#015 Off the Pitch with Active: Interview with Raff Frisina, Dir of Fusion Futsal Club & SAFL, Past Coach Vanuatu National Futsal Team, Senior coach for Eastern United 2018

I caught up with Raff for a coffee before the 2018 Adelaide
season. Raff began playing football at the age of 9 at school
level in Adelaide. One of the highlights with Campbelltown City
was winning the rising star award in the first season. He enjoyed
3 seasons there and was offered a trial in the Hong Kong Premier
League midway through 2012. After a brief experience in Hong Kong
he moved back to ADELAIDE to start the South Australian Futsal
League, which shifted his priorities to Futsal. He has enjoyed
coaching FFSA teams.


He tells a great story about his experience coaching Vanuatu
National Team in preparing the for qualifying for Futsal World
Cup.


Diego Pellegrini offered Raffa the head coaching role with
Eastern United FC 2018 - this ignited his coaching career. Raffa
has just joined Adelaide University first team as head coach for
2019.


Overview of our conversation


0:00   Introduction and Raffa’s soccer background,
playing and coaching.


13:10 Raff shares what he learned from Adelaide United past
coach, Josep Gumbau.


15:00 Coaching children


29:00 Raff talks about his opportunity to coach Vanuatu’s
National Futsal Team. It’s a great story you all will enjoy.


39:46 Fusion Futsal Club was founded, and a new journey started.


51:00 Wrap up


Links


Memory Lane: Link to “Full on Football Interview” ’09 featuring
an interview with Raffa


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WArImC7kjWw


 


EURO Futsal 2018 Final highlights: Portugal v Spain


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP6t7GiCvT8


To contact Raff Frisina:


Facebook @Raff Frisina


Facebook @AdelaideFusionFutsalClub


Facebook @SAFL


Web: https://adelaidefusionfc.com.au/