Andrew Coughlin

Goalkeeper Coach

Syracuse

Division 1

Coughlin joined the Orange staff as a volunteer assistant coach in 2016. A Syracuse native, Coughlin has five years of experience playing at the collegiate level and is actively playing professionally.
 
Coughlin started his collegiate soccer career at Syracuse University, where he played for the Orange for three years. After redshirting his freshman year, Coughlin made three appearances in his career at Syracuse, not allowing a goal in any of those outings.
 
Following his redshirt sophomore season, Coughlin transferred to Canisius College, where he was a two-year starter at the goalkeeper position and team captain. He finished his collegiate career with seven school records including single-season records for shutouts (8), goals-against average (.85) and wins (9). He was voted to the 50th anniversary All-Canisius XI First Team. Coughlin was named WNY Goalkeeper of the Year in 2014 and 2015.
 
After graduating from Canisus in December of 2015, Coughlin signed with the Syracuse Silver Knights in the Major Arena Soccer League. A current member of the active roster, Coughlin went 5-2 and was voted to the MASL All-Rookie First Team. He also received the Syracuse Silver Knights Unsung Hero award voted on by the players and coaches.
 

Josh Oldroyd

Assistant Coach

Pittsburgh

Division 1

Josh Oldroyd enters his first season as assistant coach for the Pitt mens soccer team in 2023. Oldroyd will work with the Panthers goalkeepers.
 
Oldroyd comes to Pittsburgh following five successful seasons as assistant coach at the University of Kentucky where he worked with the Wildcats goalkeepers.
 
The 2022 campaign was another impressive year for the Wildcats as they posted a 15-1-5 overall record while going 5-0-3 in Sun Belt Conference games while earning their first Sun Belt Tournament title and earning the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA Tournament. After advancing to their third straight NCAA Championship Sweet 16, the Wildcats fell 2-1 to Pitt for their lone loss of the season.
 
Under Oldroyds tutelage, true freshman goalkeeper Casper Mols put together one of the best seasons between the pipes in program history as he earned First Team All-America honors to go along with Sun Belt Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and All-Sun Belt Conference Tournament team. The Aabernaa, Denmark native finished off his first season with a 11-1-4 overall record, a 0.76 goals-against average, .700 save percentage and seven shutouts. Overall during the 2022 season, the Wildcats goalkeepers allowed just 16 goals across 23 games.
 
The 2021 season was one to remember for Kentucky as Oldroyd helped lead the Wildcats to their second C-USA Tournament championship title in program history after defeating Florida Atlantic in an overtime thriller. Kentucky then went on to its fourth NCAA Championship Sweet 16 appearance.
 
Kentuckys award haul in 2021 was nothing short of impressive. The Wildcats landed three players on the All-C-USA First Team, one on the Second Team, three on the Third Team, two on the All-Freshman Team, and four on the All-Tournament Team. Goalkeeper Jan Hoffelner was named the C-USA Goalkeeper of the Year and earned the Golden Boot Award, while he joined Luis Grassow and Marcel Meinzer on the USCA All-Region First Team.

Under Oldroyd, Hoffelner became the third UK player to ever earn United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-American in 2021. Hoffelner was also a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and concluded the season as the NCAA Division I outright leader in goals-against average (.417), also tied for first with 12 shutouts.

During an extended 2020 season, Oldroyd helped guide the Wildcats to the third NCAA Championship Sweet 16 appearance in school history, marking the second such appearance in the last three seasons. Between the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters, redshirt senior Aimé Mabika was selected with the 26th pick in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft by Inter Miami FC. One week prior, Kalil ElMedkhar signed a two-year contract with FC Dallas after his Homegrown Rights were acquired from the Philadelphia Union.

At the conclusion of the spring, Mabika earned United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region honors and six Wildcats received C-USA postseason accolades, including first-team All-C-USA performer and C-USA Co-Midfielder of the Year Marcel Meinzer. Redshirt junior Leon Jones earned first-team All-C-USA and United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region distinction before embarking on his professional career with Dunfermline Athletic FC in his home country of Scotland.

In 2019, Oldroyd helped lead Kentucky to an NCAA Tournament victory at home for the second consecutive season with a 2-1 overtime victory over Loyola Chicago. Four Wildcats received United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region recognition, while seven earned Conference USA honors at the end of the season. Mabika was named C-USA Player of the Year and a United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American.

Oldroyd was part of UKs United Soccer Coaches Southeast Region Staff of the Year as the Wildcats marched to one of the most historic seasons in program history in 2018. The Wildcats enjoyed a record-setting fall that year, winning both the C-USA regular season and tournament title, setting the school record for wins (19), reaching the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, going 5-1 against top-25 opponents, and welcoming multiple 3,000-plus crowds to The Bell.

Working with the teams goalkeepers, Oldroyd helped Enrique Facusse earn United Soccer Coaches All-America honors in 2018. Overall, three Wildcats JJ Williams (First Team), Facusse (Second Team) and Mabika (Third Team) were named All-Americans by the United Soccer Coaches for the 2018 season. Williams was a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, the highest individual award in college soccer, as he went on to sign a Generation Adidas Contract and be a first-round pick of Columbus Crew in the MLS SuperDraft.

Facusse was also named All-Region for the second year in a row as well as first-team All-C-USA. His .49 goals-against average ranked fourth nationally and his .84 save percentage ranked 12th in Division I. Facusse also led the nation in shutouts.

Oldroyd joined the UK staff after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Evansville where the Purple Aces went a combined 21-16-5. His main duties involved training the teams goalkeepers as well as working with the overall defensive strategy and scouting. 

