Juan Jose Sainz
JUAN JOSE SAINZ
Business Development Executive
and International Media Coordinator
Oklahoma City Energy FC
 
Juan Sainz was born in the City of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He is a Business Development Executive and International Media Coordinator for Oklahoma City Energy FC of the United Soccer League (USL).
 
Juan has been with the club since 2014, working as the club’s Spanish play-by-play commentator. In April of 2015, Juan’s role within the organization grew and he was promoted to a full-time role within Prodigal LLC, Energy FC’s ownership company. 
 
Prior to joining the team, Juan was a reporter, producer, and sports director at locally owned Telemundo Oklahoma. In 2012, he was promoted from behind-the-scenes production and writing at Telemundo Oklahoma to daily reporter, where he covered a variety of local news stories before being promoted to sports director in 2013. As sports director, he was awarded the Best Sports Promo at the 2015 Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Awards.
 
With prodigal LLC, Juan received the company’s Rookie of the Year award for 2015, growing the soccer franchise’s presence and growing relationships within the Hispanic community at an exponential rate. 
 
 
For the 2016 season, Juan looks forward to further broadening Energy FC’s fanbase and helping grow the sports of soccer in Oklahoma as Energy FC works toward its ultimate goal of becoming a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise.