Mr. Paz earned his bachelors degree in Business Administration with a triple major in Finance, Economics & Education from Florida International University (FIU).
Antonio has been & continues to be heavily involved in the soccer community in South Florida. For over 15 years, he served as a Head Soccer Coach at Coral Gables Senior High School. He organized & founded the Dade County Soccer Coaches Association complimented by having a National "A" coaching license with the United States Soccer Federation and the Advance National Diploma of the NSCAA.
Antonio's management & marketing background is quite extensive, bringing the Copa Latina its first "Title Sponsor" in the Miami Herald as well as organizing and selling sponsorships for many other events including the Copa Miami & the Nike Brazil Tour. He was also the Director of Sales & Tickets for the South Florida Organizing Olympic Committee in 1996.
As en entrepreneur, Antonio started PromoSports International, Inc. in 1997, a sports marketing company which specializes in selling event travel & sponsorships then created SoccerVacations for corporations seeking incentive and promotional travel opportunities for the World Cup's in France & Japan as well as the European Championships in Belgium/Holland and the Olympics Summer Games in Australia. SoccerVacations has now become the "Official Travel Package Provider" of the United States Soccer Federation and the Women's Unites Soccer Association.
After being an All State defender on the State Runner-up team at Coral Gables Sr. High, Antonio played on the 1979 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Championship team at Miami Dade Community College
Languages: Fluent in Spanish & English
