Men's Soccer Coaching Staff
Head Coach Dan Perritano
Dan Perritano
is embarking on his sixteenth year as the head coach of the men's
soccer program. He has guided the team to ten winning seasons
in the last twelve years, including four Allegheny Mountain
Collegiate Conference Championships, in 1997, 1999, 2003, and 2007. Perritano’s
162 wins as the men’s soccer coach make him the winningest coach in the history of the program, which began in
1960. He has twice been selected by his peers as AMCC Coach of the
Year, with those honors coming in 1997 and 2003.
Last season, the Behrend Lions tied the school record for wins earning a 14-5-3 record en route to the 2007 AMCC Title and a berth into the NCAA Tournament.
In 2005, the blue and white went 12-7 overall and earned a birth in
the ECAC Tournament, which marked the third time since 2000 the
squad advanced beyond the AMCC Tournament.
In 2003, the blue and white flourished under Perritano's direction.
The team earned their third AMCC conference tournament championship
with a 1-0 win over Frostburg. Perritano earned his second honor as
AMCC Coach of the Year while the program posted a school record 14
wins and advanced to the first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.
Perritano was also the Behrend women’s soccer coach for nine
seasons, from 1995 to 2003. Prior to the 2004 season, to strengthen
his program, coach Perritano relinquished his duties as head women's
soccer coach at Behrend after an incredible run to focus on the
men's program. As women’s coach the Behrend Lions dominated the
conference winning four AMCC championships and placed second in
another three. They earned three bids to the ECAC Tournament and the
program's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. His women's record
at Behrend stands at 109-57-11 to go along with a 58-20-4 women's
mark from two previous coaching stops.
Perritano enters the 2006 season with 307 men's and women's coaching
victories in his illustrious career. He also holds an NSCAA Premier
Diploma, USSF "B" and National Youth Coaching Licenses, and a
Brazilian Football Federation Coaching Certificate.
His interest in the game goes beyond coaching. In the summer of 2006
Perritano took the Behrend men to Germany to compete and experience
the culture of the host nation of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In the
summer of 2005 Perritano coached several of the region's finest
Division III players in five games in Brazil including a contest in
Maracana Stadium. He has attended both the European Cup Finals in
London in 1996 and the World Cup Finals in 1994 in Los Angeles and
has served on the NCAA Northeast region Selection Committee and as a
coaching clinician and state coach for PA West ODP as well as guest
coaching at various camps and clinics including a summer 2003 soccer
camp in Alaska.
In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Perritano is also a
lecturer of health and physical education.
E-mail Head Coach Dan Perritano: dpp2@psu.edu
Assistant Coach Bryan Blaszczyk
Bryan
Blaszczyk is entering his second year as assistant coach for the Behrend
Lions.
He was a team captain and four-year starter
for the blue and white from 2002 to 2006. During his career at Behrend he
was a three time AMCC All-Conference team selection as well as receiving
Great Lakes All-Region honors as a senior.
Blaszczyk has been a coach of the Lake Erie Soccer Club for five years, four
of which he has been head coach. His leadership and tactical skills
have made him an excellent addition to the coaching staff.