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Any person with disability are welcome for come & try

soccer free of charge staring Sunday 8th of April from 11 am to 1.pm

booking is essential.

I would like to thanks to everyone who come along to celebrated our club 25th Anniversary, was fantastic to see again five of the original players, Belinda,Carmelo,Raymond,Adam James and David.

To those peoples who help our club in the pass and present big THANK YOU.

                                                                   By By Casey Neill,Journalist Start News Group

Doveton Special Soccer School has supported the community for the past 25 years.
Founder Juan Carlos Loyola gathered past players and volunteers to celebrate the milestone at Dandenong RSL on Sunday 18 March.
He said about 90 people attended and the club had fielded 1150 players over the years.
“We got five old players who started with us 25 years ago,” he said.
“It was emotional.”
Mr Loyola, 68, started the club for players with intellectual disabilities after retiring from playing in Victoria’s provisional soccer league.
He said the club provided social interaction, hope and friendship.
“When you start working with these people, you fall in love with them,” he said.
“My highlight was to represent my country as head coach of the international team in Sweden and Germany.”
His wife, Christina, encouraged him to start the school and has been by his side throughout the years.
“It’s a family commitment to run the club for 25 years,” he said.
The couple came to Australia in 1977 and still had only basic English skills come 1993.
“It was really, really difficult for us,” he said.
The club didn’t receive much government support, “maybe because we didn’t know how to approach them”, but slowly became known in the community.
Mr Loyola started to receive awards for his work, including the City of Greater Dandenong’s non-citizen of the year in 1999 and City of Casey’s volunteer of the year in 2001.
He received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2009 Australia Day honours, and numerous other certificates over the years.
“They opened the door,” he said.
Mr Loyola personally spends about 100 hours a month on club duties.
“The satisfaction just to see the happiness and the smiles in the players, this is the reward,” he said.
“I feel my duty is to keep going in this community.
“I’m more aware now of the necessity of sport for all these people.”
He worries about the services that will be available in 10 years’ time for the young people at the region’s specialist schools today.
“We are not prepared in sport, in accommodation, in work, in transport,” he said.
“All these four things, they are the strong issues that people with a disability face at the moment.
“The problem is with people today, we are too busy.
“Everything has to be in a hurry.
“We forget sometimes that people really need not money, but a few minutes of our time, even to say hell

We like to invite to any person with a disabilities  who love to try to play football      or ( Soccer)  and play games every Sunday this is you opportunity.

Officially we will start in our new home ground at

9 Brindley Street, Dandenong South, 3175, have a look in our facilities

 dandenong.soccer5s.com

Back to training Saturday 17th of February  from 10 am to 12 noon

( Summer time up to 31st of March) and from 1st of April from 1.30  to 3.30 pm.

This year we will play friendly games, league competition and the all Abilities Cup, Skills Competition and travel to AMMI Park Stadium for the game Melbourne Victory  versus  Willington  by  bus .

In the social  events in April weekend away in Phillip Island.

If you like to be park of a grand soccer club join us.

Dear  players and  Family’s

Please join us in celebrating the 25^th anniversary of Doveton Special Soccer School Inc. on Sunday 18^th of March  at  Dandenong RSL ,      44-50 Clow St  from  1 pm to 3.30 pm.

Finger food and drinks will be provided. 

 We plan to make this occasion a special reunion with past and present players and their families who helped to make our soccer club the best in Victoria for players with disabilities. 

 All of you have been an important part of club life and have supported us during our ups and downs and we would like to make this event a memorable one for everyone.

 Hope you can join us and enjoy a wonderful celebration and reunion!

 RSVP before:  Friday 9^th of March 2018.                                                        Or Call 0414 393 700 

Kinds Regards

Juan Carlos Loyola  OAM

Director of Soccer