Saint Louis University Men's Soccer

Kevin Kalish, a Saint Louis University alumnus and Billiken All-American, was named the seventh head coach of SLU’s men’s soccer program prior to the 2018 season. The 2025 campaign is Kalish’s eighth on the Billiken sideline. He entered the year with a 69-31-27 record at Saint Louis. Including six seasons as head coach at SIUE where he was 49-46-14, Kalish’s 13-year career coaching record stands at 118-77-41. Kalish has guided the Billikens to three NCAA appearances over the past four seasons. He led Saint Louis to Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season and tournament crowns in 2021 and 2022. Saint Louis had a magical season in 2021 under Kalish’s tutelage. The Billikens went undefeated in the regular season for the first time in 50 years and finished with a 16-1-4 overall record. Additionally, SLU went undefeated in A-10 play with a 8-0 record, the first perfect record by an A-10 team since 1993. The 2021 Billikens won the A-10 Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship, the Bills’ deepest run in the NCAAs since 2003. Kalish was named the A-10 Coach of the Year. Players have flourished under Kalish’s guidance. Nine players coached by Kalish at SLU have gone on to be drafted in MLS, including five first-rounders: Max Floriani (San Jose Earthquakes), Isaiah Parker (FC Dallas), Kipp Keller (Austin FC), Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew) and Simon Becher (Vancouver Whitecaps FC). Additionally, the Billiken program has had unparalleled success developing elite defensive players under Kalish. Since 2019, he has coached five defenders selected in the MLS SuperDraft: Floriani, Kipp Keller (Austin FC), Chase Niece (FC Dallas), Chandler Vaughn (LA Galaxy) and Lennart Hein (Portland Timbers). Another defender, Mujeeb Murana, signed a homegrown contract with Houston Dynamo FC. Kalish has also coached two A-10 Defenders of the Year in Diego Konincks (who is currently playing with Chicago Fire II) and Alberto Suarez. A standout defender in his own right as a student-athlete, Kalish transferred to Saint Louis University in 1997 after spending two seasons at Connecticut. At SLU, he was a member of the 1997 NCAA semifinal team. Kalish was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and an NSCAA All-American his senior season in 1998. Kalish earned Academic All-America honors in 1997 and 1998. He also served as an assistant coach at SLU following his graduation from the University. In 2007, Kalish was inducted into the Billiken Hall of Fame. He was named to the Billiken Half-Century Team in 2009 during the celebration of 50 years of Saint Louis University soccer. Prior to taking the head coaching job at his alma mater, Kalish served as Vice President and Missouri Boys Club Director for St. Louis Scott Gallagher. He also was the head coach of the U19 Saint Louis Academy FC team. Kalish spent 13 seasons at SIUE – seven as an assistant coach from 2001-07 and six as a head coach from 2008-13. He successfully transitioned the men’s soccer program from NCAA Division II to Division I. While he was an assistant coach at the Division II level, the Cougars made six NCAA Tournament appearances and two NCAA semifinal appearances. In his six years at SIUE, the Cougars posted a 49-46-12 record. In 2012, Kalish was named Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year and the NSCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year after the Cougars posted a 13-7 overall record. Saint Louis’ year-by-year coaching records Saint Louis’ overall coaching records

Kevin Stoll, a St. Louis native and a former player of Kevin Kalish, was hired as an assistant coach of the Saint Louis University men's soccer program in July 2018.   Stoll has been instrumental in the Billikens’ success on the recruiting trail and on the pitch. Saint Louis has gone to three NCAA Tournaments in the last four seasons, including the magical 2021 campaign when Billikens went undefeated in the regular season for the first time in 50 years and finished with a 16-1-4 overall record. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championships, their deepest run since 2003. Stoll has helped attract and develop elite players at SLU. Since he and Kalish arrived at SLU, nine players have gone on to be drafted in MLS and many more have signed to play professionally. Stoll came to SLU after serving as the Director of Scouting and Recruitment at Saint Louis FC and the club’s U19 Academy Head Coach. His role included identifying and recruiting top talent from around the country to join the Saint Louis FC Academy program, while also coaching the club’s top academy team.   A standout player at SIUE, Stoll played for Kalish in his senior season where he served as team captain. He graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication.    In prior years, Stoll was the head coach of Saint Louis FC’s U23 team, which competed in the Premier Developmental League (PDL) each summer and also had a brief stint as an assistant coach for the Saint Louis FC first team in the 2016-17 season.

