GREENVILLE, Pa. – Former Concord University men's soccer graduate assistant coach Chris Limle has been named the head coach of the Thiel College men's soccer team, the school recently announced.
Limle assisted Concord head coach
Steve Barrett for the past two seasons in all facets of the men's soccer program, including training the men's and women's goalkeepers and serving as the recruiting coordinator for the men's team.
In his first season at Concord, Limle assisted in coaching four Concord players to All-WVIAC recognition including Ivan Deyanov, who was named to the NSCAA NCAA Division II All Atlantic Region Squad. In Limle's second year, Concord brought in 16 news faces that helped lead CU to five wins. Limle also helped guide freshman
Isaac Jordan and senior
Richard Vincent to All-WVIAC honors.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Limle moved into coaching after a successful collegiate playing career at Urbana University and Muskingum University. In 2006, Limle helped lead Muskingum to its most successful season in program history, finishing with a 10-7-1 record. In 2008, Muskingum earned its first appearance in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament.
Before going to Concord, Limle was an assistant men's coach and goalkeeper coach at Division III Muskingum University, which competes in the OAC. He helped guide them to a 7-12 record. Limle was also employed with the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer, working in their youth system as a head coach and staff coach for Summer Camp and Director of Goalkeeping for the Crew Juniors Phoenix.
Limle has more than four years of experience with the Region I and Region II Olympic Development Programs. He was also an assistant goalkeeper coach for the Ohio South State Olympic Development Program (ODP) as well as the Ohio South ODP state coach.
Recently, Limle worked alongside several prominent soccer coaches when he was the Goalkeeper Coach for the NPSL Midwest Great Lakes Conference Champions AFC Cleveland. Presently, Limle is the state goalkeeping coach for the West Virginia Olympic Development Program where Bob Gray, the head men's soccer coach at Marshall University, is the director.
Limle has a USSF National “D” License and NSCAA National License in addition to his NSCAA state goalkeeping diploma. Limle received his bachelor's degree from Muskingum University in 2009. He anticipates earning his master's in health promotion from Concord University in May.
