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Dave Di Tomasso
Head Coach
Dave Di Tomasso returns for his fourth season at the head of the Elmhurst College men's soccer team after guiding the women's soccer team for six seasons.
In 2005, Di Tomasso guided the second-year program to a 12-6-1 (.625) overall record and tied for the best regular-season record in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). His team also made its second straight CCIW Tournament appearance.
In just three seasons since the start of men's soccer at Elmhurst, Di Tomasso has compiled a 27-25-6 (.517). As head coach of the Bluejay women’s team, Di Tomasso compiled an impressive 68-45-6 (.597) overall record. He has an overall collegiate record of 95-70-12 (.571).
In addition to achieving success on the field, Di Tomasso's teams have earned heralded honors for their work in the classroom. His teams have been ranked among the best in the nation in total grade-point average. Last season's men's soccer team qualified for an NSCAA team award with a combined grade-point average of over 3.00.
Di Tomasso, who also coaches the men's golf team at Elmhurst, serves on the Illinois Olympic Development Program staff and runs multiple sessions of the Elmhurst College Soccer Academy each summer. He holds a Premier Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and a United States Soccer Federation "A" license. He was recently named the NSCAA Regional Director for Coaching Education. In addition, he'll also serve as an associate national staff coach.
Prior to joining the Bluejays, Di Tomasso worked at Wofford College, an NCAA Division I school in South Carolina. While there, he also ran the school's soccer academy while also serving as director of soccer at Shannon Forest Christian School.
His soccer head coaching background includes a three-year stint at The Bolles School, where his varsity girls' team won back-to-back Florida state championships (1993-94 and 1994-95) and reached the championship game again in 1995-96.
A former professional player, Di Tomasso was a member of the United Systems of Independent Soccer League (USISL) Division III South Carolina Shamrocks and Baltimore Bays, and the "A" League Worcester Wildfire. He also played in Essen, Germany, for Schwarz Weiss Essen (1994-95), a Third Division team.
Di Tomasso played soccer for two seasons at The Ohio State University, before transferring to Jacksonville University, where he was a two-year starter at midfielder and a senior captain for the men's soccer team. He earned his bachelor's degree in physical education from Jacksonville and received a master's degree in sports management from the Virginia Commonwealth University Sports Center in 2001.
Di Tomasso and his wife, Lindsey, reside in Clarendon Hills and are the proud parents of two sons, Dayton and Michael.
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