Dennis Lukens
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 28, 1952 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv (president and manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Springfield College | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Boston Storm | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1991 | Bridgewater State College | ||
| Boston Storm | |||
| 2000 | Bay Area Seals | ||
| Saint Lucia U23 | |||
| 2012–2013 | Krystal Kherson | ||
| 2016–2017 | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | ||
| 2017– | Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dennis Lukens (born June 28, 1952)[1] is an American professional soccer coach and former player. He currently worked as the president and manager of the Ukrainian club Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv.
Playing career
Lukens played college soccer for Springfield College,[2] and professionally for the Boston Storm.[3] He was the founder of the Boston Storm.[4]
Coaching career
He began his career as a coach with Bridgewater State College between 1988 and 1991.[5]
Lukens has been on the coaching staff of clubs such as the California Cougars (where he was Assistant Coach),[6][7] and he was also Head Coach of both the Boston Storm,[3][6] and the Bay Area Seals.[6][8]
He has also been Head Coach of the Saint Lucia under-23 national team,[6] as well as Krystal Kherson in the Ukrainian Second League.[7][9][10] Lukens became the first American to coach soccer in the former Soviet Union,[11] and the first to coach in the Ukraine.[12] In January 2014 he was one of six American coaches working professionally in Europe.[7]
Lukens has also been Director of Coaching for the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association, and he has worked with the United States Soccer Federation.[4]
He took over as manager of Ukrainian club Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv in 2016.[10] He also works as the club's president.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Люкенс Деннис 28.06.1952 - Футбол" (in Ukrainian). Footballfacts.ru. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ "Men's Varsity Soccer Record (1973)". Springfield College. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ a b Brian O'Connell (December 29, 2014). "A Fast-Moving Storm". New England Soccer Today. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ a b "Founder/Technical Director". Boston Storm. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Stats - Bridgewater St". Bridgewater State College. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "USLFans.com -- For the Fans, By the Fans". December 3, 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ^ a b c Greg Lalas (January 4, 2014). "Bob Bradley's not the only one: 5 other American coaches in Europe". Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ "A-League Preview" (PDF). Soccer America. April 24, 2000. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ Люкенс: "Впечатлило, что украинские ребятишки все еще играют на улицах" (in Ukrainian). Football.ua. November 21, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Dennis Lukens at Soccerway. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ "Americans Overseas: Back to Business After Concacaf Calamity". beIN SPORTS USA.
- ^ "Первый американский тренер в Украине уже знает крепкие словечки". www.segodnya.ua.
- ^ https://sportarena.com/football/ukraina-vtoraya-liga/sudostroitel-vozglavil-zhurov-i-prosmatrivaet-troih/
- ^ "Журов ушел в отставку из Судостроителя". 23 July 2017.