All coaches at White Star are volunteers who dedicate their time and effort to work with our local youth and support them. Without the generosity of our volunteers, we wouldn’t exist and they are vital to us being able to carry out the work that we do!
All of our coaches have received a CRB check from the FA and it is mandatory that they are registered with the FA before they begin working with us. If you are interested in joining our coaching team, then check out our volunteering page and get in touch here.
Abdulahi: White Star Founder, under 7’s and under 8’s boys
Meet Abdullah our Founder! Before coming the UK, Abdullah was a professional football player in his home country, Somalia. He moved to Enfield in 1991 when he began coaching local players for friendly matches within the community. Abdullah wanted to create somewhere for local youths to play football so he did, and White Star was formed in 2002! He currently coaches our under 7’s and under 8’s boys teams and is a loyal Spurs supporter!
Ali: Welfare officer, under 14’s blue boys and under 16’s girls
Ali Garre is our Welfare Officer and Head Coach. Having been involved in White Star from the very beginning when we were founded in 2002, he started out at White Star as a player himself as a young boy. He now oversees the running of the academy and club as part of our board and is the coach of our under 14’s boys blue team and our newly formed under 16’s girls team. A true North London guy, he supports Arsenal and his favourite footballer of all time is Thierry Henry.
Prince: Under 15’s boys (blue team)
Prince (yes that is his real name) is one of our newer coaches at White Star and coaches our under 7’s and under 8’s boys teams. Currently in his final year of a sports science analysis degree, he has previously football coached at his university team, summer camps and a girls high school sports team. Despite being a London boy born and bred, he (for some reason?) supports Manchester United and his favourite player is Zinedine Zidane.
Abdi M: Under 10’s boys
Abdi coaches our under 10’s boys team and has been volunteering with White Star for over 4 years! His favourite thing about coaching at White Star is mentoring his team to be better players and seeing results on the pitch! He is a level 1 FA coach and is one of our longstanding volunteers. He supports Arsenal and his favourite player is Ronaldinho.
Marvin: Under 14’s boys
Marvin coaches our under 14’s pink team and has completed his FA coaching level 1 badge. He also plays semi pro football with Cricklewood FC. “ I never had anyone who had been through the football system so being able to provide that guidance to players is important to me”. Marvin supports Man U and his favourite player is Messi.
Harold: Under 16’s boys
Harold coaches our under 16’s team and has been coaching with White Star for 2 years. He has completed his FA Level 1 coaching and is currently completing his Level 2. He enjoys developing his players and being a role model for them. He’s a gunner and his favourite player of all time is Thierry Henry!
Hashem: Under 9’s boys
Hashim is one of our longest standing volunteers at White Star and has been coaching with us for nearly 10 years! He has been coaching football since 1994 and having lived in Liverpool for a while, he supports the Reds and Sadio Mane is his favourite player!
