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University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders
 900 College Street Belton, TX 76513
Division 3 Texas South
Private Small National competitor
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Ben Allen

Ben Allen was promoted to Head Coach of the UMHB men’s soccer program in June 2022. In his first year at the helm, Allen guided the Cru to a regular-season championships, conference championships and NCAA appearance. UMHB went 13-3-2 with a 7-1-1 mark in conference play. He followed that with a 9-5-2 season in 2023, winning the program's third consecutive regular-season title.


Allen was the first full-time assistant coach in the history of the program and also served as head coach of the UMHB men’s soccer reserve squad. During his time as an assistant coach, Allen helped the Cru to a pair of American Southwest Conference titles and two NCAA postseason appearances. The Cru named 50 athletes to the all-conference squads with 15 all-region selections and four all-Americans during that tenure. Allen was promoted to full-time assistant coach after spending the 2014 season as a graduate assistant coach. He helped guide the Cru to an 8-7-3 overall mark and the semifinals of the American Southwest Conference Tournament that year. Allen also spent three years as the Youth Minister at First United Methodist Church in Temple before returning to UMHB.


Allen was a four-year letterman as a midfielder for the Cru men's soccer team and he was an Academic All-ASC selection. He was a part of the 2009 UMHB team that won the ASC regular season title and became the first Cru men's soccer team to advance to the NCAA Division III National Championships. Allen graduated in May of 2012 from UMHB with a degree in education and completed a Master's Degree in Sports Administration at UMHB. He also holds a NCSAA National Diploma. Allen is married to Britney and is a native of Burleson. The couple has two children, Layne and Bennett.

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Fernando Lisboa

Fernando Lisboa joined the Cru in July 2023.


Lisboa came to UMHB after spending two years as a graduate assistant at Dallas Baptist University (NCAA Division I), where he helped the Patriots to the first winning season in program history. During his time at DBU, Lisboa coached 12 all-conference selections, two all-tournament honorees and two all-region athletes. The Patriots also advanced to the conference tournament for the first time in program history. Lisboa was an integral part of the goalkeeper and defensive training systems, helping the team set a school mark for fewest goals allowed in a season.


Prior to his time at DBU, Lisboa worked as a private soccer coach at Golden Touch (Raleigh, NC) and sports management intern at soccer.com. Lisboa holds a USSF D License and has a Goalkeeper Level 1 Diploma from United Soccer Coaches.


Lisboa played collegiate soccer at Hastings College, leading his team to a national finalist finish in 2019. He earned NAIA All-American honors and was named Great Plains Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Lisboa was also a first team all-conference selection and a first team all-region selection.


Lisboa is a native of Piracicaba, Brazil. He graduated from Hastings College in 2020 with a degree in Sports and Recreational Management. Lisboa also holds a master’s of science in Kinesiology from Dallas Baptist University.


Coach Lisboa's Accolades (2023-present)

ASC Regular Season Championships: 2023

All-ASC Athletes Coached: 8

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