Associate head coach Clint Schneider will replace Alan Koch as the soccer program’s fifth head coach.
Schneider was promoted to head coach of the men’s varsity soccer team on Feb. 10, following five seasons in the NCAA with Koch and two earlier seasons together in the NAIA at Baker University.
“Clint has been such an integral part of our men’s soccer program’s success in NCAA that I didn’t feel it necessary to conduct a coaching search,” said SFU senior director of athletics Milton Richards in a Clan press release. “The best coach to lead our program, and to build on the success we have experienced, is already part of our family.”
As associate coach, Schneider was responsible for recruiting, scouting and goalkeepers.
“Alan is an amazing mentor, coach and friend. I have had an opportunity to work with one of the best coaches in the business for almost a decade and he has helped me develop the skills necessary to continue to build upon the foundation already in place,” said Schneider in the release.
The 33-year-old Schneider will be backed up by former Major League Soccer player and Canadian international Kevin Harmse, who joined the Clan program as an assistant coach in 2014.
Schneider has head coaching experience with the Okanagan Challenge of the Pacific Coast Soccer League, where he led the club to a premier league and playoff title in 2009, as well as the Can-Am Kennedy Cup championship.
