{"id":4564,"date":"2023-10-25T02:21:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T02:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/?page_id=4564"},"modified":"2026-02-27T00:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T00:46:14","slug":"manny-florescu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/manny-florescu\/","title":{"rendered":"Manny Florescu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-lt-gray-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading ghostkit-custom-ZVyfMS\" id=\"manny-florescu\">Manny Florescu<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ghostkit-custom-ZnYXko wp-block-paragraph\">LFC MI CENTRAL COACH<br>Phone: 586-201-9552<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-mail wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"mailto:&#102;l&#111;&#114;&#101;s&#099;u&#064;&#108;f&#099;&#109;&#105;.&#099;om\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19,5H5c-1.1,0-2,.9-2,2v10c0,1.1.9,2,2,2h14c1.1,0,2-.9,2-2V7c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm.5,12c0,.3-.2.5-.5.5H5c-.3,0-.5-.2-.5-.5V9.8l7.5,5.6,7.5-5.6V17zm0-9.1L12,13.6,4.5,7.9V7c0-.3.2-.5.5-.5h14c.3,0,.5.2.5.5v.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Florescu_Manuel_web.jpg?w=600\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Florescu_Manuel_web.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Florescu_Manuel_web.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Florescu_Manuel_web.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Florescu_Manuel_web.jpg?resize=75,75 75w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Florescu_Manuel_web.jpg?resize=90,90 90w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Florescu_Manuel_web.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Florescu_Manuel_web.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Florescu_Manuel_web.jpg?resize=195,195 195w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Florescu_Manuel_web.jpg?resize=390,390 390w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Florescu_Manuel_web.jpg?resize=97,97 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignwide ghostkit-divider ghostkit-divider-type-solid ghostkit-custom-Z1z1QQf\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manuel grew up in Romania and got acquainted&nbsp;with soccer early on in life as his father was a semi-pro goalkeeper, as well as a referee. He grew up through the academies of League A, FCM Brasov and League C, IMASA Sf. Gheorghe, ultimately securing a full scholarship at Rochester College (now Rochester University) in Rochester Hills, MI.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manuel is in his 4th year of coaching as Boys Varsity Head Coach for Summit Soccer Club in Romeo, MI,&nbsp;and has led the team to a State Championship title and a National Championship title in 2022. 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The wealth of resources and knowledge bank available is unequaled by anything I&#8217;ve experienced before, so I am very excited to be a part of this club and to support new generations of athletes to&nbsp;develop into players with character, who live on and off the field our values of ambition, commitment, dignity and unity. YNWA &#8211; You&#8217;ll Never Walk Alone!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":645,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_genesis_hide_title":true,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","sec_layout_page":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4564","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.9 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Manny Florescu - Liverpool FC International Academy Michigan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, nofollow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Manny Florescu\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/manny-florescu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Liverpool FC International Academy Michigan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LFCIAMichigan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-27T00:46:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Florescu_Manuel_web.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\\\/lfcinternationalacademymi\\\/manny-florescu\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\\\/lfcinternationalacademymi\\\/manny-florescu\\\/\",\"name\":\"Manny Florescu - 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