Joe Ruesgen is in his third season as an assistant coach of the NYU mens soccer team. His responsibilities include assisting Head Coach Kim Wyant with the squads day-to-day operations, on-field sessions and game strategies, while also transitioning into handling most of the recruiting duties. Ruesgen helped lead the squad to a 9-8-3 overall record during the 2017 season, as the Violets advanced to the semifinals of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III tournament. Freshman Maxi Rodriguez earned Second Team All-UAA (University Athletic Association) honors while senior Nic Notaro earned ECAC All-Tournament Team laurels for his postseason performance. In 2016, Ruesgen helped guide NYU to a 9-8-2 overall record, including a 3-4 mark in the ultra-competitive UAA as the Violets earned a postseason bid to the ECAC Division III tournament. Four Violets received All-UAA recognition in 2016, including midfielders Tristan Medios-Simon and Petter Aasa, who were named to the Second Team. Medios-Simon was also named First Team All-ECAC Metro and led NYU with eight goals and four assists. Prior to joining the NYU staff, Ruesgen spent the previous two years as Head Coach of SUNY Purchases womens soccer team, posting an overall 12-22-1 record and a 7-10-1 mark in the Skyline Conference. Additionally, he served two seasons as the mens Head Coach with the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) and continues to coach with the Manhattan Soccer Club (since 2014).   Prior to those stints, Ruesgen coached at the Massapequa Soccer Club in 2013-14 and headed Trinity Schools junior varsity team from 2010-13. Ruesgens first coaching job was as an assistant coach of the Dominican Colleges mens soccer team in Orangeburg, NY, from 2009-10. Ruesgen played professionally with the FC Nistru Otaci in the Moldovan National League as well as trial spells in Scotland and the U.S. During his collegiate playing career, Ruesgen achieved numerous honors and was a three-year All-CACC (Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference) selection. He continues to play with the NY Greek-Americans where he won the 2014 USASA National Championship. A 2010 honors graduate of Dominican with a Bachelor of Science degree in athletic training, Ruesgen is a native of Campbeltown, Scotland, and resides in New York City with his wife.