Men's Soccer

Gareth Elliott enters his fifth season on the Rams sidelines in 2007-08. A 2002 graduate of URI with a degree in Kinesiology, he has been involved in plenty of success with the Rhode Island soccer program as a player for four years and more recently as an Assistant Coach. A native of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Elliott is one the best players in school history, playing for the Rams from 1998-2001. During that time the Rams captured two regular season Atlantic-10 Championships, won two Atlantic-10 tournaments and appeared in two NCAA Tournaments. In 2000, he and his teammates advanced to the round of 16 before falling to five-time NCAA Division I Champion University of North Carolina. In his first year as an assistant coach, he helped lead Rhody to an Atlantic-10 Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. This past season on the bench, his last with his mentor Ed Bradley, the Rams gained another post season berth by virtue of the Atlantic-10 tournament championship before bowing out to in-state rival Brown University 2-1 in the 2005 NCAA Division I Tournament. "I feel fortunate to be able to have been able to return to Kingston and give something back to the institution which provided me with such a great athletic and academic experience" Gareth said. "I'm excited to continue helping to develop a great group of players and assist them in reaching the goals they have set for themselves as individuals and as a team". Elliott ranks among the top-five in career points with 87 for his career. During a four-year span, he scored 31 goals and added 25 assists. Elliott also ranks fifth in career games played with 78. He was a three-time member of the Atlantic-10 All-Tournament team and earned National Soccer Coaches Association All-Region honors during his senior year. "Gareth has been invaluable in helping with my transition to URI" stated Head Coach John O'Connor. "His ability to relate to the players while still maintaining his professional responsibilities is a tribute to his love for Rhode Island and the experience he had here as a student-athlete. Our players were lucky to have a young coach of his quality here in Kingston during the time between Ed Bradley's retirement and my coming on board." Coach Elliott's responsibilities include the recruiting of student-athletes in the United States and abroad, coordinating team travel, alumni relations and assisting Coach O'Connor in the day to day operation of the program. Elliott also trains the team in the technical components of the game in the winter and throughout the academic year. He is a United States Soccer Federation licenses coach and will be pursuing his NSCAA Advanced National Diploma this winter. Elliott is single and resides in Narragansett, R.I. updated: 6/12/07