Coughlin joins the Army men’s soccer staff for the 2016/2017 campaign. Coughlin comes to West Point after spending the last four seasons as an assistant and goalkeepers coach at New Jersey City University.
Coughlin began his tenure at New Jersey City University in 2012 and helped the Gothic Knights to an 11-10-1 overall record. He mentored goalkeeper Sheldon Parkinson, who earned All-New Jersey Athletic Conference honorable mention praise following the season.
In addition to his experience at the college level, Coughlin currently serves as the goalkeeper trainer and assistant coach for the New Jersey Cedar Stars Academy of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. He also worked as an assistant coach and goalkeeper coach with the New Jersey Olympic Development Program and served as head coach and general manager for the New York Athletic Club of the National Premier Soccer League during its inaugural season in 2008.
Coughlin played collegiately at the University of Vermont and made an immediate impact, helping the Catamounts to a North Atlantic Conference title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament as a freshman starting goalkeeper in 1990, while playing the majority of the season with a broken wrist. He redshirted the 1991 season due to the wrist injury before returning to the net for the 1992, 1993 and 1994 seasons.
Coughlin played three seasons of professional soccer in the United Soccer League, spending the majority of his time with the New York Stallions and the North Jersey Imperials.