Coaches
HEAD COACH
ALI AFSHAR
Ali Afshar was hired as head coach of the Mount Aloysius men's soccer team in April of 2010.
A dedicated soccer enthusiast, Afshar has played and coached soccer on three different continents--Asia, Europe, and North America.
Most recently, he was the head varsity girls soccer coach at Indiana High School, in Indiana, PA. Afshar started as the team's assistant coach in 1991, and was promoted to the head coach the following year.
He built the Little Indians soccer program into a competitive force in the WPIAL, and led the program to its first ever playoff win.
Afshar was a varsity letter winner on the men's soccer team at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He also played for Bank Tejarat in Iran, and for F.C. Azadi in Germany.
While in Germany, he also coached the men's international student team for Duisburg University to an undefeated season.
Afshar's philosophy on the game of soccer is simple: The best defense is offense. He believes in discipline and that a strong team attitude is required of anyone who wants to be part of a successful soccer program.