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Head Coach Paul Vasconcelos is entering his fifth year as coach at Lesley. Vasconcelos joined the Lesley community as its first ever men's soccer coach in the fall of 2006. In just the programs 2nd year the men's program qualified for the North Atlantic Conference tournament and in each of the past two seasons, Vasconcelos has brought his men's soccer team to the New England Collegiate Conference Championship match. His 2009 team won a program-best 15 matches and earned their first-ever Eastern College Athletic Conference bid.
Vasconcelos has been playing and coaching soccer for over 20
years. As a player Vasconcelos was invited to train and play
in Portuguese 3rd Division tournaments in the Azores, Portugal. He
has toured with several teams in select tournaments all over
Western Europe.
In 2002 he was appointed the Assistant Coach at Milton Academy
where stayed on for just one season before leaving to become the
Assistant Soccer Coach at Emerson College. At Emerson he
helped lead the Lions to their best record in the program's history
in just his first year. He stayed at Emerson for three seasons
leading the Lions to two straight GNAC Conference semifinals.
A member of the US Soccer Organization and the National Soccer
Coaches Association of America, Vasconcelos holds the USSF National
C License, KNVB Dutch Advanced Diploma, English FA Youth Badge,
USSF National Youth license and NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma.
He has been on the Massachusetts Olympic Developmental
Program Staff for the past six years and is the Director of
Coaching at Eastern Mass FC, a premier youth club based out of
Canton, MA.
Coach Vasconcelos commented on his opportunity at Lesley, "I am
both honored and excited to be involved with the men's soccer
program here at Lesley University. My staff and I are
dedicated to bringing top quality student athletes to our program.
We believe Lesley is an ideal place for quality students looking to
add competitive Division III soccer to their collegiate
experience."