He worked at Lindsey Wilson College as an assistant coach prior to joining the Evansville staff where he helped the Blue Raiders to a NAIA National Tournament berth in 2016.

Prior to beginning his coaching career, Oldroyd enjoyed a stellar playing career at Bryan College in the NAIA. The Leeds, England, native was a three-time all-league honoree, capping his senior season with the Appalachian Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year award. During his time with the Lions, he helped the team claim both a regular season and tournament crown.

Before his move to the United States, Oldroyd spent time with Altofts FC in West Yorkshire, England, and played a part in the clubs U19 squad lifting the Northern Alliance Premier League title in 2011. He also competed with the Leeds United FC academy as well as with NEW College Pontefract.

Rob Esposito

Assistant Coach

Marist

Division 1

Rob Esposito currently assists Matt Viggiano in coaching the Marist Red Foxes. As a student-athlete, Esposito played at Herkimer Community College from 2004-2006, where the team finished as national runners-up in 2004 and won a National Championship in 2005. Following his time at Herkimer, Esposito enrolled at SUNY Fredonia, playing from 2006-2008, when the team finished as SUNYAC runners-up in 2006 and conference champions in 2007. During his time at Fredonia, Esposito was named NSCAA All-Region twice and after graduation, played for the Westchester Flames of the PDL.

Esposito began coaching in 2011 at Dutchess Community College, before he was hired as an assistant at Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh from 2012-17, winning a conference championship during the 2013 season. Esposito holds a FAW C License.

Mike Enghofer

Assistant Coach

Valparaiso

Division 1

Assistant coach Mike Enghofer comes to Valpo in his first year on staff with the Men Soccer team

Before joining Valparaiso University, Enghofer spent the spring of 2019 serving as the top assistant at Indiana University Northwest where he helped train and recruit for the program as it set to compete in its inaugural season in the NAIA powerhouse Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Prior to that, Enghofer served as the head coach at Wheeler High School from 2017 - 2018

He received his degree in Mathematics Teaching in 2015 from Purdue Fort Wayne where he enjoyed a decorated playing career for the Mastodons.

During his time in Fort Wayne playing for PFW, Enghofer was a regular first team choice and helped lead the Mastodons to three summit league tournament appearances.

Enghofer currently resides in Valparaiso, Indiana.

Taylor Thames

Assistant Coach

Cincinnati

Division 1

Thames joined the Bearcats following stints in a similar role at Stony Brook and Mount St. Marys.

Thames spent two years at Stony Brook as an assistant coach. He assisted in recruiting, while overseeing equipment, travel, the programs budget and NCAA compliance records. He also prepared and executed the conditioning and recovery programs, as well as team training with a specific emphasis on the goalkeepers.

Prior to his time on Long Island, Thames served in a similar capacity at Mount St. Marys in Maryland. In three seasons there, he oversaw recruiting, as well as the design and implementation of training again with oversight of the keepers. In addition, Thames was responsible for community and alumni outreach and he worked with student-athletes to oversee their class schedules and provide academic support.

Thames also has extensive youth experience, serving as head coach of the Maryland State Youth Soccer Associations (MSYSA) U-17 team and head coach for F.C. Fredericks U-15 squad. He was instrumental in coaching the keepers with both groups, serving as assistant director of goalkeeping for MSYSA and director of goalkeeping at F.C. Frederick. He has a B-level coaching license from the United States Soccer Federation and a goalkeeping diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, while he is also a grade 8 referee with FIFA.

A native of the Washington, D.C., area, Thames played collegiately at Delaware where he was a four-year letterwinner and recorded 10 career clean sheets at keeper. Twice a Deans List honoree, he graduated from Delaware in 2009 with a bachelors degree in political science.

Spencer Pappas

Assistant Men's Soccer Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

Detroit-Mercy

Division 1

Spencer Pappas enters his sixth season as assistant coach of the Titans in 2019-20. He joined the University of Detroit Mercy mens soccer team prior to the start of the 2014 season as an assistant coach. He earned the additional title of recruiting coordinator in February 2018.

Pappas has helped coach the Titans to 27 victories during his five years as an assistant coach and a share of the Horizon League regular-season crown in 2014.

The Titans saw their share of success in 2017, recording seven victories and reaching the semifinals of the Horizon League Championship. Detroit Mercy topped Milwaukee in penalty kicks to advance in the league tournament for the first time since 2012.

Tyler Moorman and Spiro Pliakos earned a bevy of honors during and after the 2017 season with Moorman being named All-Region and Scholar All-Region and Pliakos becoming the first Titan male student-athlete in school history to receive First Team Academic All-American laurels. Pliakos also was the second player in school history to earn All-Conference accolades in all four seasons of his playing career.

In his first two seasons as the assistant coach for the Titans, the team has finished with winning records and qualified for the Horizon League Championship tournament in each season. In 2015, the Titans went 7-5-8 and dropped just one game during the conference season, going 3-1-5. Detroit Mercy also earned its first victory in program history over the University of Michigan, winning 2-1 in Ann Arbor. As a squad, the team notched the second-lowest goals against average in school history (0.99) and three Titans were named All-Horizon League.

Pappas helped coach the Titans to a 9-7-4 record and a share of the Horizon League regular season crown in 2014. The squad held the opposition to the fewest goals per game (0.89) in school history, allowing just 19 goals in 20 contests. Pappas helped coach Spiro Pliakos to Horizon League Freshman of the Year honors.
 
This is a tremendous hire for our soccer program and as a whole for UDM, said Titan head coach Nicholas Deren at the time of his hiring. His hard work and dedication will enhance our program as we look to make a run at a Horizon League Championship. He will serve as a great liaison and a solid resource for our young men.

Ten (10) Titans have been named All-League during Pappas' five-year tenure as assistant coach, including Spiro Pliakos who was All-League in all four years, while Nathan Steinwascher was the Horizon League Goalkeeper of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in 2014.
 
Pappas was as an assistant coach at Albion for two seasons leading training sessions and organizing all aspects of recruiting. Pappas is also currently on the coaching staff for the Michigan Jaguars FC in Novi. He has previously worked with the Jackson Rush Soccer Club and TNT Soccer Club.
 
Pappas earned his bachelors degree in Kinesiology from Michigan State with a specialization in coaching. While at MSU, Pappas worked with the Michigan State men's soccer team, including their run to the 2010 NCAA Sweet 16.
 
He owns a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) "C", D and E License as well as a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Advanced National Diploma.

Angelo Capuano

Director of Operations

Denver

Division 1

Prior to joining the DU staff, Capuano spent the last five years with Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) in Chicago. Most recently he served as a Mens Soccer Head Recruiting Coach, where he was tasked with educating and guiding mens soccer players and their families through the collegiate recruiting process. Utilizing his pipeline of coach connections, knowledge of the game, and understanding of NCAA rules and regulations he successfully placed roughly 700 student-athletes at Colleges and Universities throughout the United States. Capuano also served as NCSAs Mens Soccer Team Lead where he assisted in the training of new hires and helped implement best practices and procedures across the mens soccer department. Along with his day to day responsibilities he also worked closely with Product Developers to improve the coach-facing side of their tech platform, Events to market the NCSA brand across the club and collegiate soccer landscape in the US, and Marketing / Operations to deliver key messaging to target audiences through online webinars and in-person speaking engagements.
 
Angelo earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing degree from Wright State University in Dayton, OH. He was a four-year player for them appearing in 41 matches over his career. He was awarded with Wright States Greg Andrulis Award in 2012 as a Junior for exemplifying team leadership and dedication to the program. Also during his collegiate career he competed with AFC Cleveland at a semi-professional NPSL level.
 
As a prep player at Massillon Perry High School in Ohio, Capuano was a four year Varsity letter-winner and 3 year captain. He was voted All-Ohio in 2009 as a Senior and graduated as a 2x First Team All-Region, County, and Conference award winner. He remains the only player in Massillon Perrys history to sign a Division 1 national letter of intent to play soccer in college. Club-wise he played one season for the Cleveland Internationals USSDA u18 squad, and prior to that was a State Cup Champion with Ohio Select Futbol Club based out of Cleveland, OH.

Sean Streb

Assistant Coach

Rochester

Division 3

ean Streb joins the Rochester mens soccer coaching staff in the spring of 2022, bringing with him a solid resume of playing and coaching experience on the soccer pitch.
 
Streb spent the last two seasons on the sidelines as First Assistant Coach at SUNY Cortland, helping the Red Dragons to a SUNYAC title and NCAA Division III Sweet 16 appearance in the 2021 season. While at Cortland, Streb was a key recruiter for the Red Dragons and had additional duties such as being the teams academic performance manager and travel operations manager.
 
Additionally, Strebs coaching experience extends to the club level where he has been Head Coach of the Syracuse Rush Soccer Club 2006 Boys, 2008 Boys and 2010 Girls teams over the last two years.
 
Streb also worked in New York City with E3Sports, serving in a variety of roles from 2017-2020. Also in that timespan, he was a coach with various teams throughout the New York City area, including stints as Varsity Girls Coach at Trevor Day School and Varsity Boys Coach at Riverdale Country School.
 
A graduate of SUNY Cortland, Streb played two years with the Red Dragons soccer team, being named team captain as a senior in 2015. He earned All-Conference honors in back-to-back seasons on defense for the Red Dragons and added All-Region accolades to his accomplishments in 2015.
 
Prior to playing at Cortland, Streb was a two-time captain and All-American at Tompkins Cortland Community College.
 
He earned a Bachelors degree in Kinesiology in 2017 from Cortland. Streb received his Masters degree at Cortland in Exercise Science in May 2022.

Rockne Decoster

Assistant Coach

Cal Tech

Division 3

Rockne DeCoster joined the Caltech coaching staff in January 2023. In his three seasons, Caltech has had its three best records in over 50 years and had players selected to the All-Conference, All-Region, and All-American teams. Before Caltech, DeCoster coached at Grinnell College where he was the assistant men's soccer coach for 4 seasons. While at Grinnell he also recruited and coached multiple All-Conference and All-Region players, in addition to the 2021 CoSIDA All-American Player of the Year. He also helped the team reach back-to-back conference tournaments finals.

Blake Aronson

Brandeis

Division 3

Aronson joins the Brandeis staff after two years as an assistant coach at his alma mater, SUNY-Cortland. In his two seasons on the staff of the Red Dragons, they posted a 29-9-6 record and won two State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) regular-season title and one tournament title. SUNY-Cortland reached the final 16 of the NCAA Division III tournament in each of his seasons. In 2023, Aronson was part of the SUNYAC and United Soccer Coaches Region III Coaching Staff of the Year as the Red Dragons went 16-3-3.

Aronson played one season at Division I Marist College in 2017 before transferring to SUNY-Cortland. A midfielder and defender, he was a three-time All-SUNYAC first-team selection and a two-time All-Region selection. As a senior captain in 2021, Aronson scored 16 goals with an assist for 33 points. The Red Dragons won the SUNYAC and reached the final 16 of the NCAA Division III tournament as Aronson was named a United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-American.

Steve McCrath

Head Coach

Wheaton (IL)

Division 3

https://athletics.wheaton.edu/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/steve-mccrath/1712



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Luc Patberg

Assistant Coach

University of the South

Division 3

Luc Patberg just completed his third season with the men's soccer program at the University of the South in 2023.

Sewanee has posted a 27-17-8 mark in his three years with the Tigers, with 19 players earning All-Conference honors and 66 student-athletes garnering SAA Academic Honor Roll accolades. Sewanee posted an 8-8-2 overall record and made it to the semifinals of the conference tournament in 2021. Four Tigers earned All-Conference honors and 18 student-athletes were named to the SAA Academic Honor Roll.

The Tigers improved to 13-4-0 overall, 5-2-0 in SAA action, in 2022, tying for first in the league standings with 15 points. Eight players were voted All-SAA and 21 student-athletes were recognized on the SAA Academic Honor Roll. The Tigers lost in the semifinals of the league tournament for the second straight year.

[Zach Shunnarah](https://sewaneetigers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/zach-shunnarah/7430) and [JP Furman](https://sewaneetigers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/jp-furman/7417) were voted First Team All-Region and sophomore [Trevor Reichman](https://sewaneetigers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/trevor-reichman/7426) earned Third Team All-Region honors. Shunnarah, a defender, later garnered All-America accolades, the second All-American in program history, with Patberg working with the backline and defense throughout that season.

Sewanee suffered through a 6-5-6 campaign in 2023, with the club scoring just 23 goals in 17 outings, hitting the crossbar and the post and every other part of the goal except the back of the net on a number of late-match occasions. The Tigers finished fourth in the SAA standings, reaching the semifinals of the conference tournament for the third consecutive season.

Seven players garnered All-Conference accolades and a program-record 27 student-athletes were named to the SAA Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to his arrival at Sewanee, Patberg served as an assistant men's soccer coach for two seasons at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo. He was the head coach of the reserve team for the Hawks and assisted with the recruiting efforts of the program. Additionally, he organized the team's drills and training stations and the program's traveling. 

The son of Sue Patberg, head women's soccer coach at Emory University, he has also interned at Georgia State University's sports marketing department and Emory as a facilities and recreation intern. 

The Atlanta, Ga., native played two seasons at Rockhurst as a defender in 2017 and 2018, reaching the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament in his first year, and spent his first two years collegiately at Queens University in Charlotte, N.C. 

Patberg earned a bachelors in Sports Management from Rockhurst in 2019 and a masters in Business Administration, also at Rockhurst, in 2021.

Brandon Wachholz

Assistant Coach

Beloit

Division 3

Beloit College Men's Assistant Coach, WI ODP Staff Coach, Assistant Director Madison 56ers SC

Chris Koch

Assistant Coach

Stevens Institute of Tech

Division 3

Christopher Koch joined the men's soccer staff in March 2019 after a three-year stint on the sidelines for his alma mater, Washington (Md.) College, after the completion of his career on the pitch for the Shoremen. In Koch's time with the school, WC totaled 22 victories, including 10 victories in the 2016 season when the Shoremen advanced to the Centennial Conference semifinals. During Koch's time on the sidelines, seven players were named All-Centennial Conference.

As a player, Koch was a four-year defenseman for head coach Roy Dunshee, serving as captain in his senior season. During his senior campaign in 2015, Washington College posted its best record since 2003, while holding opponents to 1.24 goals per match. 

The Hadley, Massachusetts native graduated from Washington College in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.

Rob Brandell

Hobart College

Division 3

Brandell joined the Hobart soccer staff in February of 2022. 

In his first season on the sidelines for the Statesmen, Brandell guided the team to an 8-5-5 overall record.Hobart earned the six seed in the Liberty League tournament. The eight wins were highlighted by victories over seventh-ranked Rochester and 20th-ranked Clarkson.

Brandell came to Hobart after spending two years at Gettysburg College as an assistant coach on the soccer and tennis teams. In one season with the Bullets, he helped them to a 13-6-2 overall record. Gettysburg finished runner-up in the Centennial Conference tournament and earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. He mentored six All-Centennial Conference selections and had nine players named to the Centennial Conferences Academic Honor Roll.
 
Brandell also spent two years as a graduate assistant at Misericordia. He was involved in all aspects of the mens soccer program, including recruitment, player development, game day management, scouting, film breakdown and alumni engagement. The Cougars were 4-3-0 in MAC Freedom play during the 2019 season. Brandell completed his masters degree in organizational management in 2020.
 
A 2017 graduate of St. Lawrence, Brandell was a three-time All-Liberty League selection, earning first team honors in 2014, second team honors in 2016 and honorable mention praise in 2017. As a sophomore, he racked up 20 points on eight goals and four assists, guiding the Saints to a 17-2-2 overall record and a Liberty League regular season and tournament title. Brandell helped the Saints to four NCAA tournament appearances highlighted by a run to the quarterfinals in 2013. Brandell also earned NSCAA All-East Region first team honors and All-ECAC praise in 2014.
 
Brandells coaching education includes a United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeper 1 Diploma, United Soccer Coaches Grassroots Coaching Introduction and United Soccer Coaches Special Topics Diploma.

