Meet the team
Dr. Gonzalo A Clavijo
Licensed FIFA Agent
Our leader and founder is a family-oriented businessman born and raised in Venezuela and professionally formed in the United States of America. He brings over 35 years of professional experience in the healthcare and sports industries. As a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) he cared for patients and their treatments and always offered a realistic and caring hand to those that needed his services, a real people’s person. As an executive, his natural business acumen equipped him with the ability to negotiate, relate to others and get the job done. It's this same work ethic and combination of people’s skills and sharp business mentality that he carries over to his role as a licensed FIFA player’s Agent. Clavijo represents players who, like him, live and breathe soccer, want to succeed, provide for their families, and enjoy life. He is an avid fan of the beautiful game, a passion he has fueled over his lifetime, first as a player, coach, team manager, youth travel club executive board member and ultimately, as a players' agent.
Ronald Garcés
Head of Scouting - Goalkeepers
A former professional soccer player and National Team Player (U17, U20, Senior A) for his native country of Venezuela, Garcés began his association with PSP as a player under our representation in his playing years. During his 10-year pro career, Garcés played for six different first division teams and had the opportunity to showcase his talent at some of the highest international competitions such as: Copa Libertadores, and Copa Sudamericana. With the Venezuelan National Team, Garcés participated in multiple International Friendlies, World Cup Qualifiers, and the 2009 U20 FIFA World Cup held in Egypt. In 2017, shortly after his retirement from professional competition, he founded Keeper Safe Goalkeeper Academy Florida (KS Goalkeeper Academy FL). Today it provides high performance GK training for more than 150 goalkeepers on specific physical, technical, tactical and mental aspects of the position at all levels of the game (youth development, Club, MLS Next, College and Pro levels).
Francisco J. Gonzalez, JD
General Counsel
Francisco is a practicing civil trial attorney and USSF Registered Players’ Intermediary. He studied law at Barry University’s School of Law, earning his J.D. in 2003. Francisco is admitted to practice law in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the District of Columbia, and the State of Florida, including the Middle Federal District Court. At PSP, Francisco focuses his practice on agent and federation regulations around the world, contract negotiations, endorsements, sponsorships, ethics, collective bargaining agreements, draft preparation, marketing, as well as guidance through expertise in the areas of wealth management, business operations, financial planning, career development and post-career planning.
Luis Marquez
Video Analyst, Scout
A consummate former dual-sport professional athlete (Soccer and Tennis) and Media & Video Analysis Specialist, Marquez found his true passion in soccer talent identification (talent ID) and development. He began playing soccer and tennis at the age of four and attained two National Championship Titles in his native Venezuela one in tennis and the other with his U-17 club soccer team. At the age of 16, he made his professional soccer debut in Venezuelan's second division team, Hermandad Gallega de Valencia. As a former professional athlete, Marquez understands how to manage the success and failure of a player mindset to consistently get the best possible performance. His keen expertise in watching live training sessions, games, and interviews with players, coupled with his ability to analyze footage, allows him to identify technical, tactical, physical, and psycho-social strengths and weakness of players. Having dedicated the last 12 years to talent ID and development, Marquez has been involved in the professional soccer career of more than 30 players, including recognizable names in the sport today such as: Josef Martinez, Jefferson Soteldo, Jhon Murillo and Eduardo Ferreira to name a few.
Sandra Cabrera, MBA, CPA
Accounting & Finance
Ms. Cabrera possesses over 30 years of experience in the areas of tax and accounting services for individuals, small businesses, and large corporations. To our players, Ms. Cabrera provides a reliable variety of accounting, tax, and financial management services tailored to meet the specific needs of the player and his family. Ms. Cabrera holds a BS and a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA). She is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant. Ms. Cabrera is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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Diego Clavijo
UEFA B Licensed Coach, Scout
Diego Clavijo is a University of Florida alum with a Bachelor's degree in Sport Management. Diego brings to PSP a diverse and solid scouting background in player recruitment and relationship-building through his years of elite youth coaching experience from across the US and Europe. After 15+ years of playing elite soccer in South Florida, Diego has since dedicated his professional career to coaching at the highest levels across the youth and senior ages. Diego has pursued coaching experiences in European countries including Sweden and Wales. In the US, he has served on multiple coaching staffs and carried out different leadership positions with various elite youth clubs across Florida and Texas.. In early 2022, Diego founded Clavijo Soccer Academy to develop recreational and competitive youth soccer players and make them elite.