Angelo Panzetta - Head Coach

Contact: angelo.panzetta@allegheny.edu
814-332-5208

Angelo Panzetta enters his seventh season as head coach of the Allegheny men’s soccer program. A two-time NCAC Coach of the Year, Panzetta already ranks second on the school’s all-time win list, racking up a 66-36-14 overall record during his six seasons.

The Gators’ head coach earned his second NCAC Coach of the Year honor in 2004 after leading Allegheny to their first NCAC Tournament crown. Receiving the automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Championships, the Gators won their first and second round games before falling to eventual 2004 champion, Messiah College. Their win over Transylvania in the opening round was the first post-season victory in Gator soccer history and allowed the Gators to host their first ever post-season contest, a game they won in penalty kicks against Carnegie Mellon University.

In the fall of 2006, Panzetta guided the Gators to the conference tournament finals for a third consecutive season. Allegheny, the four seed, upset the top seed Ohio Wesleyan, also ranked fourth in the nation, in opening round action to reach the championship game. The Gators would then fall short of Denison by a score of 3-2.

Panzetta has guided the Gators to top-four NCAC finishes in each of his six seasons as head coach. In 2002, he picked up his first NCAC Coach of the Year honor as he guided the Gators to a 14-6-0 record, tying the school record for wins and earning the a team a spot in the conference championship game. In 2001, his first season at Allegheny, the team posted a 12-4-1 record, and a third-place tie in the NCAC.

A native of Irondequoit, N.Y., Panzetta is a 1989 graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he turned in a standout collegiate career, becoming the school’s first three-time first-team Division III All-American. He led RIT to four NCAA playoff appearances, four Empire Athletic Association titles, and a 55-7-7 record. Panzetta was a two-time EAA Player of the Year, and was inducted into the RIT Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.

Following his career at RIT, Panzetta was selected in the first round of the 1989 Major Indoor Soccer League draft by the Baltimore Blast. He helped Baltimore to a berth in the MISL championship series in 1990, and finished second in the Rookie of the Year balloting. After two seasons with the Blast, he played three seasons for the National Professional Soccer League’s Harrisburg Heat where he helped the team to three playoff appearances. He is a member of the Harrisburg Heat Hall of Fame and was recently named to the Heat’s All-Decade team for the 1990s.

Before coming to Allegheny, Panzetta served as the top assistant to Dean Foti at Syracuse. During his seven years as an assistant with the Orangemen, Panzetta coached 18 All Big East Conference selections and he helped the team advance to the Big East Tournament semifinals in 1999 and quarterfinals in 2000. He also earned a master’s degree in exercise science from Syracuse in May of 2000.

Panzetta’s prior coaching experience includes one season at RIT and two seasons as an assistant coach at Gillman High School in Baltimore, Md. He has also coached the New York West Olympic Developmental Program’s Under-17 team and was an evaluator for the Region 1 ODP staff. He is licensed with the United States Soccer Federation, holding an A
License.

Panzetta and his wife Gina currently reside in Meadville with their daughter Marissa.

Year at Allegheny: seventh
Coaching Record: 66-36-14
Alma Mater: Rochester Institute of Technology, 1989
Hometown: Irondequoit, N.Y.

Previous Coaching Experience:

• Syracuse University, assistant coach 1994-2000

Playing Experience:

• three-time All-America at RIT
• first round draft pick in MISL
• member of Harrisburg Heat and RIT Halls of Fame

Chris Keller - Assistant Coach

Contact: christoph.keller@allegheny.edu
814-332-2856

Christoph Keller enters his first season as the assistant men’s soccer coach at Allegheny. Keller is a 2004 graduate of the College of the Southwest, where he is currently working on his master’s degree in education.

As a player, Keller broke the all time California junior college single season assist record with 28 during the 2002 campaign at Riverside College, where he earned All-American status. In 2004, he captained Southwest to its first postseason appearance in school history. Keller was also as a member of the Victorville Apollo F.C. team of the Pacific Soccer League, a semi-professional organization.

Keller currently holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) National D license as well as National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) regional and goalkeeping diplomas.

Most recently, Keller served as the head coach at Southwest, guiding the squad to the Red River Conference tournament for a third consecutive season in 2006.