Boston College Athletics
Boston College Names Marco Koolman Assistant Men's Soccer Coach
February 16, 2009 | Men's Soccer
Feb. 16, 2009
Marco Koolman, a highly successful head coach who guided Franklin Pierce University to the 2007 Division II National Championship, has been named assistant men's soccer coach at Boston College, according to an announcement made by head coach Ed Kelly.
Koolman comes to Boston College from Rindge, N.H., where he guided the Franklin Pierce men's soccer program for the last nine seasons. The Ravens posted a record of 125-45-21 and an 86-21-10 mark in Northeast-10 Conference competition during Koolman's tenure.
Franklin Pierce earned six consecutive berths in the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Tournament, two trips to the tournament's Final Four (2005 and 2007) and captured the school's first NCAA Division II Men's Soccer national championship.
"I am excited to have Marco join our staff here at Boston College," Kelly said. "To attract a coach with the experience and success that Marco has enjoyed says a lot about our program. I am confident Marco will help us maintain our high standard of play and will provide our program with some new insights and ideas."
Additionally, Franklin Pierce captured three straight Northeast-10 Conference regular-season titles from 2005-2007 and won one conference tournament title (2006) under Koolman's direction.
Individually, he earned NSCAA Division II National Coach of the Year honors in 2007 while garnering New England Region Coach of the Year honors three times in the last five seasons (2004, 2006 and 2007).
Koolman began his coaching career at Gannon University, his alma mater, immediately following his four-year playing career.
He led the Golden Knights to a 74-29-6 record during his six-year tenure at his alma mater. He earned NCAA Division II Coach of the Year honors in 1993.
Koolman earned a bachelor's degree in business administration as well as a master's degree in health services administration from Gannon.
Marco and his wife, Lisa, are the parents of three children; daughters Kelcey and MacKincey, and son, Caelen. They reside in Bedford, N.H.
