Dennis Lukens

Dennis Lukens (born June 28, 1952)[1] is an American professional soccer coach and former player.

Dennis Lukens
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-06-28) June 28, 1952
Youth career
Springfield College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Boston Storm
Managerial career
1988–1991 Bridgewater State College
Boston Storm
2000 Bay Area Seals
Saint Lucia U23
2012–2013 Krystal Kherson
2016–2017 Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv
2017–2018 Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv
2020–2021 Dublin County
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Lukens played college soccer for Springfield College,[2] and professionally for the Boston Storm.[3] He was the founder of the Boston Storm.[4]

Coaching career

He began his career as a coach with Bridgewater State College between 1988 and 1991.[5]

Lukens has been on the coaching staff of clubs such as the California Cougars (where he was Assistant Coach),[6][7] and he was also Head Coach of both the Boston Storm,[3][6] and the Bay Area Seals.[6][8]

He has also been Head Coach of the Saint Lucia under-23 national team,[6] as well as Krystal Kherson in the Ukrainian Second League.[7][9][10] Lukens became the first American to coach soccer in the former Soviet Union,[11] and the first to coach in the Ukraine.[12] In January 2014 he was one of six American coaches working professionally in Europe.[7]

Lukens has also been Director of Coaching for the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association, and he has worked with the United States Soccer Federation.[4]

He took over as manager of Ukrainian club Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv in 2016.[10] He also works as the club's president.[13][14]

Later Lukens has been Technical Director for the Elite Development Academy out of Fullerton, California.[15]

In 2020, Lukens became involved with Dublin County as team manager and chairman, in their bid to enter the League of Ireland First Division.[16] Their bid was unsuccessful due to the club's issues in securing Morton Stadium for home games. Despite having two full-time staff and arranging 20 playing contracts, they lost out to Treaty United.[17]

References
  1. "Люкенс Деннис 28.06.1952 - Футбол" (in Ukrainian). Footballfacts.ru. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. "Men's Varsity Soccer Record (1973)". Springfield College. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  3. Brian O'Connell (December 29, 2014). "A Fast-Moving Storm". New England Soccer Today. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  4. "Founder/Technical Director". Boston Storm. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  5. "Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Stats - Bridgewater St". Bridgewater State College. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  6. "USLFans.com -- For the Fans, By the Fans". December 3, 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  7. Greg Lalas (January 4, 2014). "Bob Bradley's not the only one: 5 other American coaches in Europe". Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  8. "A-League Preview" (PDF). Soccer America. April 24, 2000. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  9. Люкенс: "Впечатлило, что украинские ребятишки все еще играют на улицах" (in Ukrainian). Football.ua. November 21, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  10. Dennis Lukens at Soccerway. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  11. "Americans Overseas: Back to Business After Concacaf Calamity". beIN SPORTS USA.
  12. "Первый американский тренер в Украине уже знает крепкие словечки". www.segodnya.ua.
  13. "Судостроитель возглавил Журов и просматривает троих нигерийцев". SPORTARENA.com. June 25, 2017.
  14. "Журов ушел в отставку из Судостроителя". July 23, 2017.
  15. "Why Join EDA". EDA. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  16. Cooney, Gavin. "US and UK-backed Dublin County FC given green light to apply for LOI First Division". The42. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  17. "Treaty United to take up the 10th place in First Division". The Irish Times. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
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