Steve Cahill

Assistant Coach

Regis (CO)

Division 2

GRADUATE STUDENT (2022)

Played in 14 games and started eight times

Was on the field for 779 minutes including all 90 five times

Named CAA Defensive Player of the Week following a 0-0 draw vs. NC State and 1-0 win over Northeastern

Contributed an assist vs. UNC Asheville

 SENIOR (2021)

Appeared in 15 contests and started 14

Third on the team in minutes played with 1231

JUNIOR (Spring 2021)

Played and started in seven of eight games

Ranked fourth on the team with 632 minutes of action

SOPHOMORE (2019)

Played in 13 games with 12 starts and logged 922 minutes

Had an assist vs. Northeastern


FRESHMAN (2018)

Played in 14 games with nine starts and played a total of 693 minutes

Contributed his first career assist in a win over Winthrop


INTERNATIONAL PLAY

Played for Ipswich Town F.C. Academy for five years

Ben Fredrickson

CO School of Mines

Division 2

UEFA A License, UEFA Elite Youth A License

Joe Ilett

Interim Head Coach

Eckerd

Division 2

Joe Ilett '09 joined the Tritons staff in April 2024 as the interim head men's soccer coach before being elevated to head coach in December 2024. he enters his second year at the held for the 2025 season.  

In his first year with the Tritons, Ilett helped guided Eckerd back to the SSC Tournament for the first time since 2016, with a run at the end of the season, including a win over No. 23 Florida Tech. He also led the Tritons to an upset win over Division I Stetson. 


Ilett rejoined the team in the spring of 2024 as an assistant, helping guide the Tritons. He also spent time as an assistant coach for Eckerd from 2009-11. 

He has a background working at the professional level, spending the 2021-22 season as the UPSL Head Coach of the St.Petersburg Aztecs, the 2016-17 season with the Colchester United Football Club in England as the Development Coach and FITC Community Sport Coach, and the Technical Coach with West Ham United in 2013. 

Ilett brings a wealth of experience from the youth and prep level as well, spending four years with Chicago Fire Soccer from 2013-17, as the Director of Boys Soccer at AYSO Region 300 Extra Program in Illinois from 2015-16, as a coach with the Lyons Township Soccer Club in Illinois from 2017-19, four years with the Chargers Soccer Club in Clearwater spending time as the Academy Coach and Academy Director from 2019-2023, and with the Tampa Bay United Soccer Club in 2023. 

Ilett was a four-year member of the men's soccer team, appearing in 67 games with 25 goals and 16 assists. He was a two-time all-conference selection, earning honorable mention honors in 2005 and second-team honors in 2008. He ranks fifth in program history in career goals and tied for fourth in career assists.

Chuck Pitts

Assistant Coach

Western Washington

Division 2

Pitts joined the WWU men's soccer program in March 2023 after one season as an assistant coach with the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's soccer program in 2022. Prior to CMS Pitts was an assistant coach at Marymount California University, helping lead the program to the NAIA national tournament.
 
Pitts also has experience coaching at the club and high school levels as an assistant coach with Redondo Union High School, helping the squad to a 2022 CIF Southern Section Championship and a 17-6-2 overall record. He also worked with the JV program at Brentwood School for two seasons (2017-18), helping his squads to back-to-back undefeated seasons and a combined 28-0-2 record.
 
At the club level, Pitts has worked with the Beach Futbol Club in Manhattan Beach from 2020-22, where he planned, organized and facilitated all the day-to-day responsibilities of the B2013 and B2011 youth teams.
 
A former student-athlete at the NCAA Division II level, Pitts was a standout at Humboldt State from 2011-15, leading the Lumberjacks in goals scored during his junior and senior seasons. During his collegiate playing days Pitts was a First Team All-CCAA performer, NSCAA All-Region selection and team captain as a senior.
 
After graduating from Humboldt State with a degree in communication, Pitts played for the Puget Sound Gunners FC of the PDL in 2015, and then for the L.A. Wolves of the UPSL from 2016-18, where he played for former U.S. National Team member Eric Wynalda and led the team in scoring twice. The Wolves earned a 2017 USPL National Championship, as well as capturing the Cal South Amateur State Cup and Regional Cup before placing third at the 2017 National Amateur Cup in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Will Dyer

Head Coach

Lawrence Tech

NAIA

Will Dyer started the LTU men's soccer program from scratch in 2011 after leading the club program for two seasons.

The 2017 season saw LTU break multiple program records as it was the first time the Blue Devils made it to the WHAC Tournament Championship while finishing with the best overall record, 14-5-2 (.674%) in program history. A season later, the Blue Devils finished the job, capturing the WHAC Tournament Championship and advancing to the NAIA National tournament.

Having extensive coaching experience at the club level as well, Dyer has been the head coach of the Detroit City FC South Oakland since 2021. Prior to Detroit City FC, Dyer coached the Michigan Jaguars (2015-2017), Michigan Wolves (2017-2019), and Michigan Hawks (2019-2021) at the youth level.

He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in sport and leisure studies after playing for the Buckeyes from 1994-1995 before getting injured during a match. He played at Del Norte High School (NM) from 1992-1994 while playing for the SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 Youth as a kid.

Dyer enjoys spending time with his wife Dr. Sarah Pack-Dyer and sons Gavin and Declan.

Andy Kohel

Head Coach

Johnson & Wales (CO)

Division D3

Andy Kohel was named head men's soccer coach at Johnson & Wales University in January 2018. Kohel comes to JWU after serving as an assistant coach at Colorado College for the last three seasons.

While a member of the Tiger's coaching staff, Kohel helped coach the squad to a 41-10-9 record over three years and saw numerous players recognized for Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) and United Soccer Coaches (USC) honors. As an assistant for Colorado College, Kohel was charged with video analysis, scouting, planning trainings and coordinating on-campus visits for recruits among other tasks. He has also worked with Rush Pikes Peak Soccer Club since January 2016, overseeing youth player development as part of the coaching staff.

