Coaches

Chris Matejka

Chris Matejka is entering his fifth season as the head men's soccer coach at Ohio Northern in 2023.


He was named head coach of the Ohio Northern men's soccer team in December of 2019 after serving as the interim head coach for the 2019 season. He spent the previous six seasons as an assistant coach for his alma mater.


In his four seasons at the helm, ONU is 43-21-12, a winning percentage of .618.


As the interim head coach in 2019, he guided the Polar Bears to a 13-6-3 record and No. 19 ranking en route to advancing to the NCAA Tournament as an at-large selection. During the regular season, ONU shut out opponents in five straight games and enjoyed a 10-game win streak.


Matejka was named Ohio Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2022.


In 2022, the Polar Bears put together a 15-game unbeaten streak and won the OAC Regular Season championship en route to earning an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament, where they advanced to the third round. The team was ranked as high as No. 11 nationally in the United Soccer Coaches Poll during the season.


In four seasons at ONU, his student-athletes have earned 24 All-OAC accolades, including eight First Team honors and multiple OAC Midfielder of the Year and OAC Goalkeeper of the Year awards, and five United Soccer Coaches All-Region recognitions.


Matejka's student-athletes have also been recognized for their academic efforts, earning 43 Academic All-OAC honors, seven College Sports Communicators Academic All-District accolades and one CSC Academic All-American and United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American award.


Matejka is a 2013 graduate of ONU. He was a four-year varsity letter winner for the program and a captain as a senior.


During his ONU soccer career as a player, Matejka won four Ohio Athletic Conference Championships and made four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. As a senior, he was named D3Soccer.com All-American and OAC Midfielder of the Year.


He played in 96 games with 74 career starts and scored 19 goals, dished out 24 assists and tallied 62 career points.


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Matejka earned his Creative Writing degree from ONU in 2013. He's a native of Chatham, Ohio, where he attended Cloverleaf High school.


Chris and his wife, Aly, have three children, Lillian, Marek and Luka.