Igor Tirsina
Goalkeeper Head Coach
Hometown: Chișinău, Moldova
Languages: English, Russian, Romanian
- State University of Moldova
- State University of Moldova Soccer Team
- CSCT Buiucani, FC Rapid Chișinău
- U16 Moldovan National Team
- United States Soccer Federation (USSF) Coaching License – Level E
Coach Igor was the second coach to join the iProSkills team and has been with the club since 2015. He has professional goalkeeping experience with teams in his home country and with Big Cat Goalkeeping in Chicago. Coach Igor remains active in soccer, playing in the Chicagoland Premier Soccer League (PSL) for FC Moldova. After winning the first league championship, his team was promoted to the Premier League in 2018. Coach Igor lives in Old Irving Park and enjoys music and outdoor sports. He recalls that when he was eight years old, he was selected as the goalkeeper for his youth soccer team because he was both the youngest and the tallest member of the team. He has been a goalkeeper ever since and loves working with young athletes of all ages.