Joe Barber begins his first season as an assistant coach for Georgia Southern men's soccer in2 018. Barber joins Georgia Southern from Temple, where he has served the last two seas ons as an assistant coach. During his two seasons, the Owls put together a 19-14-3 overall record, including an impressive 14-3-2 record at home, with an unbeaten 2016 season. 2017 was a program-best fourth-place finish in the American Athletic Conference. Prior to Temple, Barber served as an assistant coach at Eastern Florida State College for the 2015 season, helping the Titans finish third at the NJCAA Division I National Championships. The team finished with a 15-2-2 overall record and produced four NJCAA All-Americans. Barber also served as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Mobile in 2014, helping the team win the Southern States Athletic Conference regular season title, advance to the NAIA National Final Eight. The Rams ended the season with a 15-4-3 overall record and a final NAIA national ranking of No. 6. A gradate of the Florida Institute of Technology in 2014, Barber played two seasons for the Panthers, after transferring from Limestone College, where he played his first two years collegiately. He received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from FIT, minoring in Sustainability. Before coming to the United States to play collegiately, Barber played semi-professionally in England and also participated in parts of four seasons in the States in the PDL.  A native of Leeds, England, Barber holds his NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, USSF E License and the English FA Level 2 coaching qualifications.