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Virginia Union University Athletics

Jerome Furtado

  • Title
    Assistant Athletic Director for Operations
  • Email
    jdfurtado@vuu.edu
  • Phone
    804-257-5479
Jerome Furtado – Assistant Athletic Director for Operations

60636064Jerome Furtado has been a part of the Virginia Union University Athletic Department since 1996.  Furtado has been appointed as Assistant Athletic Director for Operations.

Furtado is in charge of athletic facilities and event coordination and organizing all of Virginia Union University’s home athletic events held on campus.   He is also the sole procurer of all VUU Athletic Department apparel and equipment.  Furtado also serves as the Intramurals Coordinator at Virginia Union University.

Furtado was a high school football standout at Cambridge Ridge & Latin High School (’90) in Cambridge, MA.  He came to Virginia Union in the Fall of 1991 on a partial football scholarship.    After playing two seasons of football with the Panthers of Virginia Union, he decided to concentrate on his academics.

Furtado started working for the Men’s Basketball program in 1995 as a work-study student.  After completing school, then Head Coach Dave Robbins saw the value he added to the team and made him an Assistant Coach (1996-Present).

As an assistant coach to Robbins, Furtado has been an integral part of a National Championship team (2005), two National Championship Game appearances (2005 and 2006), three Final Four teams, three NCAA Division II Regional Championship teams, and a total of five CIAA Championship teams (the fifth came under Head Coach Jay Butler).

Furtado is a graduate of Virginia Union University, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in History/Political Science.    A native of Boston, MA, Jerome now resides in Henrico, VA with his wife Tonya and five beautiful grandkids.
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