FILIPE CHECCO

Director of Communications

Filipe Checco was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil. As a young boy, he grew up watching and playing soccer. Filipe played for different academies in Brazil that included the top clubs of the country. At the age of 12, Filipe joined the U12 Academy of one of the biggest and most well-known clubs in the country, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras.

Filipe came to the United States to study and play collegiate soccer at St. Andrews University, NC. He then transferred to Wingate University, NC, a NCAA DII school with a full scholarship where he graduated with a degree in Sport Management In 2016 his team won the NCAA DII National Championship, the first in the school history. 

Filipe worked at Global Premier Soccer ("GPS") as a full-time coach coaching at different age group, both genders, and at different levels. He took the 2004 GPS Boys Gold team to the SC State Cup semi-finals and assisted the 2005 GPS Girls Gold team, the most successful team in the club, winning the SC State Cup two years in a row.

Felipe has served as the Girls Director of Coaching for Bluffton Rush and presently serves as the Club Director of Communications. He is responsible for maintaining the Club website and social media and for all club-wide communications to our players and their families.

To contact Felipe, email him at FChecco@BlufftonRush.com