Ryan C. French

A former Chicago Fire Juniors Soccer Club Director and Right to Dream Academy Coach, Ryan is from the suburbs of Chicago and has over 20 years of coaching experience at all levels of the youth game. With a passion for teaching young people great habits through soccer, Ryan has coached and played soccer throughout Chicago and the world, with experiences living and coaching on five continents.

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​Ryan has been the Assistant Director of Coaching at the Chicago Fire Juniors (Naperville and Wheaton), Director of Operations at Chicago Fire Juniors West (Plainfield), and Executive Director of the Chicago Fire Juniors North Shore (Evanston, also known as Evanston Soccer Association, FC Lakeshore, and Team Evanston). In addition to his leadership roles with the Chicago Fire FC-affiliated youth soccer clubs, Ryan was also the Assistant Coach for the Chicago Red Stars Reserves (2017 and 2018). During that time, Ryan coached many outstanding young professional players and NWSL draft picks and helped the team earn numerous honors, including two conference championships and the WPSL Final Four in 2018.