John Pascarella
John Pascarella (born 1966) is an American soccer coach who currently serves as head coach of USL Championship club OKC Energy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1966 (age 54–55) | ||
| Place of birth | New Jersey, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | OKC Energy (head coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1987 | Penn State Nittany Lions | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Russian Stars | ||
| 1989–1990 | Sport Boys | ||
| 1991–1992 | Alianza Atlético | ||
| 1994 | Richmond Kickers | ||
| 1995 | Standard Falcons | ||
| 1996–1997 | Los Angeles Galaxy | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998–2000 | University of Maryland (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2001–2006 | Herndon High School | ||
| 2003–2008 | U.S. Olympic Development Program | ||
| 2007–2008 | Northern Virginia Royals | ||
| 2009–2010 | Sporting Kansas City (goalkeeping & fitness coach) | ||
| 2010–2017 | Sporting Kansas City (assistant coach) | ||
| 2017 | Des Moines Menace | ||
| 2017–2019 | Minnesota United (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2019– | OKC Energy | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Raised in Vineland, New Jersey, Pascarella played prep soccer at Vineland High School together with Glenn Carbonara, with both graduating in 1984.[1]
Pascarella played four years of college soccer at Pennsylvania State University between 1984 and 1987, before playing professional soccer. He had stints abroad with Russian Stars and in Peru with both Sport Boys[2] and Alianza Atlético, before returning to the United States. In the US, Pascarella played in the A-League and USISL Premier League with Richmond Kickers and Standard Falcons, before joining MLS side Los Angeles Galaxy in 1996.[3]
Management career
Pascarella's coaching career began at the University of Maryland in 1998. He later was head coach at Herndon High School, the U.S. Olympic Development Program in Virginia and with USL PDL side Northern Virginia Royals. He joined Peter Vermes at Kansas City Wizards in MLS as goalkeeping coach in 2009, before becoming an assistant coach.[3]
In 2017, he was named head coach at PDL side Des Moines Menace,[4][5] getting the team to the Conference Finals.
On December 21, 2017, Pascarella was appointed goalkeeping coach with Minnesota United ahead of their inaugural season in MLS.[6]
On November 22, 2019, Pascarella was named head coach of USL Championship side OKC Energy, his first fully professional head coaching position.[7]
References
- Bennett, Kyle. "Men's Soccer Makes Splash in Latest Head Coaching Hire", Rowan College of South Jersey, September 1, 2017. Accessed October 19, 2020. "As soccer season quickly approaches, a new era of coaching will be coming to the Cumberland County College Men's Program this season. Vineland natives John Pascarella and Glenn Carbonara will take the reigns as the new Head Coach and Assistant Coach respectively.... The two were teammates at Vineland High School and were both members of the Class of 1984, where they both set records at their respective positions."
- "John Pascarella: Green con card - De Chalaca | Futbol para el que la conoce". dechalaca.com.
- "Weekly Update: New 'keeper coach | MLSsoccer.com".
- Cuellar, Chris. "Menace name Sporting K.C. assistant John Pascarella new head coach". Des Moines Register.
- "John Pascarella accepts position as Des Moines Menace head coach | Sporting Kansas City".
- "John Pascarella Joins MNUFC | Minnesota United FC".
- USLChampionship com Staff (November 22, 2019). "Energy FC Appoints John Pascarella as Head Coach". USL Championship.