Cape Breton University Men's Soccer

Bio Dean Morley, M.S.L   Coach Deano has been with the CBU Men’s Soccer program since 2004. Morley was named an AUS first-team All-Star, and team MVP and captained the team in 2005 and 2006. He became an assistant coach in 2007. He has been a part of the CAPERS team for all their Atlantic Championship titles (9) and National medals (6).   In 2014 Coach Deano was named Head Coach of the CAPERS Men's Soccer Program. In each of his first 7 seasons as Head Coach, Morley has guided the CBU team to the Atlantic Championship Final every year capturing 5 consecutive AUS titles and 4 consecutive National Medals including National gold in 2017. Named AUS Coach of the year 3 times and National Coach of the year twice, Morley is quick to deflect the credit to his great coaching staff and the commitment and effort of all the student-athletes he’s had the pleasure of working with.   Coach Deano, a native of Nottingham, England married his wife Lisa in 2009, and they have a daughter Brooklyn who is 10. Coach Deano holds a Master of Science in Leadership and is an educator within the school of Sport Physical Activity Leadership at CBU.   Coach Deano has led the program to be ranked the number one program in Canada and has produced more players drafted into the Canadian Premier League than any other university program in Canada and has seen more of his players achieve Academic All Canadian status than ever before.    

Bio Vernon O'Quinn has been the Keepers Coach for the CAPERS men's soccer team for 14 years, He has been a part of 5 AUS titles.  O'Quinn has also been involved in local Cape Breton community soccer for over 25 years. O'Quinn is also a former student-athlete with the CBU CAPERS and is a local New Waterford native.

Bio Iain King, BA (Honours) Journalism  Soccer Cape Breton’s Regional Director of Soccer Development Iain was appointed as Assistant Coach with the CBU Men’s soccer program by Head Coach Deano Morley in May 2022. A native of Scotland, Iain holds the prestigious UEFA A coaching badge and also has Youth and Children’s Licences with Canada Soccer alongside being a trained Learning Facilitator with the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP). Iain moved full-time into soccer after three decades as one of his homeland’s leading sports journalists. He is a three-time winner of the Scottish Sportswriter of the Year award and has published six books on the game he loves. He was Head Coach of his hometown club East Kilbride FC in the Scottish Lowland League and led them to the SFA Challenge Cup in 2014 in their first season in the professional ranks. After a switch to EKFC’s Lowland League rivals BSC Glasgow the following year Iain repeated the feat and became the first coach to lift the coveted trophy with two different clubs in successive seasons. Iain emigrated to Canada in 2017 to join top Ontario youth side North Toronto Nitros where he had four productive years before moving to the East coast to become Technical Director of United DFC in Halifax ahead of his decision to come to Cape Breton. He is married to wife Lorna and lives in the beautiful seaside town of Louisbourg. Iain and Lorna have two children, daughter Caitlin and son Bruce.

Bio Educational background:   Integrated Program in Coaching and Leadership - Drake University Masters in Educational Leadership - Memorial University Certificate in Mathematical Sciences - St. Mary's University Diploma in Applied Information Technology - Information Technology Institute Bachelor of Science in Physical Education - St. Francis Xavier University   I grew up in beautiful Cape Breton and moved away for work a couple of times but always knew that we would end up back home in Cape Breton to live and raise our family.  I am married to Shealann Tierney and have three daughters; Janelle, Ashlyn, and Alyse.  Our three daughters have all taken a strong liking to soccer and have played competitive soccer for Soccer Cape Breton since a very young age.  Through countless hours of watching them develop and training with them I have grown to love and respect the game of soccer.     My role with the CBU Men's Soccer Program is that of another support person that assists the student athletes in several ways.  This could include assistance with the transition from high school to university, the development and maintenance of organizational skills help to keep up with academic demands during play season and after, and finally the transition from University to the workforce.  I attend training sessions and travel with the team which helps to develop relationships with the players and enables more time to assist as needed.  I also assist as needed with respect to logistics when travelling (team meals, transportation etc).   I joined the CBU Capers program in September of 2019 and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience.  I have been involved in sport my entire life and have great respect and admiration for these student athletes.  They are an incredibly mature, focused group of young men with a strong work ethic to improve both on and off the pitch.  Having coached many youth teams in a variety of sports over the years has given me an appreciation for what it takes to get to this level.  Now, being given an opportunity to work with these student athletes has been extremely rewarding and a great learning experience.  The coaching staff (Deano Morley, Scott Clarke, and Vernon O'Quinn) have been an exceptional team to work with.  Together, we share the common goal of seeing these boys develop to their full potential while having the most positive experience playing and learning at CBU.