Worcester Polytechnic Institute Men's Soccer

Kelley is entering his fourth season as the head coach of the Engineers in 2016.  After reaching the NEWMAC finals and being ranked 6th in the New England region in 2014, the Men's soccer program is looking to repeat their success and gain National recognition. Three players drew All Conference selections last season and Eric Crevoiserat earned a spot on the NSCAA All Region third team. Additionally, the team ranked 7th in the country in goals against averages in 2014. Two season's ago, Kelley helped the Engineers post a 11-5 overall record.  Three players drew all-conference recognition, while forward Chris Ciampa was honored as an All-New England performer and Kurt Naugler was named a CoSIDA Academic All-District I honoree. Prior to his time as head coach, Kelley spent four seasons as an assistant under head coach Malcolm MacPherson. Kelley coached both men's and women's soccer at The Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio. Kelley left a legacy at Defiance as he led the Women's team to their first ever winning season and the men to the conference finals in 2003 and 2004. Kelley was named the Heartland Conference Coach of the Year on the men's side in 2002 and in 2003 was given the honor for his work with the men's and women's teams. Before venturing to Ohio, Kelley was an assistant on the men's and women's soccer teams at Muhlenberg College, his alma mater. As a student, Kelley played for Muhlenberg's men's soccer team for four years and was once named a Centennial Conference All-star. Kelley was also co-captain of the team that reached the Division III Final Four in 1995. After graduating, Kelley signed as a professional soccer player for the Reading Rage (Reading, PA) of the United Soccer League.  Reading was the farm team for the then NY Metro Stars, now known as the NY Red Bulls.  Kelley then took his skills abroad as he trained with Shelbourne F.C, (Dublin, Ireland) and played the 1997 and 1999 seasons for Verona F.C. Kelley is the owner and president of East Coast Soccer, a company that runs camps, clinics, and tournaments, as well as a few club teams in soccer communities north of Boston. He has also worked as the Director of Coaching and Player Development at the New England Soccer School. While there, Kelley helped the program expand from two teams to fifteen in three years.  Kelley is originally from Needham, MA and has recently moved to Central Mass.