Technical Staff

Home town: Manchester, England

Peter Nugent enters his 10th full season with Orange County SC, having joined the staff in June 2015. This is his first year as the President of Soccer Operations and General Manager at OCSC, after working as the club’s Sporting Director. Peter has played an integral role in the recent success of OCSC, constructing rosters that has led the club to a USL Championship Cup (2021) and multiple Western Conference Finals and Semifinals appearances. He is also responsible for the recruitment of players such as Kobi Henry (Stade de Reims), Korede Osundina (Feyenoord), Milan Iloski (FC Nordsjaelland) who went on to make significant transfers to major European Clubs, helping establish OCSC as one of the leading clubs in player development in the North America.  Previously he worked for a number of years in the English Premier League (EPL) and the English Championship with Blackburn Rovers FC as Head of Recruitment and Scouting. He was responsible for a number of notable transfers during his time with the club.

Home town: Liverpool, England

Danny Stone enters his first season as head coach of Orange County SC in 2025, after a successful stint as interim head coach at the end of the 2024 campaign. Stone first joined OCSC in August 2024 as first assistant coach and was named interim head coach on August 29. The Liverpool native led the County Boys to a 6-3-2 record after taking control in 2024. He was named the USL Championship Coach of the Month after an undefeated month of October. The Black and Orange achieved a 2024 season high nine matches unbeaten under his guidance. Prior to joining OCSC, Stone served as the head coach at Phoenix Rising FC and as an assistant coach with Phoenix, OKC Energy FC, and the Colorado Rapids of MLS. During his playing career, Stone played professionally in his native England for three seasons. The Liverpool born defender made over 40 professional appearances for Blackburn Rovers, Notts County and Southport.

HOME TOWN: Bovernier, Switzerland

Didier Crettenand takes command of OCSC II for the seventh consecutive season and will continue to assist with the first team as well. OCSC II is off a 8-4-0 campaign in the USL Academy League, that saw them finish first in the Southwest Division. OCSC II made the USL Academy League Finals Championship as a 10-seed, before ending the season in second place. Crettenand also assists Hardyman with the execution of the IDP. Crettenand made 90 appearances as a player with Sion of the Swiss Super League where he recorded five goals and nine assists. He also captained the Black and Orange for two seasons, tallying 16 goals and five assists in 46 appearances.

Home Country: Mozambique

A Indoor Soccer Hall of Famer, Victor Nogueira returns for his eighth season with the Black and Orange as the Goalkeepers Coach. He will once again oversee the first and reserve team goalkeepers. Nogueira began his playing career with Johannesburg Rangers before being sent to Newcastle United. He then made the move to the United States where he put together a legendary career. He won the 1984 North American Soccer League title, as well as seven indoor soccer titles. He has been named MVP of both the Major Indoor Soccer League and National Indoor Soccer League, twice. He was Goalkeeper of the Year in the National Professional Soccer League seven times, including six in a row from 1996-2001. He also has 16 caps with the U.S. Men’s Futsal Team where he was named the Best Goalkeeper and FIFA Futsal First-Team All-World in 1992.

Shawn enters his first year as Head Coach of the OCSC Academy/Reserve Team. After an All-American collegiate career at the University of Evansville, he was drafted by the Kansas City Attack of the NPSL. He also played for the Philadelphia Kixx and then finished his career with the San Diego Sockers.

Since retiring, Shawn has spent over 20 years coaching and scouting in Southern California. His credentials include the A – Coaching License and Talent ID Scout License, the latter in which he helped pilot the course with the US Soccer Federation. He continues to scout for the US Youth National Teams since 2017.

Additionally, Shawn is the Assistant Men’s Coach at Soka University in Aliso Viejo and has written extensively for the online publication SoccerNation. Shawn is married to his wife Carissa and they have two children, Hana and Owen.