Eric Barnes (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Aiken, South Carolina, U.S. | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2006–2007 | George Mason Patriots | ||
| 2008–2009 | Pittsburgh Panthers | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Pittsburgh Panthers (assistant coach) | ||
| 2012 | Niagara Purple Eagles (assistant coach) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Niagara Purple Eagles (head coach) | ||
Eric Barnes is an American head coach and a former soccer player. He holds a NSCAA Premier Diploma and an NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma. Barnes is a grade 6 USSF Referee and a member of the National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association.[1]
A 2004 graduate of South Aiken High School in Aiken, S.C., Barnes earned a Bachelor's degree in health, fitness and recreation resources with a concentration in sport management in 2007 from George Mason University,[2] where he played collegiately for two years. He then played two years at the University of Pittsburgh while earning his Juris Doctor.[3]
Barnes also played professionally for the Carolina Dynamo (USL Premier Development League) in 2007 and for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL-2) during the 2009 season.