John Pascarella Explained

John Pascarella
Birth Date:20 July 1966
Birth Place:New Jersey, United States
Currentclub:Forward Madison (assistant coach)
Position:Goalkeeper
Collegeyears1:1984–1987
College1:Penn State Nittany Lions
Years1:1988–1989
Clubs1:Washington Stars
Years2:1989–1990
Clubs2:Sport Boys
Years3:1991–1992
Clubs3:Alianza Atlético
Years4:1994
Clubs4:Richmond Kickers
Years5:1995
Clubs5:Standard Falcons
Years6:1996–1997
Clubs6:Los Angeles Galaxy
Manageryears1:1998–2000
Managerclubs1:Maryland Terrapins (goalkeeping)
Manageryears2:2001–2006
Manageryears3:2003–2008
Managerclubs3:U.S. Olympic Development Program
Manageryears4:2007–2008
Manageryears5:2009–2010
Managerclubs5:Sporting Kansas City (goalkeeping & fitness)
Manageryears6:2010–2017
Managerclubs6:Sporting Kansas City (assistant)
Manageryears7:2017
Managerclubs7:Des Moines Menace
Manageryears8:2017–2019
Managerclubs8:Minnesota United (goalkeeping)
Manageryears9:2019–2021
Managerclubs9:OKC Energy
Manageryears10:2022–
Managerclubs10:Forward Madison (assistant)

John Pascarella (born July 20, 1966) is an American soccer coach who is currently on the staff of Forward Madison FC in USL League One.

Playing career

Raised in Vineland, New Jersey, Pascarella played prep soccer at Vineland High School together with Glenn Carbonara, with both graduating in 1984.[1]

Pascarella played four years of college soccer at Pennsylvania State University between 1984 and 1987, before playing professional soccer. He had stints with Washington Stars[2] and abroad in Peru with both Sport Boys[3] and Alianza Atlético, before returning to the United States. In the US, Pascarella played in the A-League and USISL Premier League with Richmond Kickers and Standard Falcons, before joining MLS side Los Angeles Galaxy in 1996.[4]

Management career

Pascarella's coaching career began at the University of Maryland in 1998. He later was head coach at Herndon High School, the U.S. Olympic Development Program in Virginia and with USL PDL side Northern Virginia Royals. He joined Peter Vermes at Kansas City Wizards in MLS as goalkeeping coach in 2009, before becoming an assistant coach.[4]

In 2017, he was named head coach at PDL side Des Moines Menace,[5] [6] getting the team to the Conference Finals.

On December 21, 2017, Pascarella was appointed goalkeeping coach with Minnesota United ahead of their inaugural season in MLS.[7]

On November 22, 2019, Pascarella was named head coach of USL Championship side OKC Energy, his first fully professional head coaching position.[8]

On June 4, 2021, following a winless start to the 2021 USL Championship season, Pascarella and the OKC Energy mutually agreed to part ways.[9]

Pascarella joined Forward Madison FC's staff on January 7, 2022.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Bennett, Kyle. "Men's Soccer Makes Splash in Latest Head Coaching Hire", Rowan College of South Jersey, September 1, 2017. Accessed October 19, 2020. "As soccer season quickly approaches, a new era of coaching will be coming to the Cumberland County College Men's Program this season. Vineland natives John Pascarella and Glenn Carbonara will take the reins as the new Head Coach and Assistant Coach respectively.... The two were teammates at Vineland High School and were both members of the Class of 1984, where they both set records at their respective positions."
  2. NDZ Live 005: From Vineland to Lima and back again with John Pascarella . Patreon.com . New Dogma Zine . Carr . Kyle . Meerman . Mitchell . Pascarella . John . Pieters . Grant . Schmidt . Andrew . Geoghegan Smith . Liam . February 1, 2023 . 33:31 . I've never played for a team called the Russian Stars. I don't even know where it comes from. The only thing I can think of is that somewhere along the way someone was interviewing me over the phone and I said 'Washington Stars' and it sounded like 'Russian Stars'. . May 22, 2024.
  3. Web site: John Pascarella: Green con card - De Chalaca | Futbol para el que la conoce. dechalaca.com.
  4. Web site: Weekly Update: New 'keeper coach | MLSsoccer.com.
  5. Web site: Menace name Sporting K.C. assistant John Pascarella new head coach. Chris. Cuellar. Des Moines Register.
  6. Web site: John Pascarella accepts position as Des Moines Menace head coach | Sporting Kansas City.
  7. Web site: John Pascarella Joins MNUFC | Minnesota United FC.
  8. Web site: Energy FC Appoints John Pascarella as Head Coach. USLChampionship com Staff. November 22, 2019. USL Championship.
  9. Web site: ENERGY FC AND JOHN PASCARELLA PART WAYS . EnergyFC.com . 4 June 2021 . 4 June 2021.
  10. Web site: Twitter.com . @ForwardMSNFC . 7 January 2022.