To say Orlando City B General Manager Mike Potempa has hit the ground running would be an understatement.
Potempa and OCB coach Fernando Jose De Argila Irurita are in the process of building what Potempa – and Orlando City’s front office – believes will be the perfect bridge between Orlando City SC’s development academy and the first team.
That process included a recent 10-day trip to Brazil to scout players. De Argila and Potempa traveled side-by-side during the trip, with De Argila posting pictures on Twitter every nearly every step of the way.
“We visited Atlético Mineiro, which is in Belo Horizonte, which is a little bit north of São Paolo and then we went to Atlético Paranaense, which Orlando City has a direct partnership with,” Potempa told Pro Soccer USA.