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Haverford College

Haverford College Athletics
 370 Lancaster Ave. Haverford, PA 19041
Division 3 Pennsylvania Northeast
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Kevin Brenner

Kevin Brenner arrived at Haverford College in March of 2023, originally named Interim Head Coach of the program before taking over as the permanent Head Men's Soccer Coach position in June of 2023.


Brenner brings a wealth of coaching experience to Haverford, with over 18 years of experience at all three division levels in college athletics. Brenner has additionally served in leadership roles as the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer National Chair from 2020 to 2021 and as the East Region Chair from 2018 to 2021.


Prior to his time at Haverford, he served as an assistant coach at Division I La Salle University, where he contributed to the team's success, including an Atlantic 10 playoff berth in 2022.


Before joining the staff at La Salle, Brenner was the head coach right up the road at Eastern University, leading the Eagles to a 2-2 record in the COVID-shortened 2021 spring season, before finishing 10-5-2 in the fall while increasing the roster to 50 players and instilling the program's first ever JV team.


In 2021, Eastern celebrated its second-best start in program history at 7-1-2 and earned a national ranking as high as 17th in the country during the fall campaign.


Prior to his stint at Eastern, Brenner turned around a struggling Elmira College (N.Y.) program in just three years. The Soaring Eagles won nine games in 2019, marking the fourth best season in school history, as the team advanced to the Empire 8 Semifinals for only the sixth time in school history, while a program-record eight players were All-Conference selection and 26 players made the Dean's list in his final season there.


Brenner came to Elmira after two successful years as a head coach at Division II Lake Erie College. Over his two-year stay at Lake Erie, Brenner coached 14 All-GLIAC honorees, including the 2016 GLIAC Goalkeeper of the Year and 2015 GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year. He also developed two NSCAA All-Region players and helped the Storm end the year as the country's 39th-best scoring offense. Four of Brenner's players would go on to play professional ranks following their time at Lake Erie, including Hugo Fauroux (Loudoun United of the USL Championship), Samuel Mutemwa (Cleveland Legacy’s of the Premier Arena Soccer League), Anthony Novak (Ottawa Fury of the USL), and Joe Coombs (Michigan Star of the NPSL).


As Division I Buffalo’s top assistant, he developed the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Rookie of the Year. His recruitment and development of several key players were instrumental in setting the stage for back-to-back MAC Tournament appearances in 2015 and 2016. During Buffalo's playoff run, one of the key players was Russell Cicerone, drafted by Portland Timbers in the MLS SuperDraft and continues playing professionally with Sacramento Republic FC of the USL Championship.


Brenner also made stops as an assistant at Canisius College (Division I), and Buffalo State (Division III). Brenner's playing career began at SUNY Cortland before transferring to Buffalo State, where he served as a two-year captain and helped the team achieve its best record in 20 seasons. After completing his collegiate career, Brenner played for Queen City Football Club of the National Premier Soccer League from 2006 to 2008.


A member of the United Soccer Coaches Association, Brenner holds two USSF Licenses, while completing his USC Advanced Regional, National Diploma, Advance National and Premier Diplomas. He holds a NSCAA (now United Soccer Coaches) Premier Diploma.

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Nick Jannelli

Nick Jannelli '20 returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach prior to the 2023 fall season.


One of the most decorated players in program history, Jannelli left his impact on the Haverford program, earning back-to-back Centennial Conference Player of the Year honors in 2018 and 2019, en-route to a second consecutive year of All-America honors from both United Soccer Coaches and D3Soccer.com


Jannelli, one of just two multi-time CC Players of the Year in conference history, led the Centennial Conference with 30 points through the regular season as he scored 11 goals and assisted on eight others in his senior season.


It marked the second straight season in which Jannelli led the conference in points. Jannelli capped his career as a four-time All-Centennial Conference selection, earning first-team All-CC accolades three times.


Jannelli is just the third player in program history to earn first-team All-Centennial Conference status during three different seasons, joining Frank Adamson '98 (all four years) and Rich Billings '00 (1996, 98, 99). Only 21 players in the history of the conference have accomplished that feat.


A native of nearby Springfield, Pa., Jannelli currently works as a Business Analyst for Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia. He earned his Masters of Business Administration with a Specialization in Finance, Analytics, and Strategic Management from Villanova in May of 2023. He graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Haverford in May of 2020.

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Matt Heim

Matt Heim '23 returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach for the Fords prior to the 2023 season.


Heim appeared in 44 games for the Fords over four seasons (2019-22), logging 19 starts.


The West Windsor, N.J. native previously served as Operations Coordinator for Safe-Hub Philadelphia, a global nonprofit that uses soccer-foucsed youth development programming and holistic familial support to provide underserviced populations in Philadelphia with with better outcomes, a more stable living environment, and a brighter future.


Heim graduated from Haverford with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He resides in Philadelphia.

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