MIAMI (May 3, 2017) – Kevin Nylen was named the head coach of the FIU men's soccer team on Dec. 16, 2016, but he is hardly an unfamiliar face on campus and in the athletics department. The native New Englander spent four seasons at FIU (2012-15) as an assistant coach, helping to build the Panthers into one of the most feared teams in Conference USA, winning the C-USA Tournament championship in 2015 and advancing the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2004. After that championship season, Nylen was named chief scout and U16 head coach with the Orlando City SC (Major League Soccer) Development Academy, a position that he held for one season before FIU came calling.
FIUSports.com recently sat down with Nylen and talked about a number of topics, including returning to FIU, his vision for FIU soccer and what he's really like as a family man and soccer coach.
Click here to see the complete interview.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Riccardo Silva Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
