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Bates College

Bates College Athletics
 130 Central Ave Lewiston, ME 04240
Division 3 Maine Northeast
Private Small Competitive team
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Noah Riskind

Noah Riskind ’16 of Bethesda, Md. returned to Bates in 2020 as an assistant coach after working as a teacher for the previous four years. He took over the head coaching duties in 2022 and led the Bobcats to a 6-5-4 overall record, the program's fourth winning season in its last five years.


After graduating from Bates, Riskind worked as a seventh-grade math teacher in New Bedford, Massachusetts, as a Teach For America corps member, and then taught English in Colombia for two academic years on back to back Fulbright grants.


Riskind is currently the assistant director of Rosati Leadership Academy, a nonprofit based in downtown Lewiston that is a free after school soccer program which supports social emotional skill development and academic achievement.


A member of the varsity soccer team for all four of his years at Bates, Riskind served as captain for two years and earned a First Captain’s Award, as well as Bates’ George L. Wigton Scholar Athlete Award. Riskind, a defender, started 54 games during his time at Bates, including all 40 NESCAC regular season games. Riskind was also a member of the 2015 northeast division champion Portland Phoenix PDL team.


Before Bates, Riskind played for Bethesda Soccer Club and was a member of the Region I ODP team. Riskind, an economics major and Spanish minor, also holds a Master’s degree in education from Boston University.

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Juliano Pereira

Juliano "Nano" Pereira joined the men's soccer coaching staff prior to the fall 2022 season as an assistant coach. Previously, Nano served as the Head of Recruiting for Tiro Sports, a program that aids in the recruitment of international students-athletes by U.S. colleges.


Nano graduated from Vassar College 2014 with a degree in Psychology. As a central midfielder, he helped the Brewers to the first Liberty League title and NCAA tournament victory in program history. He was a team captain, three-time All-Liberty League selection, and recipient of the Matthew Vassar Outstanding Career award.


After college, Nano continued playing and coaching at a high level around the globe. He had professional playing stints in Brazil, Iceland, San Diego, Greece, Finland, and New York City.


Nano started his coaching career in his hometown of Albany, California, spending three seasons with the boys' varsity team at Albany High School, while assisting youth clubs in the region. Throughout his pursuit of a professional playing career, Nano also sought to get involved in the local football community and stay active in the game. He took on coaching roles in each of the cities he lived in–youth and pro women's teams in Iceland, youth boys and girls in San Diego, refugees in Greece, a semi-pro women's team in Finland, and an elite-level boys' youth academy in New York.


In 2020, Nano earned a dual master's degree in Sport & Exercise Psychology from the University of Thessaly in Greece and the University of Jyvãskulã (EMSEP program). Nano is half-Brazilian, speaks fluent Portuguese, and is a USSF licensed coach.

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