Steve Eise-Staff Coach
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A St Louis native, Steve enjoyed great success in club soccer while playing for Scott Gallagher. From Under-14 to Under-19, Eise’s teams won state cup every year and finished 2nd in the nation during his U-16 campaign. After high school Steve attended St Louis University where he was a four year starter for the Billikens and the SLU MVP his Senior year.
Steve has professional playing experience as well having played for the Detroit Rockers and the Colorado Foxes. Eise was the Director of Coaching for the Northglenn Soccer Club and was also an Assistant Coach in the Colorado ODP program. Eise holds an USSF Coaching License and received a Marketing Degree from SLU.
Steve and his wife Laura live in Springfield and have three children, Mitch, Cole and Hallee. Mitch and Cole both play for the Springfield Soccer Club.
Joe Kofron- Staff Coach
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Dr. Joe Kofron was an Assistant Coach with Drury University for five years. He is a 1988 graduate of the University of Evansville, was a standout defender for the Aces for four years and his team’s captain his Senior year. His Sophomore and Junior seasons the University of Evansville was ranked as the #1 team in NCAA Division I. An NCAA-I Academic All-American at Evansville, he was named to the All-Mideast Region and All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference teams.
Joe played for the Busch Soccer Club and Vianney High School in St. Louis while winning two State Championships with Vianney. He also earned Parade Magazine and Adidas All-American honors while at Vianney.
Currently, Joe is the Head Boys Coach at Springfield Catholic High School. He was also one of the founders of the Tracker Soccer Club which later merged into the current Springfield Soccer Club. Joe has a USSF Coaching License.
Joe resides in Springfield with his wife, Anne, and their four children, Nick, Hannah, Joe, and Amy. He owns Dental Care of Nixa in Nixa, MO. Nick, Hannah and Joe all play for the Springfield Soccer Club.
Cory Carr-Staff Coach
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Cory is originally from Spring, Texas were he played soccer for Klein High School. At Klein he played in 3 State Championship games and was named to the All-Region and All-State First Team his Junior and Senior years. He was also named to the NSCAA All-American team as a Senior. Cory was also captain of the State Champion Houston Texans.
Cory moved to Springfield in 1993 to play on the Men’s Soccer team at MSU. Cory played under Coach Jon Leamy from 1993-1997 and was named to the Academic All-Conference Team all four years as a Bear.
Cory was the Assistant Director of Coaching of the Bears Futbol Club from 1997-1999. He also coached High School soccer in 1998 at Ozark High School and assisted at Hillcrest High School in 1997 and 1998. Cory coached Springfield Soccer Club to their first ever State Cup title in 2007 with the 90/91 Boys squad. Cory was also the recipient of the 2007 MYSA Boys Competitive Coach of the Year Award. Cory holds a USSF Coaching License.
Cory and his wife, Jill, reside in Springfield with their daughter Caroline and son Matthew. He is a Physical Therapist at Integrity Home Care here in Springfield.
Josh Hertel-Staff Coach
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Born and raised playing soccer in St. Louis, Josh played for the Busch Soccer Club through age 18. He won the 1988 Missouri State Cup and went on to place 3rd in the USYS Region II Championships. Hertel attended Saint Louis University High School, were as a junior, he won the Missouri State High School Championship. He then attended Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN (NAIA), where he lettered as a starter for 4 years. Hertel also served as team captain during his Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years. Josh was selected as an Honorable Mention All-American and All-South, and All-Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference (TCAC) soccer team all four years.
After graduation Josh helped as the Assistant Coach at Christian Brothers University in the fall of 1996. After college he went on to coach youth soccer in Tennessee for the Memphis Futbol Club and captured a State Championship in 1997. Josh currently holds an USSF ‘B’ Coaching License and has coached for the Springfield Soccer Club for the past four years.
Josh is employed at Carlisle Power Transmission as an Equipment Design Engineer and holds BS in Mechanical Engineering from Christian Brothers University. Josh is married to Anna and they have two daughters; Reese and Dallas.
Tom Giovanni – Coach
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Tom Giovanni started playing soccer in the second grade in the C.Y.C. league in St. Louis for St. Francis of Assisi . From 5th grade through high school he played club soccer for Mastercraft Select, and the Plumbers Soccer Club in St. Louis for coaches Al Trost, Buzz Demling, Vince Drake, and Denny Hadican. Tom attended C.B.C high school and played soccer under Terry Michler, all-time winningest boys soccer coach in the country and went on to play soccer at Southwest Missouri State University (now MSU), a Division I program, under coach Jan Stahle and Tommy Howe. Tom graduated from MSU with a bachelorʼs degree in Economics and is currently employed by Acro Trailer in Springfield .
Tom currently holds an USSF license and has been involved in youth soccer since 2000 coaching the Cobraʼs and the Irish Middle School boys.
Tom is married to Mindy and they have three children, Tommy, Madeline and Gabrielle and they reside in Springfield . Tommy and Madeline (Maddy) plays for SSC.
Dan Meyer-Staff Coach
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Dan started coaching for the Tracker Soccer Club along with fellow Springfield Soccer Club coach Joe Kofron. He holds an USSF Coaching License.
Meyer graduated Vianney High School in St. Louis and then attended from Missouri State and received his masters from Webster University.
Dan and his wife Becky live in Springfield with their son Nathan, who plays for the Springfield Soccer Club.
Ben Hamilton
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Ben transferred to Drury from Meramec Community College in St. Louis where he lead his team with 14 goals and recorded three assists. He received first team all-conference and all-region honors and also earned National Player of the Week honors at Meramec. Ben is a local product who played his high school soccer at Glendale High School there he was a three-time first team all-district and all-conference selection for the Falcons, first team all-region pick as a senior and scored 19 goals and had three assists his senior season at Glendale.
Ben played for the Springfield Soccer Club as a youth player and has been a member of the Under 23 Team the pas two summers as well. Ben is currently a junior at Drury University; He has been working with the Springfield Soccer Club for the past two years. Ben currently holds a USSF Coaching License.
Memo Latapi
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Memo is an established member of the Springfield soccer community with an extensive experienced background as a player and instructor/trainer. Memo Graduated from Missouri State with a Mass Media degree. In 2003 he played for Gretna F.C. a Scottish Premier League team in Southwestern Scotland. He continued his playing in 2007 with Atletico Casalbertone in Rome, Italy.
Memo has been working with the Springfield Soccer Club since 2005. Memo in recent years has been working as the Director of Lake Country Soccer Boys & Girls High School Academy. He currently holds a USSF”F” License.
Abe Stamper
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Abe started playing soccer at the age of 5 and spent most of his youth playing in California on a traveling team before moving to Missouri, where he continued to play in the Springfield area. He holds a USSF license and began his coaching career in 1998 in Ozark and then coached a Nixa girls soccer team that had a lot of success in the local leagues, before bringing his daughters to SSC. He has coached U7 – U14 girls and has been involved with the Nixa Middle School girls program as well. He resides in Nixa with his wife Shelia and their two daughters, Taylor & Hailey, who both play for SSC. Abe is currently employed by Jack Henry & Associates, Inc in Springfield.
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