Ken Lolla

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playername= Ken Lolla


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countryofbirth = United States
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position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1980-1983
youthclubs = Duke University
years = 1984
1984-1988
1988
1990
clubs = Charlotte Gold
Canton Invaders (indoor)
New Jersey Eagles
Penn-Jersey Spirit
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manageryears = 1984
1985
1987
1988-1989
1990-1992
1993-2005
2006-
managerclubs = Monmouth College (assistant)
Duke University (assistant)
Lake High School
Duke University (assistant)
Belmont Abbey College
University of Akron
Louisville University
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Ken Lolla is the head men's soccer coach at Louisville and a former U.S. soccer midfielder. He played one season in the United Soccer League, four in the National Professional Soccer League, one in the American Soccer League and one in the American Professional Soccer League. He has coached at the collegiate level for over twenty years.

Player

Lolla attended St. Rose High School in Belmar, New Jersey where he was a 1980 High School All American. Then then attended Duke University, playing on the men’s soccer team from 1980 to 1983. He graduated with a bachelors degree in biology in 1983. Following college, he spent the 1984 season with the Charlotte Gold in the United Soccer League. That fall, he signed with the Canton Invaders of the National Professional Soccer League, spending four seasons with the team. In the spring of 1988, he moved to the New Jersey Eagles of the American Soccer League. In 1990, he played for the Penn-Jersey Spirit in the American Professional Soccer League. [ [http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1990/statsasl90.htm#PJ 1990 Penn-Jersey Spirit] ]

Coach

Lolla began coaching during his playing career when he served as an assistant at Monmouth College in 1984. In 1985, he spent time as an assistant coach with his alma mater, Duke, then served as the head coach at Lake High School in Uniontown, Ohio in 1987. He returned as an assistant coach with Duke in 1988 and 1989. In 1993, he became the head coach of Belmont Abbey College an NCAA Division II soccer team. In his three seasons as head coach, he compiled a 49-16-3 record. This led to a move to the University of Akron where he served as head coach for thirteen seasons. He finished his tenure in Akron with a 160-68-25 record, eight Mid American Conference titles and five appearances in the NCAA tournament. He won MAC Coach of the Year three times. In 2005, he signed a six year contract with Akron. On December 16, 2005, Louisville University announced it had hired Lolla as the school’s new head coach. In his second season at Louisville, the Cardinals finished 11-7-4 with an appearance in the NCAA Tournament's second round, where they lost to eventual National runner up Ohio State.

External links

* [http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/lolla_ken01.html University of Louisville coaching profile]