Before joining the CC coaching staff, Kohel spent four seasons as an assistant at his alma mater, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. During his tenure, the Titans went 48-18-11 and captured the 2014 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) championship and earned a spot in the 2013 NCAA Division III Championship.

Alongside his work with the Titans, Kohel also worked with FC Green Bay Soccer Club as a member of the coaching staff.

Kohel played his undergraduate career at UW-Oshkosh and was a four-year starter for the Titans. UW-Oshkosh went 52-16-11 in his career and as a senior advanced to the national semifinals of the NCAA tournament after going 20-1-3.

He holds a USSF 'B' Coaching license and earned his bachelor's degree in History.

Johnson & Wales University's Director of Athletics Tom Byrnes said of the appointment, "we are thrilled to have a coach of Andy's caliber lead our program.  He has seen the intricacies of successful programs and has seen first-hand the quality of play within the SCAC as we move towards membership in the conference. He has shown he can achieve at a high level due to his work ethic, competitive spirit and "all-in" attitude; he will bring these traits to our program as our coach as well. "

Max Fowler

Assistant Coach

Allegheny College (PA)

Division 3

Max Fowler was tabbed Allegheny College's assistant men's soccer coach prior to the 2022 fall season.

Fowler joins the Gators with a long history of success at all levels of soccer. In 2017, he founded the Athletic Club of Sloan's Lake, an adult soccer club in the Sloan's Lake neighborhood of Lakewood, Colorado. In his role as director, Fowler oversaw all aspects of the club, including all business and marketing functions, in addition to competitive and match day operations. Sloan's Lake has competed in the Colorado Premier League, the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL), the U.S. Open Cup, and U.S. Amateur Cup.

An Ohio native, Fowler also spent time in the Centennial State as a coach for the Colorado Rapids Academy from 2011-13. He was the head coach for the U18 and U12 boys' teams. From 2013-15, he assisted the Division III women's team at Johnson and Wales University in Denver.

Fowler began coaching at the high school level. He was named the youngest head coach in school history at both the Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School in Chardon, Ohio, in 1997, and at Kenston High School in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, in 1999. While at Kenston, he earned league Coach of the Year accolades.

As a student-athlete in the mid-90s, Fowler suited up for Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. As a non-traditional student in 2011, Fowler graduated from the Metropolitan State University of Denver with an arts degree. He also possesses a National B License from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).

Ian Eggleston

Assistant Coach

Soka University

NAIA

2018 was Ian Eggleston's first year as head men's soccer coach at Soka University of America. Coach Eggleston joined Soka from Cal State University San Marcos, where he was the lead men's assistant since 2014. Ian brings over 20 years of experience coaching men's soccer, primarily in Southern California, at the NCAA Division 2, NAIA, community college, high school and club levels. Ian has also spent the past 20 years working in education as a teacher, counselor, career counselor, principal and dean of students.

While at Cal State San Marcos Ian helped the program record 24 wins over two seasons in the NAIA before transitioning to Division 2 and competing in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CAAA). CSUSM beat nationally ranked teams in four of Ian's year working with the team. Coach Eggleston has also spent the last two seasons working with LA Galaxy San Diego's Elite and US Soccer Developmental Academy teams.

Ian grew up near Nottingham in England, where he played for Nottingham Forest Academy U/18s before being recruited to play at the University of Evansville, a nationally ranked Division 1 program in Indiana. At Evansville Ian became the teams leading scorer, captain and MVP while playing as both a central midfielder and forward and helping the team to qualify for the NCAA D1 tournament two of his four years. After playing semi-professionally for the Louisville Thoroughbreds in the USISL for one year, Ian moved to California for his graduate studies. While completing his M.A in Counselling and College Student Services at the University of San Diego, Ian was also the assistant men's coach at Mesa College.

After completing his graduate work, coach Eggleston moved back to England to become the dean of students and men's and women's head soccer coach at Harlaxton College, an American study broad program affiliated with the University of Evansville. Ian returned to San Diego in 2002 to become a founding teacher at High Tech High International a diverse free public charter school, where he taught humanities for five years, before becoming the schools principal. Ian also coached boys and girls soccer at HTHI while also working with local club soccer teams. In 2011 Ian and his wife Catherine opened their fitness studio, The Bar Method Carlsbad and moved up to Carlsbad, where they still live today.

Ricardo Pinto

Assistant Coach

Northeastern

Division 1

Pinto came to Northwestern in 2021 after serving as an assistant coach down Sheridan Road at Loyola University Chicago. He had been with the Ramblers since February of 2019 and helped the program to 18 wins in two seasons, including the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference title and an NCAA tournament appearance. 
 
Pinto joined Loyola after a one-year stint at University of North Carolina-Wilmington, where the team qualified for the 2018 NCAA tournament with a 12-5-3 record. Under his guidance, the Seahawks finished 18th nationally in goals-against-average and 19th nationally in team save percentage. Pinto also coached goalkeeper Ryan Cretens to a Second Team All-CAA honor.
 
A 2016 graduate of University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Pinto's first job out of college was spending the 2017 season at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. He helped the Hatters post a 7-7-2 record and capture the Atlantic Sun Conference regular season championship. He coached the conference's Goalkeeper of the Year in Joseph Melong and ASUN Freshman of the Year Deniz Dogan as the Hatters finished conference play unbeaten at a 4-0-2 clip.
 
Pinto was also a member of the coaching staff at GPS Florida, serving as the Director of Goalkeeping while acting as the head coach for the U-12 GPS Florida Select I team.
 
