex S.

Legal Counsel and Manager of Marketing

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Alex is a graduate of Texas A&M University School of Law class of 2014 and graduated, with honors, from Texas A&M University in 2011 with a B.B.A. in Marketing.

Her background includes working on behalf of the FC Dallas Foundation to lobby the Texas legislature, and working for BYA Sports Group in NFL and NBA player agency which afforded her the opportunity to negotiate with the NFLPA. She also works for the NFL Wire Sites of USA TODAY Sports covering the NFL. She is privileged to be working for such a historic franchise like the Dallas Sidekicks and can’t wait to see what this season will hold.

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Scott Wegener

Manager of Sales and Service

Phone469.393.0163

Emailscott@dallassidekicks.org

Scott Wegener acts at the Manager of Sales and Sponsorship Marketing for The Dallas Sidekicks organization. His position primarily consists of identifying new, creative sponsorship opportunities and helping sell season and group tickets for the Sidekicks.

Scott grew up following the game of indoor soccer and has played the beautiful game for 30 years at various levels.

Scott looks for sponsorships that make the game of indoor even more fun than it already is and couldn’t be more excited to work for such a historic franchise with a brand as strong as the Dallas Sidekicks.

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Fedie Uruena

Manager of Digital Content and Social Media

Phone469.393.0164

Emailfedie@dallassidekicks.org