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MARIEMONT COACHING STAFF: |
| The Mariemont district is fortunate to have residents and
staff with such expertise and passion for the game of soccer.
These coaches spend countless hours teaching, organizing, and
helping our sons improve their game of soccer while preparing
for adulthood. THANK YOU COACHES. |
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Joe Mehl
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HEAD VARSITY COACH - JOE MEHL
enters his sixth year as Varsity Head Coach. He played
soccer at Oakland University and at Ohio University
(club) where he also served as the Bobcat's coach. He
was recently inducted into the Oakland University
Athletic Hall of Honor as a member of the 1982 team,
which appeared in the NCAA Final Four Championship.
Coach Mehl holds a USSF "B" License, the
USSF/USYSA National Youth License and is the Director of
Coaching for the local Cincinnati Hills SAY soccer
program. During his tenure at MHS, Coach Mehl
was named the Southwestern Ohio District D3 Coach of the
Year in 2004. Mehl also guided his first MHS team in
2003 to the Men's District Finals - only the 2nd such
appearance in the program's 30 year history.
In 2007 Coach Mehl added a third appearance in the
District Finals, this time bringing home the trophy.
He has the second highest winning percentage of any
coach in Mariemont history. This year, with 4 wins
he would have the most wins in Mariemont history.
He resides
in Mariemont with his wife, Jill and three children,
Emily, Andrew and Abby. |
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Jorge Bezerra
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ASST. VARSITY COACH - JORGE BEZERRA,
in his own words, "is 48 years old and has been
playing and/or coaching soccer for 47 of them".
Prior to joining the MHS coaching staff, he coached
elementary and middle school teams to four
championships in five years. In 2007 he added a
District Championship to his resume. Dr. (Jorge is a
Pediatric Gastroenterologist at Children's Hospital) Bezerra's insights into player development, systems
of play and training techniques, not to mention his
pure love of the game, are tremendous assets to our
program. Jorge, his wife Susan and sons Tiago,
Lucas & Paulo reside in the district.
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Jeff
Hinebaugh
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ASST. VARSITY COACH - JEFF HINEBAUGH
According to Head Coach Joe Mehl, “Jeff Hinebaugh is a
tremendous asset to the MHS Men’s Soccer program. His
depth of knowledge and passion for training has greatly
impacted the development of our goalkeepers across the
board.” Coach Hinebaugh played college soccer at Grove
City College. In 1988, Hinebaugh was named to the NCAA
D3 All-American team, the same year he earned MVP honors
for his Grove City squad. Prior to attending Law School
at the University of Michigan, he played professionally
for the Canton Invaders of the NPSL. While in Ann Arbor,
Hinebaugh was the Goalkeeper Trainer for the U of M
Men’s team. In 2007, his goalie training effort
contributed tremendously to the Warriors' District
Championship. Jeff and his wife Erika reside in Mariemont
with their two children. |
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Erik
Vanags
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HEAD JV
COACH ERIK VANAGS
comes to Mariemont High School as a History teacher. He
taught and coached for 10 years at Milford. He attended
high school locally, at Milford, and received an
undergraduate degree in History from Ohio University and
a Master’s degree in Education at Xavier.
His wife, Lisa, is also a teacher at Sycamore.
They, and their son, Noah, are excited to move to the
district soon.
Coach Vanags jumped into winning ways his first year, as he
guided his team to a 12-3-3 record, with a winning CHL
record of 4-3-1. He also took part in
winning the 2007 District Championship. He has been involved in the game of soccer at
various levels for 31 years. He enjoys coaching and
training while he still attempts to play a few times a
week. He avidly watches the English Premier League and
supports Arsenal. He is looking forward to a great
season and loves working with the student-athletes.
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Jeff Jackson
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ASST. JV COACH - JEFF JACKSON
has been coaching JH,
SAY, and indoor soccer for the last 12 years. He
is the former commissioner of the Terrace Park soccer
program and
board member of the Cincinnati Hills SAY. While he
played football during college at Rose-Hulman, his kids
drug him into the soccer arena.
An avid supporter of Rec soccer, he loves to see the
players succeed at the HS level.
Jeff resides in Terrace Park with his 3 children, Andie,
Keeky, and Emily. |
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