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Temple University

Temple Athletics
 1700 North Broad Street, Fourth Floor Philadelphia, PA 19122
Division 1 Pennsylvania Northeast
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Bryan Green

Bryan Green, who has 20 years of coaching experience at the NCAA Division I level including the last four as the associate head coach at Louisville, was named Temple University's head men's soccer coach by Vice President and Director of Athletics Arthur Johnson on December 22, 2022.


Green served the last four seasons at Louisville as associate head coach, helping lead the Cardinals to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including the program's first ACC Atlantic Division title in 2021. Louisville posted a 9-6-3 record in 2022, placing third in the ACC Atlantic Division, and qualifying for an at-large berth to the NCAAs.


In 2021 and 2019, both NCAA Tournament appearances, Green helped Louisville garner 10 wins with the 2019 squad winning two tournament games to advance to the Sweet 16. In the 2020 Covid season, the Cardinals compiled a 5-8-1 record in a split season but ended the regular season with a 2-1 upset of No. 1 Clemson.


Six Louisville players earned All-ACC honors during his time on the staff with four players being selected in the MLS SuperDraft during his time with the program.


Prior to his time at Louisville, Green served as the head coach at Belmont for five seasons (2014-18). While there, he guided the Bruins through two conference changes and led the program to their first postseason win in the Southern Conference and the program's first overall since 2008. He also saw his players earn eight All-Freshman conference team selections, three All-Conference honors, and one Freshman of the Year recipient.


Prior to Belmont, Green was the top assistant at Drexel for four seasons (2010-13) and was promoted to associate head coach in 2012. There, he helped guide the Dragons to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in 2012 and 2013, the first NCAA appearances for the program in 40 years. He also was instrumental in Drexel winning its first Colonial Athletic Association Tournament championship in 2013.


Green also was the first assistant and recruiting coordinator at West Virginia from 2003-10. He helped the Mountaineers garner three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (2005-07) and four consecutive top 30-ranked recruiting classes (2006-09). Green was a part of the 2006 BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year.


Keystone College gave Green his first head coaching opportunity, where he guided the Giants for three seasons from 2000-02. While at the helm, he led the program to its first NJCAA Region XIX regular season title with the team advanced to the Region XIX tournament championship game. His 2002 team was ranked as high as No. 2 nationally.


Green spent one season as an assistant coach at East Stroudsburg University in 1999, helping guide the team to an NCAA Championship appearance and producing an All-American. He began his coaching career in 1997 at his alma mater, Elizabethtown College, where he served as an assistant coach for two seasons.


The National Soccer Coaches Association of American (NSCAA) has recognized 13 of Green's teams for academic excellence with the Team Academic Award.


A native of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Green played collegiate soccer at Elizabethtown College where he earned All-American and All-Mid Atlantic Conference honors and was inducted into its Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019. He earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Elizabethtown College in 1997 and a Master of Education degree in health and physical education from East Stroudsburg University in 2000. He holds a USSF 'B' License.


Green and his wife Ehren have two sons, Henry and Nathan.

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John Velasco

John Velasco brings six seasons of head coaching experience to the Owls. Velasco most recently spent two seasons as the head coach of Kings College (Pa.). In his first season leading the program, he garnered a 9-6-1 record while going 6-2 in MAC Freedom play to earn the Monarchs a semifinals appearance in the MAC Freedom conference tournament. After a strong debut season, Velasco was named the MAC Freedom Coach of the Year in 2021.


Before joining King’s in the spring of 2021, Velasco gained head coaching experience with both Kean University in 2016 as an interim, and Marywood University where he stayed from 2018 through 2021 before taking the job with the Monarchs. During that 2016 season with Kean, he led the team to a 14-6-1 overall record, earning them a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in six years. Prior to joining the collegiate coaching ranks in 2016, Velasco spent time in the MLS with the Columbus Crew as a member of the first team support staff (2014-16) and as Academy Staff Trainer (2014-15) under current US Men's National Team head coach Gregg Berhalter. In the 2015, the Crew advanced to the MLS Finals.


Velasco spent his high school career being named a four-time New Jersey All-State, All-Middlesex Country, and All-Conference athlete. As a result, he was invited to play for the New Jersey State and Regional 1 Olympic Development Program, and he then became a member of the Youth National Team. His collegiate career was spent at both East Stroudsburg and Montclair State having the chance to compete for many conference titles.

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Ryan Sandell

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Brandon Johnson

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