The 2011 season is Coach Andrew Guarneri's fourth as the lead man for Thunderbirds soccer. With three years of recruiting under his belt and a family-style of soccer tutelage, Coach Drew looks for great things in 2011 and beyond.
Guarneri established the men's soccer program at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in 1998 and coached through the 2006 season. He also coached the women at CGCC from 2000 through 2006. His teams produced three All-Americans, four Academic All-Americans, and one National Team Award for Academics.
Guarneri was named ACCAC Men's Coach of the Year for 2003 and ACCAC Women's Coach of the Year for 2004. He also won Phoenix Women's Sports Association Coach of the Year for 2005.
Guarneri also coaches a multitude of squads in the Gilbert Soccer Club since 1995, and has a great deal of playing experience. He competed while attending Butler University in 1989, at Drake University from 1990-1993, with the Des Moines Menace of the USISL in 1993, the Arizona Sahuaros, a D3 Pro League team in 2000, and finally, the Banat Arsenal, a competitive adult league team from 2001-2007.
Guarneri obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at Drake University in 1993, and a Masters of Science in Public Programs and Recreation Management from Arizona State in 1996.
"I'm excited to compete for the playoffs on both sides this season, as we were in it until the last week of the season in 2010 with the men. I know we will be more athletic on both sides in 2011," says Guarneri.
andrew.guarneri@mcmail.maricopa.edu
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