Staff

Chris Denne  Chris’s passion for soccer started at a young age and has only grown over the years. Growing up in southeastern Wisconsin, he spent countless hours playing pickup soccer with friends. He was an all-county high school player and Olympic Development Program (ODP) state level player. Chris has played and coached with the Racine (WI) Soccer Club (Union AFC), Milwaukee Bavarians SC, Bloomington Barons, and St Anthony Soccer Club. Chris currently plays in the (MASL) Minnesota Amateur Soccer League. He is founder and president of Dynamo Futsal Club and coaches the U16 boys competitive team. He holds a USSF E license and US Futsal Level 2 license. 

Khalid Tadese brings immense experience as a player and coach to the Dynamo program. His playing career has taken him all over the world, as a member of the United States U15 National Team (2005-6), the United States U17 National Team (2008-9), with professional clubs in Germany (Bayern Leverkusen), Greece (Olympiacos), and New Zealand (White Suburb). He has coached and trained for number of Twin Cities clubs, including, Joy of the people, St Paul Blackhawks, NSSA, and the Alex Burnbury Academy. Khalid holds a US Soccer National Youth Soccer Coaching license.    

Scott Simmons has been actively involved in soccer for over 43 consecutive years, as a player, referee, coach, program director, tournament director, club official, and program builder. Scott played for Bethany College (KS), men’s open cup club teams Pepsi Challengers and Custom Muffler (Columbia, MO), Dallas Vagabonds, and Denver Rowdies. He served a variety of roles with Columbia (MO) Soccer Club (now Sporting Columbia), including coach, president, vice president, tournament director, and executive director. Scott is well known in the Saint Anthony soccer community and is co-founder and former president of Saint Anthony Kicks. Scott holds a USSF F license and has trained with the Ajax Amsterdam youth coaching program and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.