Head Coach Helio D'Anna

Veteran soccer coach Helio D'Anna enters his third season at the helm of the Brevard College men's soccer program fresh off claiming the Spring 2021 USA South West Division Championship.

D'Anna, simply known as "Coach L" by the soccer community, comes to Brevard College following 16 seasons as the Head Men's Soccer Coach at NCAA Division II Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee. At Lincoln Memorial, D'Anna compiled a 175-84-32 record with three NCAA tournament appearances.  In his overall head coaching career, D'Anna has won 416 games with 287 wins as collegiate men's coach to go along with 129 wins as a women's coach.  Over his entire career, he has coached 22 All-Americans, seven conference players of the year, and a national player of the year.  In addition, three of his former players have moved on to join Major League Soccer (MLS) teams.

Since his appointment at Brevard College, D'Anna compiled a 13-9-4 record and a 2nd Place finish in the USA South West Division in 2019 and a trip to the ECAC DIII Men's Soccer Championships. In the 2020-21 season, the Tornados became the first program to win the  USA South West Division title.

While the Head Coach at Lincoln Memorial from 2003-18, D'Anna led the Railsplitters to three NCAA tournament appearances including trips to the 2007 national championship game and the 2006 national semifinals.  As Head Coach of the men's program at LMU, D'Anna coached four first-team All-Americans, a National Player of the Year, two South Atlantic Conference Players of the Year and 14 different All-South Atlantic Conference First-Team selections.

From 2003-16, D'Anna also served as LMU's Head Women's Soccer Coach where he guided the Railsplitters to three NCAA tournament appearances as well as a two conference titles.

At Lincoln Memorial, D'Anna was named the Appalachian Region Men's Soccer Coach of the Year in 2007 and an NCAA National Coach of the Year finalist in 2006.   

Prior to his tenure at Lincoln Memorial, D'Anna held the positions of Head Men's Soccer Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at Union College (Ky.) from 1995-2002.  At Union College, D'Anna led the Bulldogs to four Mid-South Conference titles and was named conference coach of the year four times.  Additionally, he was named NCAA South Region Coach of the Year in 2004.

Additional experience for D'Anna includes a stint as Head Coach for the Professional Development League's Baton Rouge Capitals, Head Coach for the Kentucky Olympic Development Program as well as work as a columnist and talent recruiter for the Site University of Soccer.

A native of Campinas, Brazil, D'Anna holds a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education from the University of Campinas in Sao Paulo and a Master's degree in Physical Education and Health from Union College. 

Career Record: 425-254-70

Record at Brevard: 22-13-7