2008 Men's Soccer
Record: 15-5 Home: 6-0 Away: 7-4 Neutral: 2-1 RRAC: 7-0
Andy Ravanello
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Andy Ravanello
Assistant Coach
2nd Season
Andy Ravanello enters his third season as the assistant coach for the UTB Men's soccer team.
Prior to arriving at UTB, Ravanello worked for four years with the men's soccer program at Virginia Intermont College in the N.A.I.A Appalachian Athletic Conference. Ravanello helped guide the Cobras to two Conference Championships and Conference Tournament Championships, two Region XII Tournament Championships as well as two National Tournament appearances in 2003 and 2005.

In his four years at VIC he helped the Cobras to a 65 - 18 - 3 record.

In addition to coaching at Virginia Intermont College, Ravanello's other coaching experiences include being the Head Coach of the Kalamazoo Kingdom Professional Developmental Team (USLPDL) in 2005, Development Officer in Canberra, Australia for Futsal (FIFA five-a-side), Camp Counselor for the Connecticut Soccer School and Kalamazoo Kingdom summer camps, and as a Coerver Coaching Instructor. 

Ravanello played professionally for thirteen years in Australia, France and the U.S.A. He also has been involved with soccer in more than ten countries throughout Europe, Asia and Oceania through various club teams, representative teams, and invitational trials.

Ravanello was a member of the Australian U20 (Schoolboys) Tour of South East Asia in 1991 as well as the Australian Men's Futsal Squad in preparation for the Futsal World Cup in Spain in 1997. He was also involved with the Australian U23 Olympic Team Camp in preparation for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

Ravanello, a native of Canberra, Australia, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Virginia Intermont College with a B.A in International Business in 2007.   

He is currently working towards his Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) accreditation through the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA).
 
2008 Men's Soccer Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.Wt.HometownPrev. School
00Ruben ChipuliSOGK5-10 Tampico, MexicoITESM-Tampico
RSEvans FrimpongFRM5-9 Accra, Ghana
1Juan GamboaSOGK5-9 Brownsville, TexasPace HS
2Henry GlendinningFRM6-2 Oxford, England
3Jorge RuelasFRD5-8 Matamoros, MexicoBrownsville Hanna HS
4Darren O'ConnorFRD6-4 Cork, Ireland
5Dave PurserSRD6-2 Boston, EnglandVirginia Intermont College
6Enrique RiveraJRF5-10 Brownsville, TexasLopez HS
7Antonio VernaschiSOM5-11 Birmingham, England
8James McCarronSRM5-10 Skegness, EnglandVirginia Intermont College
9Brian HardieJRD5-9 Corby, EnglandVirginia Intermont College
10Filiberto CortinasJRM5-9 Brownsville, TexasPorter HS
11Fernando MendozaSRF6-1 Granada, SpainVirginia Intermont College
12O.J. MendozaFRM5-9 Portland, Oregon
14Chris ScottFRD5-10 Liverpool, England
15Rogelio PerezSOM5-9 Brownsville, TexasPorter HS
19Juan NavaSOF6-1 Hidalgo, TexasBrescia Univ (Ky.)/Hidalgo HS
20Draion McNainFRF5-10 Savannah del Mar, Jamaica
21Steve HowardFRM6-0 Coventry, England
23Ricky RodriguezSOM5-9 San Benito, TexasSan Benito HS
24Mario ZamoraSRD6-0 Matamoros, MexicoLindenwood University (Mo.)
27Jose GalvanFRM5-11 San Benito, TexasSan Benito HS
Dan Balaguero - Head Coach - 2nd season
Andy Ravanello - Assistant Coach - 2nd season