PROVIDENCE FRIARS
COACHING STAFF
DIRECTOR OF SOCCER OPERATIONS
DAVID
PAUL LATIF
ASSISTANT COACH
DEMELLO David DeMello, who has played an integral part in Providence College’s resurgence, enters his 15th season as the Friars’ assistant coach. DeMello has helped the Friars to seven NCAA Tournament appearances in his career at Providence, including four out of the last five years. In 2014, DeMello helped the Friars win their first BIG EAST Championship title in program history, appear in their first NCAA College Cup and capture a Providence College men’s soccer program record 16 wins. On March 22, 2015, DeMello was inducted into the Soccer Rhode Island Hall of Fame. DeMello helped the Friars reach the BIG EAST tournament final and the NCAA Tournament in 2013. The Friars have recorded nine winning seasons in the last 10 years, and have been to the BIG EAST Semifinals five times over that span. DeMello will continue to work with all the day-to-day operations of the program, as well as assisting with recruiting and coaching. A 1994 graduate of the University of Rhode Island, DeMello played four years for the Rams’ soccer team. During his junior season, he earned Atlantic-10 All-Conference honors as an outside defender and helped the team reach the conference finals. After graduating from URI in 1994, DeMello played professional soccer for the Rhode Island Stingrays of the USL and served as the team captain for four seasons. DeMello began coaching in 1994 as an assistant at UMass-Dartmouth. He spent three seasons with the Corsairs before becoming an assistant coach at Roger Williams University. DeMello worked for four seasons at Roger Williams. A 1989 graduate of Bristol High School, DeMello earned All-State honors in his junior and senior years. DeMello and his wife, Vicki, and their daughters, Taylor and Maya, live in Bristol, R.I.
Paul Latif joined the men’s soccer coaching staff on April 1, 2014 as the program’s Director of Soccer Operations. Latif played three years at Franklin Pierce University, leading the Ravens to a 51-8-6 record over those three seasons. As a senior, Latif helped Franklin Pierce post a 21-1-1 mark and led the team to the Division II Final Four. He graduated from Franklin Pierce in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sports and Recreation Management. A 2010 and 2011 NSCAA All-American, Latif recently served as an assistant coach at Bunker Hill College (Charlestown, Mass.), helping Bunker Hill to the 2013 NJCAA Div. III National Tournament Quarter Finals. A native of Newcastle, England, Latif also coaches with Bayside FC. He and his wife, Kristen, reside in Quincy, Mass.
KARL
ASSISTANT COACH
SPRATT
Karl Spratt enters his third year as the men’s soccer volunteer goalkeeping coach. He also serves as the New England Revolution’s Director of Goalkeeping for the Revolution’s youth academy. Spratt graduated from the University of Sunderland in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in sport and exercise development. Spratt also holds FA Goalkeeping coaching licenses, has earned NSCAA National and Advanced National Goalkeeping Diplomas and became an NSCAA National GK Staff instructor in 2013. Spratt has coaching experience in both England and the United States. He has had coaching stints with a variety of English club programs, including Sunderland AFC and Darlington FC. At the collegiate level he has spent time as goalkeeper coach with the College of Holy Cross and the University of Massachusetts Lowell. During the 2014 season, Spratt helped coach Providence goalkeeper Keasel Broome ‘13 to earn BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week once and was named to the BIG EAST Tournament Team. In addition to his work with the Friars, Spratt is entering his fourth season as the New England Revolution’s Director of Goalkeeping for the Revolution’s Youth Development Program. Spratt’s playing career included time with the Manchester United youth academy and the England U-18 National Team developmental squad. He currently resides in Providence, R.I.
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