Joseph Marc Serralta Ives was inducted into the Puerto Rico Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Houston Baptist University Hall of Fame in 2012. For the past 30 years, he has made substantial efforts towards the development of professional and amateur soccer not only in Puerto Rico, but also in the United States. His previous companies, Nijovi Sports Group, Only Soccer and C4.W/Sports, worked in the sports marketing, player management and advertising arenas for over eighteen years. His new ventures under P91-Holdings include, Puerto Rico Soccer League (Puerto Rico’s professional elite league and the only pro league in the world that is a signatory to the United Nations Sports for Climate Change), Group14 Stadium Ventures (Puerto Rico’s new sports infrastructure project), Basalt Technologies (Puerto Rico’s most innovative corporation in green sustainable construction materials) and the new Global Elite Sports Group a full service sports marketing and player management company with an association with the best agents in the world housing elite professional soccer players such as USMNT Gio Reyna while managed by Jorge Mendes and MLS League Champion Sebastian Ibeaga. Joseph Marc Serralta Ives’ professional level soccer career began in 1979, under an amateur contract status at the age of 15 playing friendlies and cups with Roosevelt FC in his native Puerto Rico. He would then join Liga Superior powerhouse Remanso FC in 1979. That year, El Remanso F.C. would be crowned Champions of La Liga Superior and he would earn the Rookie of the Year Award of the League and the Top Scorer Award for his team, scoring an unprecedented 22 goals in 20 games. He would later play for Roosevelt F.C., Quintana F.C. and La Casa de España, winning several championships with these teams as well. His career as a professional soccer player includes teams such as the Puerto Rico Islanders F.C. (USL-1995), Charlotte Eagles (USISL-1994; the only Christian professional sports franchise in the world), Tacoma Stars (1986), Sports Life (1986; a Christian ministry using soccer as a vehicle to evangelize), Houston Dynamos (USL- 1984) and a short stint with Union Popular Langreo in Spain (1993). As a proud former member of the Puerto Rico National Soccer Team (13 yrs.), Joseph Marc Serralta Ives amassed over 50 caps and had the distinction of holding the Career Scoring Record for the National Soccer Team until recent years. He participated in one World Cup elimination phase, two Junior World Cup elimination phases as well as many international tournaments around the world. Real Madrid C.F., U.D. Logroñes CF, UNAM, Atlético Zacatepec, C.F. América, Cruz Azul F.C., Millonarios F.C. are amongst some of the more notable teams he played against. In 1978 he had the distinction of scoring the historic goal that gave Puerto Rico its first historic win against CONCACAF powerhouse and 1974 World Cup team Haiti. His career includes games against Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Haiti, USA, Canada, Guatemala and many of the Caribbean Nations. In 1981, Joseph Marc Serralta Ives was recruited by Houston Baptist University, where he set scoring, assist and points records at the NCAA 1 level. He became the first freshman in history to be nominated for the “Athlete of the Year Award” given by Houston’s Association of Sportswriters and Broadcasters in ’81-’82 alongside Olympic Gold Medalist Carl Lewis. In 1982 he returned to Puerto Rico where he played for La Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, where he won the collegiate national soccer championship. His coaching career includes youth soccer for 20 years, High School Head Coach for 15 years, Houston Baptist University Assistant Coach for 1 year and University of Houston Men’s Club Program for 2 years. Mr. Serralta Ives’ experience in the advertising, entertainment and marketing arenas spans over 25 years. In his early years he managed artists in the music industry, promoted concerts and events as well as designed some of the most recognized clubs in the city. In 1994 he co-founded the Puerto Rico Islanders F.C. and served as Co-Owner/VP/GM and Player. The following year he established and co-owned the Houston Hurricanes, earning the distinction of becoming the first Puerto Rican to own a professional sports franchise in the United States and in 1996 he was voted as Houston’s #1 Professional Team Owner. He has promoted international soccer friendly matches including the attendance record setting 1998 Pre-Libertadores (attended by 27,000), as well as a benefit game for the injured in the Guanajuato Explosion of 1999. He served on the Board of the United States Association of Indoor Wheelchair Soccer, the USL Marketing Committee from 1995-2000 (the largest professional soccer league in the country), and many other sports development organizations and committees.