{"id":36376,"date":"2024-02-08T14:38:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T19:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=36376"},"modified":"2024-02-09T02:42:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T07:42:11","slug":"mdc-hires-coaches-to-lead-their-soccer-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/mdc-hires-coaches-to-lead-their-soccer-program\/","title":{"rendered":"MDC Hires Coaches To Lead  Its Soccer Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eight months after announcing <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/miami-dade-college-announces-plans-to-field-soccer-teams-in-fall-of-2024\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it was resurrecting its soccer program<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Miami Dade College<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.mdc.edu\/press_release\/miami-dade-college-announces-coaches-to-lead-new-soccer-program-in-fall-2024\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has hired the coaches<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who will lead them. The College last fielded a soccer team 34 years ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giuseppe DePalo, who previously served as Nova Southeastern University men\u2019s soccer coach, will fill the same role at MDC, and Ramiro Vengoechea, who won two state titles at Lourdes Academy, will oversee the women\u2019s squad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 100 applicants vied for the positions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt was a long process, a little longer than some expected,\u201d said Sharks Athletic Director Mike Balado. \u201cSometimes you have to make sure you get the right people, and we feel we got the right ones.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dade College last fielded a men\u2019s soccer team in 1990. The program won national titles in 1979 and 1983.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the women\u2019s soccer team takes the field this coming fall, it will mark the first time female athletes have participated in the sport for MDC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both teams will feature 24 players. They will compete in Division I of the Southern Conference of the Florida College System Athletics Association. Home games will be played on the existing soccer fields on the northwest side of Kendall Campus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Giuseppe DePalo<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DePalo, 52, who was born in Milan, Italy, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">currently serves as head coach of the Under-19 team at Inter Miami CF, Miami\u2019s professional soccer club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has served as general manager of technical staff for the Oakland Roots SC, assistant coach\u00a0 and head of recruiting for the Seattle Sounders FC, and assistant coach at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 1998 to 2015, he led the Nova Southeastern University men\u2019s soccer team from a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NAIA program to Division II. He led the Sharks to a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">155-127-28 record during his tenure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI expect this program to be quality from the get-go,\u201d said DePalo, who has already signed four players. \u201cThe school\u2019s given us amazing resources and everyone\u2019s been extremely supportive.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Ramiro Vengoechea<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vengoechea, 41, who was born and raised in Miami, has more than 15 years of coaching experience in South Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has been affiliated with the Pinecrest Premier Soccer Club since 2009, serving as the girl\u2019s director of coaching since 2018. Vengoechea also coached the FC Surge, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a Women\u2019s Premier Soccer League Team, leading them to conference championships in 2018 and 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Lourdes, Vengoechea won state titles in 2018 and 2021 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as the varsity team\u2019s head coach, garnering <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Herald <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coach of the Year honors seven times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now he is primed to start the women\u2019s soccer program at MDC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re building this brick by brick,\u201d Vengoechea said. \u201cIt\u2019s gonna take time to build, but there\u2019s no doubt in my mind that Miami Dade can be a powerhouse in women\u2019s soccer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"> here<\/a><\/span> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at mdc.thereporter@gmail.com.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight months after announcing it was resurrecting its soccer program, Miami Dade College has hired the coaches who will lead them. 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