Brevard College

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One Brevard College Drive Brevard, NC 28712

Division 3 North Carolina Southeast

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Helio D'Anna

Veteran soccer coach Helio D'Anna has been named Head Men's Soccer Coach, announced Director of Athletics Myranda Nash. D'Anna will begin his duties as Head Coach on June 1.

"We are honored to have Coach D'Anna lead our Men's Soccer program," said Nash. "The Tornados are in very good hands with Helio's deep and wide-ranging experience."

D'Anna, simply known as "Coach L" by the soccer community, comes to Brevard College following 16 seasons as the Head Men's Soccer Coach at NCAA Division II Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee. At Lincoln Memorial, D'Anna compiled a 175-84-32 record with three NCAA tournament appearances. In his overall head coaching career, D'Anna has won 403 games with 274 wins as collegiate men's coach to go along with 129 wins as a women's coach. Over his entire career, he has coached 22 All-Americans, seven conference players of the year, and a national player of the year. In addition, three of his former players have moved on to join Major League Soccer (MLS) teams.

"I am thrilled to come to Brevard and want to thank Myranda Nash, Juan Mascaro (Vice President of Finance and Operations/Head Women's Soccer Coach) and Dr. David Joyce (Brevard College President) for this opportunity," said Coach D'Anna. "I have always held Brevard in high regard from all the people I have met and the times we have played here over the years. I am confident we will make some noise with men's soccer and look forward to it."

While the Head Coach at Lincoln Memorial from 2003-18, D'Anna led the Railsplitters to three NCAA tournament appearances including trips to the 2007 national championship game and the 2006 national semifinals. As Head Coach of the men's program at LMU, D'Anna coached four first-team All-Americans, a National Player of the Year, two South Atlantic Conference Players of the Year and 14 different All-South Atlantic Conference First-Team selections.

From 2003-16, D'Anna also served as LMU's Head Women's Soccer Coach where he guided the Railsplitters to three NCAA tournament appearances as well as a two conference titles.

At Lincoln Memorial, D'Anna was named the Appalachian Region Men's Soccer Coach of the Year in 2007 and an NCAA National Coach of the Year finalist in 2006.

Prior to his tenure at Lincoln Memorial, D'Anna held the positions of Head Men's Soccer Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at Union College (Ky.) from 1995-2002. At Union College, D'Anna led the Bulldogs to four Mid-South Conference titles and was named conference coach of the year four times. Additionally, he was named NCAA South Region Coach of the Year in 2004.

Additional experience for D'Anna includes a stint as Head Coach for the Professional Development League's Baton Rouge Capitals, Head Coach for the Kentucky Olympic Development Program as well as work as a columnist and talent recruiter for the Site University of Soccer.

A native of Campinas, Brazil, D'Anna holds a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education from the University of Campinas in Sao Paulo and a Master's degree in Physical Education and Health from Union College.

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Juan Mascaro Jr.

Juan Mascaro Jr. has been elevated to Associate Head Coach at Brevard College, announced Director of Athletics Myranda Nash.

"Coach Juan Mascaro Jr. has been a tremendous asset to our program who has earned his promotion to Associate Head Coach."

Mascaro Jr. is entering his third season on the Brevard College Men's Soccer staff and his fourth season at Brevard College.

Following a successful playing career for the Tornados, Mascaro Jr. began his coaching career as the Assistant Men's Soccer Coach at Emory & Henry College in 2016.

His duties included recruiting, scheduling and various administrative duties, he also served as the goalkeeper coach. Mascaro Jr. was an integral part of the staff that helped the Wasps to their second-best season in the program’s 27-year history as they finished the campaign 10-8-1.

He then returned to Brevard College as Women's Soccer Goalkeeper Coach for the 2017 season helping the unit earn its most wins (11) in the NCAA era.

With Mascaro Jr.’s tutelage Brevard capped off the season with an NCAA program-record seven shutouts, which included triumphs over St. Andrew’s (3-0), Emory & Henry (3-0), Agnes Scott (2-0), Agnes Scott (4-0), LaGrange (2-0), Berea (3-0) and Wesleyan (3-0). Those shutouts also allowed the Tornados women’s soccer program to notch the lowest goals against average (1.1) in the school’s NCAA history

Following the 2017 campaign, Mascaro Jr. joined the Men's Soccer program as an assistant.

Mascaro Jr. is a graduate of Brevard College with a Bachelor's degree in Business and Organizational Leadership to go along with a Master's degree in Sports Management from Georgia Southern University. He holds a United States Federation D-level coaching license, a National Goalkeeper certification and is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

A native of Brevard, NC, Mascaro Jr. resides in Brevard with his wife Angela.