Technical Staff

Home town: Manchester, England

Peter Nugent enters his 12th full season with Orange County SC, having joined the staff in June 2015. 

This is his third 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), Pedro Guimaraes (Eintracht Frankfurt) 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  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: Bovernier, Switzerland

Didier Crettenand takes command of OCSC II for the ninth consecutive season and will continue to assist with the first team as well. 

Under Crettenand OCSC II won the 2025 Male U-20 Southwest Division title with a dominant 6-1-3 record earning a berth to the USL Academy Finals. The U-20 squad made it to the Cup semifinals where they lost to the Utah Red Wolves in PKs.

Crettenand also assists with the execution of the IDP. 

As a player Crettenand captained the Black and Orange for two seasons, tallying 16 goals and five assists in 46 appearances.

Before coming to America he made 90 appearances for Sion of the Swiss Super League where he recorded five goals and nine assists. 

This is Dekel Keinan’s third season as an assistant coach for Orange County SC. 

Keinan is also  player / manager for NISA side LA Force. Under his leadership the Los Angeles Force has won two major championships, winning the clubs first-ever league title in 2024 and then followed it with a cup victory in 2025.

During his playing career Keinan  was a center back who saw time in the English Premier League, the Champions League, and representing the Israel national team. 

Most notably was Keinan’s time with Blackpool where he made six Premier League appearances.

Home Country: Mozambique

A Indoor Soccer Hall of Famer, Victor Nogueira returns for his ninth 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.