MIAMI (July 24, 2020) - FIU head men's soccer coach Kyle Russell has finished rounding out his coaching staff, after announcing the hiring of Cameron Sauro as an assistant coach on Thursday.
 
"We are very excited to have Cameron join us here at FIU," said Coach Russell. "Cam is a high character, high energy, hard-working, up and coming coach that our guys will enjoy being around. He comes highly recommended from ETSU where he was given a lot of responsibility. We have assembled an exciting staff and collection of players to represent FIU and everyone is eager to get started!"
 
Sauro joins FIU after spending the 2019 campaign with East Tennessee State University (ETSU), where he served as an assistant coach for the Buccaneers men's soccer program.
 
"First off, I'd like to thank David Casper and Josh Scott for their mentorship and guidance over the last year at ETSU," said Sauro. "I also want to thank Kyle Russell and Dannie Merida for this fantastic opportunity to join the staff here at FIU. I look forward to growing upon this program's past success, while helping to build champions on and off the field and making an impact in South Florida's local community."
 
During his time as an assistant at ETSU, Sauro worked primarily with the goalkeeper unit and was responsible for the mentorship of goalkeeper Josh Perryman – who was named 2019 Southern Conference (SoCon) Goalkeeper of the Year and selected to the All-SoCon First Team. Under Sauro's guidance, the Buccaneers' defense ranked best in SoCon in the categories of goals-against and goals-against-average. In addition to his responsibilities on the pitch, Sauro helped successfully recruit nine players to ETSU while also serving as the head of operations, logistics, and opposition analysis.
 
Before arriving at ETSU, Sauro spent the 2018 campaign as a graduate assistant coach with the women's soccer program at Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU). Sauro was heavily involved in all aspects of the program including executing training sessions, recruiting, academic affairs, match day preparation, organizing team camps, social media, and various logistical duties. Sauro was instrumental in helping SMSU improve its win total by three wins from the 2017 to 2018 season, while actively assisting in the recruitment of 12 players for the fall of 2019. As head of the program's academic affairs, Sauro helped the team achieve a GPA of 3.55 for the 2018 fall semester. Sauro also worked individually with Alli Miskowiec, mentoring her to an All-Conference Third Team selection in 2018.
 
Prior to landing at SMSU, Sauro served as the goalkeeper coach at The 705 Academy in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. Sauro also served as an assistant U12 soccer coach at Barrie SC in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.

Sauro began his coaching career as a volunteer goalkeeper coach during youth camps at his alma mater King University (KU).
 
Before transitioning to the coaching ranks, Sauro played collegiately at KU where he was a four-year standout from 2012-2016 and a team captain for his final two seasons. Sauro was a two-time academic all-conference selection and held a 1.72 GAA with 74 saves in 27 career games with the Tornado.
 
Sauro holds a U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) 'D' License, a United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping Level 2 Diploma, and is currently working to acquire his USSF 'C' License. Sauro obtained his Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from SMSU in 2019, and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) from KU in 2016.
 
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Sauro resides in Miramar, Florida with his fiancée Haley.
 
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