Bio

Giovanni Pacini enters his 32nd year in coaching and 16th as head men's soccer coach at Lasell College. As the architect of the Lasell program, Pacini has led his Lasell teams to thirteen winning seasons, six trips to the North Atlantic Conference finals, two NAC championships, and trips to both the NCAA national and ECAC regional championship tournaments. In addition, the program has earned NCAA regional Top 10 rankings and a regional #3 seed in the NCAA national championship tournament. He has been voted "Coach of the Year" by the North Atlantic Conference in 2000, 2002 and 2006 and also "Collegiate Soccer Coach of the Year" by the Eastern Massachusetts High School Coaches Association in 2005 and 2006.

His involvement with the game spans from youth to the professional level working alongside some of the most noted coaches in the world. He serves the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as the Massachusetts and New Hampshire State Director and is Chairman of the prestigious NSCAA Technical Committee. He is an NSCAA Master Coach, holds the Premier and Advanced National Diplomas, and is a member of both the National Academy Staff and National Goalkeeper Academy staff. In addition, Coach Pacini directs “Make The Save Goalkeeper Training” and“Direct Kick Field Player Academy”. He is published and is a noted expert in the areas of player development and coaching education. Pacini has a series of goalkeeper training videos through Play Sports TV and the NSCAA. He lives in Braintree, MA with his wife, Christine.

Career Record

Year       Overall             Conference       

1998       5-11-2 Overall    

1999       10-8-0 Overall    3-2-0   NAC      2nd Place

2000       10-7-0 Overall    5-1-0   NAC      2nd Place

2001       6-10-0 Overall    4-1-0   NAC      NAC Semifinals

2002       13-4-3 Overall    6-1-0   NAC      NAC Champions

2003       15-4-1 Overall    7-0-0   NAC      NAC Semifinals - NCAA First Round

2004       11-8-1 Overall    7-2-0   NAC      NAC Finalist

2005       11-7-2 Overall    6-2-0   NAC      NAC Finalist

2006       15-6-0 Overall   10-0-0  NAC      NAC Champions - NCAA First Round

2007       9-8-1 Overall      8-2-0   GNAC    GNAC Semifinals

2008       12-8-0 Overall    8-1-0   GNAC    GNAC Semifiinals - ECAC New England First Round

2009       10-6-3 Overall    6-1-2   GNAC    GNAC Semifinals

2010        9-8-2 Overall     7-0-2   GNAC    GNAC Semifinals

2011        9-6-3 Overall     5-3-2   GNAC    GNAC Quarterfinals

2012       15-4-1 Overall    9-1-0   GNAC    GNAC Semifinals - ECAC New England First Round

Total      161-105-18      91-17-6