Men's Soccer | 4/22/2019 6:47:00 PM
MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—Rene Wagner joins the Barry University men's soccer coaching staff as the assistant, director of athletics Michael L. Covone announced today.
"I'm excited to add Rene to the staff as I believe his skill sets will fit in well with our program and aid me in growing me as a coach," Bucs head coach Steve McCrath said.
Wagner brings a strong network in all areas of soccer, after a playing career in Europe and diverse experience in the US, including playing, coaching and supervising. He has also served as the head coach for the U13 boys with the Palm Beach Gardens Predators.
"I am excited to join the men's soccer program at Barry University," Wagner said, "and I look forward to working with the staff and players. Barry is known for excellence on and off the field and I am honored to be a part of such a successful athletic program. (Head coach) Steve (McCrath), the coaching staff and the players managed to achieve something great last year and I cannot wait for next season to begin."
Wagner played one season with the Sharks at Hawai'i Pacific, helping them to an 8-6-3 mark in 2012. He then went on to be a graduate assistant under coach Chris Fisher in 2015 and 2016.
His ability to teach and reach the players, and other strengths will add to the strong history of great assistant coaches I've had in the past."Wagner comes to the Bucs after founding and working at WARUBI Sports since August of 2017. At WARUBI, Wagner was dedicated to developing and innovating the US soccer market.Wagner, a native of Dresden, Germany, played with several clubs in the Bundesliga, including SG Dynamo Dresden, VFB Oldenburg, Wacker Nordhausen.
He earned his bachelor's degree in business and economics from Technische Universität Dresden in 2015 and a master of arts in human resource management from HPU in 2017.
He holds an Elite Youth License and a B Level from the Deutscher Fußball Bund.
The Buccaneers are the defending NCAA Division II National Champions, having won the title at the Fall Sports Festival in December in Pittsburgh, Pa.
