Ale has lived in Austin for more than 20 years since attending the University of Texas. Ale worked as a Middle School and High School teacher for 13 years, eventually coaching both soccer and football at the varsity level. In 2014 he started working for a local soccer club eventually becoming Technical Director before moving to FC Westlake in 2018 to coach and be the Curriculum Director.

In 2020 Ale started working for the Austin FC Academy and has spent the last four years working with the U12, U13 and U15 age groups. In 2023, Ale’s Austin FC U15 team won the Generation Adidas Cup becoming the 3rd American Club to do so since the tournament changed format to include international teams in 2014. During this time he was fortunate enough to coach multiple Youth National Team Players for both the United States and Mexico. In addition to coaching the U15’s, he’s spent the last two years as Development Phase Coordinator as well as the Lead for both Curriculum and Analysis at the academy.

In his free time Ale enjoys hiking and spending time with his wife, daughter and cats. Ale is currently the Director of Methodology and Coaching Education at FC Westlake.