Prior to his arrival at Stetson, Pinto served as an assistant coach at Iowa Lakes Community College. The program registered a 14-5-0 record and earned a No. 15 national ranking with him on staff.
 
A native of Beaverton, Oregon, Pinto earned his 'D' license from the United States Soccer Federation in December of 2017. That same year, he earned his masters degree from the University of South Dakota in Sport Management.

Oscar Curras

Assistant Coach

Sacred Heart

Division 1

My name is Oscar Curras Caballero and I am the Mens Soccer Assistant Coach at Sacred Heart University. Originally from Madrid, Spain, I moved to the United States back in 2016 to get a degree and play DI for Sacred Heart University. After graduating in 2019, I decided to start my coaching career in the United States. This past Fall was my first year coaching at Sacred Heart University as a full time Assistant Coach, after being the Director of Operation the past 3 years.

Nate Millette

Recruiting Coordinator

Bryant

Division 1

Millette has been instrumental in the transition of the mens soccer program to the Division I ranks. Over the course of the five year reclassification period, Millette has helped the program improve immensely, both on the field and in the classroom.  The Bulldogs came off their best season since joining the Division I ranks, finishing 9-5-3 in 2014, earning the program's second-straight Division I postseason appearance and setting records for most wins in a season (9), NEC wins in a season (5), the highest finish in the NEC Standings (2nd), and five All-NEC recipients. Millette continues to play a key role in all aspects of the Bulldog program from recruiting and scouting, to student-athlete development.  Joining the Bryant University community in 2007, Millette worked as a Graduate Assistant to the Athletic Administration, focusing on the areas of Event Management, Equipment Room, and Facility Operations.  In 2008, he joined the Mens Soccer program as an Assistant Coach while continuing his role in Operations through 2010, following the completion of his MBA. 2008 is also when Millette started his career as a youth soccer coach with Bruno United FC.  While assisting with the U15 and U16 Boys Clubs they won three straight State Cup Titles.  In 2011, Nate led the U16 Bayside FC Boys to the US Region I Championships in Lancaster, PA. Millette graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2006 with a Bachelors degree from the renowned Sport Management program as a part of The Isenburg School of Business.  He also received a minor in Psychology while attending UMass.  Millette was a walk-on freshmen for the Minutemen Soccer program.  He also played for the Western Mass Pioneers in the USL Super-20 League before his career was cut short because of injury prior to his junior season.  During his senior year, Nate was the Assistant Coach for the Amherst HS Boys team and was the Director of Operations for the Third Annual SoccerFest tournament sponsored by ADIDAS. A native of Scituate, R.I., Millette graduated from Scituate HS in 2002 where he played four years of soccer, basketball, and baseball.  While excelling at all three sports, he was a standout soccer player in the open-division and was named All-Conference for four consecutive years.  As a senior-captain, Millette finished second in the league in points splitting time at center back and center midfield, earning All-State honors.   A staple in the RI premier soccer league, Nate won 6 state cup titles with the Northern Lightning, South Coast United, and Mid-State Stompers.

Renato Bustamante

Cal-Irvine

Division 1

Assistant Coach  Clovis Community College - 2016-2019
Head Coach College of the Sequoias 2020-2022
Assistant Coach UC Irvine 2023
Assistant Coach Westmont College 2023


Current MLS NEXT Santa Barbara Soccer Club 2008 Head Coach 


Former player in the USL. Championship, USL League One

Gerard Miniaci

Head Coach

Virginia Military Institute

Division 1

Gerard Miniaci is returning to VMI for the 2020 season after completing two seasons as a member of the NCAA Division III New England College mens soccer coaching staff in Henniker, N.H. His second season at NEC, Miniaci was hired as the Interim Head Coach of the mens soccer program, leading the Pilgrims to a second-place finish in the NECC. During his time at NEC, Miniaci also earned a masters degree in Sports and Recreational Management. Prior to NEC, he was the assistant coach with the mens program at VMI. Before coaching at VMI, Miniaci was the head varsity coach at Broadway High School for three seasons.
 
As an undergraduate, Miniaci attended Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, VA where he played three seasons with the mens soccer team. He graduated with a bachelors degree in Health and Exercise Science.

Jamie Cleland

Assistant Coach (Goalkeepers)

Delaware

Division 1

Jamie Cleland began his first season as an assistant coach on the Delaware men's soccer staff during the 2022 season.

Cleland serves as the Blue Hens goalkeepers coach after spending the last three seasons in the same role at Monmouth University.

Cleland achieved great success in coaching the Blue Hens' goalkeepers in 2023. Clelands ability to succeed with multiple personnel in net was quite apparent. The assistant coach featured three different goalkeepers throughout the season as the result of injuries, having success with all of them. Each goalkeeper finished with at least one win and one tie. On average, Blue Hens goalkeeping only allowed 1.77 goals per game. Combined, the Hens goalies combined for 49 saves, which resulted in a 59% save rate. The Hens also shut out opponents in three matches. Clelands work with the goaltenders and team as a whole heavily contributed to the Hens nine-win season as well as moving onto the semi-finals in the CAA Tournament.

Cleland helped guide Monmouth to one of the best seasons in program history in the spring of 2021. The Hawks won the MAAC Championship as the No. 6 seed, and defeated Bowling Green in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. By the end of the season, Monmouth was receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Poll and had an RPI as high as nine. The team won four straight road games en route to the conference championship, including a victory at No. 1 Quinnipiac. Under Cleland's guidance, Sean Murray was tabbed the MAAC Co-Goalkeeper of the Year.

