ria , ▁co aching ▁Roma ' s ▁affili ate ▁a cademy ▁side . ▁He ▁obtained ▁his ▁UEFA ▁Youth ▁Co aching ▁Lic ence ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁ ▁Eu rol imp ia ▁A . S . ▁Roma ▁Academy ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁L ope z ▁joined ▁the ▁youth ▁co aching ▁staff ▁at ▁Eu rol imp ia ▁Roma ▁( Aff ili ate ▁Academy ▁A . S . ▁Roma ) ▁as ▁a ▁goal keeper ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁a cademy . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁L ope z ▁obtained ▁a ▁UEFA ▁A ▁co aching ▁lic ence ▁( Ital y ▁second ▁category ▁lic ence ), ▁which ▁made ▁him ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁many ▁international ▁le agues ▁and ▁clubs . ▁Since ▁then , ▁he ▁has ▁completed ▁further ▁co aching ▁qual ifications , ▁and ▁now ▁holds ▁a ▁UEFA ▁Pro ▁Lic ence . ▁ ▁A . S . ▁Roma ▁Academy ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁L ope z ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Roma ' s ▁youth ▁a cademy ▁side . ▁Roma ▁won ▁a ▁provincial ▁championship ▁and ▁three ▁regional ▁tournament s , ▁with ▁many ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁side ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁successful ▁senior ▁care ers ▁in ▁Italy . ▁ ▁FK ▁B anga ▁G arg ž da i ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 0 8 ▁season , ▁L ope z ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁Lith uan ian ▁club ▁FK ▁B anga ▁G arg ž da i ▁as ▁to ▁take ▁over