Men's Soccer Assistant Coaches Depart - Oregon State University Athletics

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Both of the Oregon State men’s soccer program’s assistant coaches have resigned in order to take new positions, head coach Dana Taylor announced today.

Anthony Latronica, who had been an assistant at OSU the past three seasons, will become an assistant coach at Harvard and the Assistant Director of Coaching for the FC Greater Boston Bolts. The Bolts are one of the top club programs in the country. Latronica will also be joining the U.S. Soccer Federation’s national coaching staff. Latronica was previously an assistant coach at Harvard from 1999-2002.

Mick McDermott, who had been an assistant at OSU the past two seasons, is headed overseas, where he’ll be the fitness coach for Al Ain, a professional soccer club in the United Arab Emirates. Al Ain is one of the biggest, richest and most successful teams in Asia. The club won the Asian Champions League in 2003 and lost in the final last year.

“Anthony and Mick have done a great job helping us continue to improve the Oregon State men’s soccer program the past few years,” Taylor said. “They are both moving on to exciting high-level positions and we wish them well.”

Taylor plans on filling the vacancies quickly.

McDermott’s wife, Karla, had been the OSU volleyball team’s Director of Operations for two years.

The 2005 Beavers went 9-7-4 overall and placed third in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 5-5 record. OSU narrowly missed out on a spot in the NCAA Tournament.