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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 seventh 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 and 2008. 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.
In 2008 his coach of the year effort guided the Warriors
the District Championship, the Regional Championship and
to the State Final Four, with a team that rewrote the
school record book in all-stars, goals, assists,
shutouts and wins .
He is the winningest coach in Mariemont history, with 70
wins and a .660 winning percentage. He is thankful
for having a very talented staff and players.
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 49 years old and has been
playing and/or coaching soccer for 48 of them".
He brings the winning ways of Brazilian soccer to
Mariemont. Prior to joining the MHS coaching staff, he coached
elementary and middle school teams to four
championships in five years. His high school
resume includes the 2007
District Championship and 2008 State Final Four. 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 Williams' Meadow.
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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. In 2008, his training of yet another
goalie, helped the Warriors to the State Final Four.
The players may love and respect his enthusiasm for the
game, but they keep him around for his yellow Crocs.
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 - ASST. VARSITY COACH - ERIK VANAGS
is a history teacher at Mariemont High School. He
taught and coached for 10 years at Milford, before
coming to Mariemont in 2007. 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, live in Mariemont.
Coach Vanags jumped into winning ways his first
two years, as he
guided his teams to a combined 20-5-7 record, winning
the CHL in 2008 and a combined CHL record of 9-3-2.
As a Varsity Assistant, he took part in
winning the 2007 District Championship and the State
Final Four in 2008.
He has been involved in the game of soccer at
various levels for 32 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 Junior High,
SAY, and indoor soccer for the last 13 years. He
is the former commissioner of the Terrace Park soccer
program and
board member of the Cincinnati Hills SAY league. While he
played football during college at Rose-Hulman, his kids
drug him into the soccer arena.
Jeff
may be the biggest kid on the field and the players love
him. A varsity program is no better than the
players that the Junior Varsity feed it and Jeff has
been very successful in developing players.
An avid supporter of Rec soccer, he loves to see the
players succeed at the High School level.
Jeff resides in Terrace Park with his 3 children, Andie,
Keeky, and Emily. |
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Justin Richardson
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ASST. JV COACH & JR HIGH COACH - JUSTIN RICHARDSON
is in his third year as boys Junior High coach at
Mariemont. This year he began assisting with the
Junior Varsity program. He is a professional
soccer trainer by trade. He has been training in
Mariemont, Terrace Park and Evendale since 2006.
Throughout the summers he runs soccer camps all over
Ohio. He also coaches a girls U8 team for KSA and has
worked with other select teams of various ages.
Coach Richardson is a true international man of
intrigue, a regular migrant worker so to speak. He
resides in Newcastle, England, traveling to Mariemont
for the soccer season and returning home to England for
the winter.
He played soccer throughout high school and College. His
degree is in Coaching Science, and he follows soccer
religiously. |
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