Johnson & Wales University Providence

Johan Giraldo joined the JWU (Providence) women’s soccer program as an assistant coach in the summer of 2015. He serves as the Recruiting Coordinator and Director of Social Media for the four-time Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Champions.

He started his coaching career at Barrington High School as the boy's assistant varsity coach from 2011-2014. He began working with Bruno United FC U12-U15 boys as the head coach in 2012. Along with Bruno, he currently works as a personal trainer for Total Futbol Training.

Giraldo has certifications with NSCAA including the National and Advanced National Diploma's as well as Level 1 & 2 Goalkeeping Diploma. He is a graduate of Rhode Island College and later earned his Master’s Degree from Ohio University.

Giraldo resides in East Providence, where he is a firefighter, with his wife Monica and their two daughters – Lex (14) and Aubrey (9).