Jack Roberts was named assistant coach of the Saint Louis University men's soccer program in April 2023. A native of Leicester, England, Roberts has served assistant coaching stints at Brown, Stetson, Saint Leo, William Woods and his alma mater, Missouri State. Roberts came to SLU after spending the 2022 season at Brown University, helping the Bears to their first winning season since 2015. He helped put together the 2023 recruiting class that drew honorable mention recognition by Top Drawer Soccer.   While at Stetson from 2020-22, Roberts helped the Hatters climb to a top-75 RPI ranking while coaching two student-athletes to first-team All-Conference honors and another to ASUN Freshman of the Year accolades. He was at Saint Leo from 2019-20.   Roberts was hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Missouri State, in 2017. He helped the Bears to the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference regular-season crown. The Bears entered the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 in 2018. During his time in Springfield, Roberts coached two All-Americans and 14 student-athletes who went on to claim All-Conference honors in the MVC.   Roberts began his college coaching career at William Woods University in Fulton, Mo., where he was an assistant coach. The 2016 team finished with a 12-7 record, including six wins in conference, tying the record for most conference wins in program history.   A four-year member of the men’s soccer program at Missouri State University, Roberts was captain on three Bears teams that won MVC regular-season titles. Upon graduating from MSU, Roberts signed a one-year contract with Telford United in England.   Prior to his time with MSU, Roberts spent eight years playing for Leicester City FC, as well as three years playing for Lincoln City, during which time he represented the Republic of Ireland at the U-19 level, making his debut in 2008 vs. Germany.   Roberts earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Missouri State in 2015 before going on to earn his master’s in communications from Missouri State in 2018.

Carlos Tofern joined the Saint Louis men's soccer staff in the summer of 2023 as an assistant coach. The former SLU standout works primarily with the Billiken goalkeepers. In 2024, Tofern mentored Atlantic 10 Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and first-team All-Conference selection Jeremi Abonnel. Tofern played the 2022 season with the Billikens and helped them capture Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season and tournament titles. He started 17 games between the posts, compiling an 11-3-3 record and a 0.87 goals against average. In the 2022 A-10 Men's Soccer Championship, Tofern registered six saves out of eight chances over two PK shootouts in the semifinal and final. He was tabbed the A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player for his efforts. Prior to landing at SLU, Tofern played two years at the University of Bridgeport where he was the league's Goalkeeper of the Year in 2019. From 2020-22, Tofern played at Albany where he ranked among the America East's top keepers.

Former Billiken Constantin Heider was named the Billikens' Director of Operations in 2020.  A native of Niederbrechen, Germany, Heider is responsible for many aspects of the operations of the men's soccer program including travel, gear, facilities and social media. Heider is the primary content creator and manager of the Billikens' social media accounts – @slumenssoccer on X and Instagram. His creative skillset in addition to his access to the program helps deliver some of the most compelling social media accounts in NCAA soccer.  Heider appeared in 26 matches (18 starts) during his playing career that was cut short due to injury. As a freshman in 2016, he scored a goal against VCU on Homecoming that helped secure a draw against the Rams. Later in the season in a win against St. Bonaventure, he scored a goal and added an assist. Heider helped the Billikens capture the A-10 regular season title in 2016. Before arriving in St. Louis, Heider played for RB Leipzig in Germany and helped his club win U17 and U19 Bundesliga Nord/Nordost championships. Heider earned a bachelor's degree in Marketing from SLU in 2020 and a master's in Supply Chain Management in 2022.