Dennis Lukens

Dennis Lukens (born June 28, 1952)[1] is an American professional soccer coach and former player. He currently worked as the president and manager of the Ukrainian club Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv.

Dennis Lukens
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-06-28) June 28, 1952
Club information
Current team
 Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv (president and manager)
Youth career
Springfield College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Boston Storm
Teams managed
1988–1991 Bridgewater State College
Boston Storm
2000 Bay Area Seals
Saint Lucia U23
2012–2013 Krystal Kherson
2016–2017 Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv
2017–2018 Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Lukens played college soccer for Springfield College,[2] and professionally for the Boston Storm.[3] He was the founder of the Boston Storm.[4]

Coaching career

He began his career as a coach with Bridgewater State College between 1988 and 1991.[5]

Lukens has been on the coaching staff of clubs such as the California Cougars (where he was Assistant Coach),[6][7] and he was also Head Coach of both the Boston Storm,[3][6] and the Bay Area Seals.[6][8]

He has also been Head Coach of the Saint Lucia under-23 national team,[6] as well as Krystal Kherson in the Ukrainian Second League.[7][9][10] Lukens became the first American to coach soccer in the former Soviet Union,[11] and the first to coach in the Ukraine.[12] In January 2014 he was one of six American coaches working professionally in Europe.[7]

Lukens has also been Director of Coaching for the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association, and he has worked with the United States Soccer Federation.[4]

He took over as manager of Ukrainian club Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv in 2016.[10] He also works as the club's president.[13][14]

Later Lukens has been Technical Director for the Elite Development Academy out of Fullerton, California.[15]

References
  1. "Люкенс Деннис 28.06.1952 - Футбол" (in Ukrainian). Footballfacts.ru. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. "Men's Varsity Soccer Record (1973)". Springfield College. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  3. Brian O'Connell (December 29, 2014). "A Fast-Moving Storm". New England Soccer Today. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  4. "Founder/Technical Director". Boston Storm. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  5. "Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Stats - Bridgewater St". Bridgewater State College. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  6. "USLFans.com -- For the Fans, By the Fans". December 3, 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  7. Greg Lalas (January 4, 2014). "Bob Bradley's not the only one: 5 other American coaches in Europe". Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  8. "A-League Preview" (PDF). Soccer America. April 24, 2000. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  9. Люкенс: "Впечатлило, что украинские ребятишки все еще играют на улицах" (in Ukrainian). Football.ua. November 21, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  10. Dennis Lukens at Soccerway. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  11. "Americans Overseas: Back to Business After Concacaf Calamity". beIN SPORTS USA.
  12. "Первый американский тренер в Украине уже знает крепкие словечки". www.segodnya.ua.
  13. https://sportarena.com/football/ukraina-vtoraya-liga/sudostroitel-vozglavil-zhurov-i-prosmatrivaet-troih/
  14. "Журов ушел в отставку из Судостроителя". 23 July 2017.
  15. "Why Join EDA". EDA. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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