College of Staten Island tabs Rebay as men's soccer coach Published: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 2:06 PM
By Staten Island Advance Sports Desk Jose Luis Rebay has been named men's soccer coach at the College of Staten Island, the school announced. Rebay takes over a team which went 4-112 in 2010 and lost in the CUNY quarterfinals. Rebay replaces Armen Simoniants, who coached the Dolphins for three seasons. "I am very excited to be here and to have been given this opportunity," Rebay said. CSI photo Jose Luis Rebay has been hired as men's soccer coach at the College of Staten Island.
"To be offered a chance to build the program and get it to the national level is something I am really looking forward to."
A native of Buenos Aires, Rebay has a USSF A coaching license and a wealth of playing and coaching experience going back to 1979. His most recent stop was as head coach at CUNY rival City Tech from 20072009. "Coach Rebay has the perfect coaching and playing background to be a successful soccer coach at the College of Staten Island," said CSI athletic director Vernon Mummert. "His network of recruiting contacts and his coaching experience in the competitive CUNY Athletic Conference will allow CSI to hit the ground running in his first year. With a solid nucleus of returning players and a solid freshmen recruiting class, CSI expects to contend for a CUNY soccer championship in 2011." A junior division member of the Independiente De Avellaneda in Argentina from 1979-86, Rebay was a member of Argentina's U-17 national team during the 1982-83 season, and later played professionally for Universitario De Sucre in Bolivia's top pro league. He also played for the San Diego Nomads in the Western Soccer League.
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