Frank D'Amelio joins the staff at SUU having spent 17 years as an assistant coach for the UNLV Men's Soccer program.
A native of Long Island, N.Y., D'Amelio began playing competitive soccer at the age of 11. He continued to play throughout his youth, starring at Baldwin High School as well as several New York area club and all-star teams.
Following his career in the collegiate ranks, D'Amelio was a first-round draft choice of the Philadelphia Fury of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He spent three seasons playing soccer professionally, including stints with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and the New York United, he participated in the 1980 NCAA Senior Bowl. It was also in 1980 that D'Amelio began to coach, serving as an assistant coach at Evansville while completing the coursework for his diploma. After receiving his bachelor's degree in languages in 1981, he accepted a position as the head soccer coach at Reitz Memorial High School in Evansville and took the team to the state championship finals. In 1992 he was inducted into the University of Evansville Hall of Fame.
Coach D'Amelio has over 30 years of Youth Soccer Coaching in Las Vegas, and was a USA Under 21 National Team Player.
A resident of Las Vegas since 1993, D'Amelio and his wife, Kathy Adams D'Amelio, have a total of nine children and 16 grandchildren between the two of them.
