Search

Barry University

Miami Shores, FL 33161
Florida Southeast
Private Small Developing team
I'm interested in this program!

Coaches

Email coach

Camila Mendes

Camila Mendes joined the women's soccer coaching staff in the fall of 2021 as assistant coach. She previously served as head coach at her alma mater, Union, in Kentucky.


Mendes took on the head coaching duties for the Union College (Ky.) soccer program in December of 2010 on an interim basis, before being promoted to the permanent spot the following year. Prior to that, she spent three seasons as an assistant coach.


She led the Lady Bulldogs to a 75-90-10 mark over her 10 years at the helm. Mendes coached one Appalachian Athletic Conference Player of the Year, one AAC Golden Boot, six AAC First-Team members, eight AAC Second-Team members, three AAC Third-Team members, 21 AAC All-Academic Team honorees, six Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes, eight CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District Team members and one CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America Second-Team member.


During her playing career, Mendes led Union College to back-to-back NAIA National Tournament appearances in 2002 and 2003.


The Campinas, Brazil native ranks eighth in program history in goals scored (33), ninth in assists (23) and eighth in points (89). A four-time All-Conference selection, Mendes won the AAC Player of the Year in 2004, and earned NAIA All-American honorable mention in 2002, 2003 and 2004. In addition, Mendes was named the Union College Female Athlete of the Year in 2004-05.


After leaving Union, Mendes continued her playing career as a member of the Blackburn Rovers in England in 2005, on Requios FC in Japan in 2006 and on Real Dimension in Trinidad in 2007, helping Real Dimension capture the national championship. In 2008, Mendes coached Naparima U16 Boys team in Trinidad.


Mendes earned two degrees from Union: her B.S. in business administration and physical education in 2005 and her master's in health & physical education in 2010. She holds a B license from the Brazilian Futebol Confederation and a USSF National D license.

show more
Email coach

Petsa Ivanovic

Petsa Ivanovic joined the Buccaneer men's soccer program as the seventh head coach in school history in the spring of 2022.


Ivanovic previously served as the top assistant coach for Chris Grassie at Marshall for five years. He helped lead the Herd to lifting the 2020 College Cup National Championship Trophy in the spring of 2021. He joined the team as a volunteer coach in July of 2017 and became a full-time assistant before the 2018 season. Ivanovic has played an important role in bringing incredible talent to Marshall and moving the Herd from Conference USA contender, to National Champion.


While Ivanovic coached in Huntington, the men's soccer staff was named the United Soccer Coaches Southeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year in 2019 and again in 2020-21, as well as being honored as the National Coaching Staff of the Year in 2020-21.


Ivanovic helped lead the Herd to a pair of Conference USA semi-final round appearances in 2017 and 2018, then back-to-back C-USA Championships in 2019 and the spring of 2021 after the 2020 fall season was postponed due to COVID-19. The Herd also had three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances as well as being ranked in the United Soccer Coaches/NCAA top 25 poll 30-straight weeks and in the top ten 17 times.


Over his five seasons, Marshall had 32 players named All-Conference, 25 times honored as league players of the week, ten on the C-USA All-Tournament team, 14 named All-Region, six named all-academic, six Scholar All-Region, four United Soccer Coaches All-Americans, two Scholar All-Americans and four players taken in the MLS Superdraft. Players have been honored 73 times on the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (GPA of 3.00 or better) and 22 have received the Conference USA Academic Medal for a GPA of 3.75 or better.


Ivanovic rejoined Grassie in Huntington after working together for three years at the University Charleston from 2012-14. Originally from Palanka, Serbia, Ivanovic moved to Mladost Apatin academy at the age of 12. He made his professional debut when he was 17. Ivanovic spent another year playing second division in Serbia before arriving at the University of Charleston in 2008. In 2009, Ivanovic was one of the key players in Charleston's squad that ended the season in the Elite 8 and ranked number seven in NCAA Division II. For his efforts on the field Ivanovic, who scored seven goals, including four game-winners, and added eight assists, earned All-American accolades. In 2010 he moved to NCAA DI Jacksonville University in Florida where he captained the team for two years earning Academic All-Conference First team award in his senior year.


After graduating from Jacksonville University with a degree in business management in 2011, Ivanovic returned to West Virginia to play PDL soccer for the WV Chaos, which at the time was at coached by Grassie. After working together in the PDL, Grassie brought Ivanovic on staff at Charleston, first as a volunteer, and then as an assistant coach.


In his three years at UC, Ivanovic played a big role in helping the Golden Eagles to the school's first NCAA National Final in 2014. UC also spend most of the season as the No. 1 nationally ranked team. Ivanovic took key roles in video analysis, development of nutrition and fitness programs as well as coaching training sessions. He was also instrumental in getting UC's Junior Varsity team up and running.


While at UC, Ivanovic also earned a graduate degree in strategic leadership in December, 2014. He currently holds a USSF D license and worked with numerous youth soccer clubs in the Charleston/Huntington area for eight years, winning three state championships along the way.

show more
Email coach

Ivan Barriga

Ivan Barriga has been promoted to full-time assistant coach on the Barry University men’s soccer coaching staff in the fall of 2020.


Barriga spent the 2019 season as a volunteer assistant with the Buccaneers, after playing the 2017-and 2018 seasons. As a volunteer, he assisted the staff with training sessions, recruiting, scouting and video analysis.


Barriga played in 20 games, starting six, for the Bucs. He was part of the 2018 NCAA Division II National Championship squad. He was part of seven shutouts during his career. Prior to Barry, he played two seasons at Florida National, helping the Conquistadors to the USCAA National Championship game. During his time in Argentina, he played a year and a half for the U-20 team in national and local competitions.


In addition to his coaching with the Bucs, he also worked as the head coach for the Miami Shores SC U17 Girls and the Hollywood Cyclones U8-18 Boys. He led the Cyclones to more than 20 trophies with different age groups in his time with the club.


He is a 2019 Barry University graduate with a degree in sport management & business administration.

show more

College Bound Athletes

Showcase Tips

Are you ready for your next college showcase?
It has been extremely helpful in allowing me to locate schools in a certain geography or division. Having information about the coaches and lacrosse program gave me added background without hours of research!
- Jessie BrennanWhat are others saying?