Emerson De Oliveira joined the Portland staff during the summer of 2016, and he works primarily with the goalkeepers.
During Emerson’s time on The Bluff he has helped develop UP keepers into some of the best in the country. De Oliveira helped guide goalkeeper Paul Christensen to consecutive West Coast Conference Goalkeeper of the Year honors as well as Far West All Region recognition by the United Soccer Coaches association. At the culmination of Paul’s collegiate career, he was invited to the MLS Draft and picked up by Atlanta United in 2018.
De Oliveira came to The Bluff via Seattle, where he served as Associate Head Coach / Goalkeeper Coach for the Highline College Thunderbirds. Emerson helped Thunderbird keepers lead their teams to five consecutive Final Fours, two Championship games and one Championship title in 2014.
Emerson helped the ‘Birds goalies gather a cumulative 0.96 goals against average during his six- year reign in addition to helping Highline become one of the premier Junior College Programs in the country.
De Oliveira holds his NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeper license as well as his USSF C license. He also works as part of the National Goalkeeping Staff for the NSCAA.
De Oliveira played collegiately for Seattle University where he was a standout goalkeeper for Redhawks. He gained national recognition by posting a 0.49 GAA his junior year and trained Seattle Sounders FC. He graduated from Seattle U with a Bachelors Degree in business, with a specialization in Marketing.