FC Midwest All-Girls Soccer Academy

Coach Aldin was born and raised in Bosnia and Herzegovina where he played semi-professional soccer before coming to United States. While playing in Europe, Aldin also took on the role of coach to U10-U13 boy’s teams with plenty of success as a young coach.

Throughout his playing career, Aldin was exposed to different coaching styles that helped him become an outstanding soccer player, coach as well as a respected individual in the community. After he moved to the United States in 1997, he joined the Iowa Soccer League where he took on the role of a Coordinator of the Iowa Soccer League. He guided and helped the league to form teams and establish its competitive level of soccer. As a player and a young coach, Aldin played a crucial role in establishing the club soccer team “Krajisnik” in Waterloo, along with the other members of the Bosnian-Croatian Association.

In his experience as a coach, he has coached soccer levels U9-U19, high school, club soccer and assisted at the college level. After receiving a B.S. in Business Administration he has gone on to receive a M.S. in Physical Education from UNI, he is now pursuing his Ed.D. in the Department of Leisure Youth and Human Services at UNI. Coach Aldin has taught Personal Wellness classes and Advanced Soccer Theory, and has been a true inspiration to his students, fellow faculty members and community.

Coach Aldin has been called a “player’s coach” by his teammates and players. He relates to each player and treats them with respect. He is interested in developing the whole person which includes; skills relevant for winning soccer matches, a competitive spirit and mostly importantly good sportsmanship/citizenship. He is the type of coach that cares, believes and motivates the players to do well. His overall mission is not only to provide good quality coaching but also to educate players and lead by example. Coach Aldin has been married to Sejla for 11 years and they have two children, Adijan, 10 and Selena, 4.

Coach Aldin is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Aldin holds the following credentials:

- Iowa High School Soccer Coaching License

- Member of the Referee Association

- NSCAA Coaching Diplomas include:

- NSCAA Regional Coaching Diploma

- NSCAA State Goalkeeping Diploma

- NSCAA Special Topics Zonal Defending Diploma