Whitecaps - Whitecap Coaches
Osvaldo Garcia - Head Coach
Played 3 years with the National Junior Team of Cuba. 14 Years as National Team Player for Cuba. participated in international tournaments in Europe,, 3 Central America and Caribbean Games, 3 panamerican Games, 2 World University Championship, 3 Olympic Games, 3 World Aquatic Championships and several preparation tournaments in Europe. Amongst his accomplishments are 3 Championships of the Centra American and Carribean Games, 3 Second places in Panamerican Games, Places 7, 8, 6 and 4rth in the different editions of the world championships that he participated in, 2 second places at the world University Championships.
As a coach, Osvaldo Garcia was the Cuban National Team head coach for 4 years of the 11&12 Yr Old, 13 and 14 yrs old and 15 and 16 years old age brackets. As head coach of these divisions he won the the Central American and Caribbean Games. As head coach of the Junior National Team of Cuba, he attained the 3 place in the world championships of 15 and 18 years old age brackets. Osvaldo then moved on to the major national Team of Cuba as Assistant coach and then head coach for 9 years. He then led the Cuba National Team to a Central America and Caribbean Championship, a second place in the Panamerican games a championship at the Panamerican games in 1991, a campionship at the World University Championships and a 7th place in the Olympic games.
As a coach, Osvaldo Garcia was the Cuban National Team head coach for 4 years of the 11&12 Yr Old, 13 and 14 yrs old and 15 and 16 years old age brackets. As head coach of these divisions he won the the Central American and Caribbean Games. As head coach of the Junior National Team of Cuba, he attained the 3 place in the world championships of 15 and 18 years old age brackets. Osvaldo then moved on to the major national Team of Cuba as Assistant coach and then head coach for 9 years. He then led the Cuba National Team to a Central America and Caribbean Championship, a second place in the Panamerican games a championship at the Panamerican games in 1991, a campionship at the World University Championships and a 7th place in the Olympic games.
Luis Joaquin Martinez - Assistant Coach
Luis Joaquin participated as a player in the Cuban National Junior Team from 1965 to 1971. HE has been a water polo and aquatic sports coach since 1971 for many institutions like the Sports Initiation School of Cuba, from 1971 to 1992 at the Cuban Superior School of Athletic Perctionism, in Venezuela, he led the Club Hebraica and the Hermandad Gallega Water Polo teams. Luis Joaquin also became the Chief of Referees of the Venezuelan Aquatic Sports Federation from 1992 to 2005.
His international participations as a player and as a coach are:
His international participations as a player and as a coach are:
- Macabeo World Championships in Israel
- Junior World Championships in Istambul, Turkey,
- Junior Pan-American Championships in Venezuela
- South American Championships: Argentina (2), Colombia (2), Venezuela (2) and Brazil (2)
- Central American and Caribbean Games in Venezuela, Cuba and El Salvador
- Other Tournaments: Venezuela (3), Curacao (3) and Russia (1)
