Jonathan Pereira

Assistant Coach, Under-16s
Revolution Academy coach

Jonathan “JP” Pereira is in his first season as an assistant coach with the New England Revolution’s Under-16 team. Since joining the organization as an intern in the summer of 2011, Pereira has been a member of the Revolution Academy coaching staff for its summer and residential programs. In addition to his responsibilities as a Revolution Academy coach, he added responsibilities in the Youth Development Program as an assistant coach with the U16s in the fall.
 
Prior to joining the Revs’ youth staff, Pereira had a four-year coaching stint with the Rhode Island Stingrays’ summer camps and a one-season coaching stint with Under-14 boys and girls teams in Sudbury, Mass. He also spent two years as a summer fitness coach with LaSalle Academy in Providence, R.I.

A 2011 graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Pereira holds a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with a specialization in exercise science and health fitness. The Barrington, R.I. native played four seasons at URI, earning Atlantic 10 All-Rookie honors in 2007, and was one of just five players to start each of the Rams’ 18 games in 2010.

As a youth player, Pereira was a Region 1 selection and earned Rhode Island ODP player of the year honors in 2004 and 2005. Formerly a member of the Rhode Island Stingrays, he was also a Rhode Island all-state selection in 2005 and 2006.