Monmouth won eight matches last fall, and advanced to the MAAC Tournament Semifinals. Murray led the conference with a 1.06 goals against average while earning Second Team All-MAAC recognition.

Cleland has also been the director of goalkeeping at TSF Academy in Lincoln Park, N.J. during the last two years. Additionally, he previously served as head goalkeeper coach at Cedar Stars Academy and Arsenal Soccer Schools USA.

Cleland was a two-year starter at St. Peters University, where he earned his degree in sports management in May, 2017.

Matt Deemer

Assistant Coach

Portland

Division 1

Matthew Deemer came to Portland ahead of the 2023 season as an assistant coach for Portland Pilots Mens Soccer, signing on as the recruiting coordinator and goalkeeper coach for the Pilots. Deemer helped guide the Pilots to a 12-5 record overall and a 5-2 record in WCC play, helping Portland make their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Portland earned a first-round bye for the first time since 1988 after earning a 11-seed in the tournament. With Deemer's guidance, Portland soccer had 10 Pilots earn All-WCC honors and three earn WCC awards, including the WCC Defender of the Year, WCC Midfielder of the Year and WCC Freshman of the Year. Portland had three United Soccer Coaches All-West Region selections, two All-Americans and Portland's first MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist since 2002. Three Pilots were taken in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft as well, the most in program history in a single draft.




Prior to joining the Pilots, Deemer spent three seasons from 2021-23 at the University of San Diego, helping guide the Toreros as an assistant coach to one of the best seasons in program history. The Toreros went 6-0-1 in conference play to finish undefeated against WCC opponents for the first time since 2000, secure the WCC title and qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014. Working primarily with the goalkeepers, Deemer coached the WCC Co-Goalkeeper of the Year and was named to the United Soccer Coaches West Region Coaching Staff of the Year. San Diego also had the WCC Defender of the Year, the WCC Freshman of the Year, 13 All-WCC selections and two All-West Region selections under Deemers guidance. Before joining San Diego, Deemer served as an assistant coach at the University of Saint Katherine's for a year after spending three years as an assistant coach from 2018-20 at San Diego State University.




Both during and after his four-year career at Chapman University as a goalkeeper, Deemer coached at various levels from high school to MLS Next. He began his coaching career as the Chapman Womens Club Team Head Coach in 2015 and also was the head JV coach for Villa Park High School from 2015-17. During that time, he was also an assistant coach for LA Galaxy San Diego. Deemer was named head coach of Villa Parks varsity team for the 2017-18 season, helping them reach the CIF Finals and earning CIF Coach of the Year honors in the process. Deemer had a stellar career in the CIF as a goalkeeper for Carlsbad High School and is the only person to win both CIF Player of the Year and CIF Coach of the Year in a four-year span.

Joey O'Keefe

Head Coach

Biola

Division 2

Throughout O'Keefe's career as the Biola men's soccer head coach, he has instructed one United Soccer Coaches Association Scholar All-American, three United Soccer Coaches Association All-West Region players, three D2CCA All-West Region selections, one PacWest Defender of the Year, one PacWest Newcomer of the Year, one PacWest Freshman of the Year, eight All-PacWest selections, one PacWest Player of the Week, and 20 Academic All-PacWest players. 

2021 was a special year for O'Keefe and the Eagles as they paved the way for future soccer generations with a historic 2021 season. O'Keefe led the men's soccer team to their highest conference placement since 2015 (third place) and first ever NCAA West Regional where they played one match against Cal Poly Pomona.

O'Keefe's program was showered with well-deserved awards for an epic 2021 season. He received three of the PacWest's four major individual awards, including Defender of the Year (Izaac Zausch), Newcomer of the Year (Theo Le Calve), and Freshman of the Year (Adam Jones). He proceeded to bring in eight all-conference selections, three all-region picks, one First Team All-American, and 20 Academic All-PacWest players. 

Biola received All-Region nods from two publications and one All-American achievement under O'Keefe's lead in the 2021 campaign. The D2CCA and the United Soccer Coaches Association recognized Zausch as First Team All-Region. The United Soccer Coaches later named Zausch a Scholar All-American. Le Calv and Lawarence Kwazema were highlighted separately as Second Team All-Region picks from both associations.

Prior to returning to Biola, O'Keefe spent two seasons at Westcliff, helping the Warriors to a 19-6-4 combined overall record. O'Keefe was instrumental for the Warriors, coaching the inaugural men's and women's soccer teams in 2019. The pair of teams found immediate success with O'Keefe at the helm, holding a combined .863 winning percentage.

O'Keefe returns to the Eagles after playing four seasons for Biola during his collegiate career. O'Keefe earned three All-GSAC awards, a GSAC Player of the Year award, as well as a NAIA First Team All-American award as a student-athlete at Biola. 

In his playing career, O'Keefe played in the PDL for three seasons before signing a contract to play professionally in Salzburg, Austria. Since returning back to the States, O'Keefe has worked with the LA Galaxy traveling internationally to scout talent to bring back to the Galaxy 2 USL squad.

O'Keefe also made an impact for the soccer program at Pacifica Christian High School. As the team's head coach, O'Keefe earned a trio of coach of the year awards from 2017-2020.

He has this to say about rejoining Biola Athletics:
"I graciously accept the stewardship role that I have been given and I intend on developing generations of quality student-athletes that Biola can be proud of. The opportunity to pour back into the young men of this program is a dream come true for me. I am committed to the growth of these young men; spiritually, academically and athletically."

Brock Kertoy

Head Coach

Malone

Division 2

Head Mens Soccer Coach - Malone University. Division II NCAA