Men's Soccer

Michael Regan

Head Coach

Mike Regan was named as the new head men’s soccer coach at North Iowa Area Community College in May 2007 after serving two years as an assistant coach for the Trojans. He has had success both as a player and a coach in recent years and his soccer background outside of the United States has added much to NIACC’s program in recent years.

Regan, Guided the Trojans to a second place finish in the ICCAC, resulting in a (13-5) winning season in his first year as head coach. Regan, has used his International connections to help freshman Mike Unwin and Simon Cook shine in their first season with the Trojans in which they earned second team NJCAA Divisions 1 All-American Honors.

Regan began coaching while he was a teenage student, helping out during summer youth soccer camps in his home town of Yateley, England. Later, he began working in his spare time at the prestigious Paul Walsh Soccer Academy in his area. During the summers of 2005 and 2006, whilst captaining the Ottawa Fury in the United Soccer Premier Development League, he used his spare time to coach youngsters in the Ottawa area at summer camps.

Along with his work with the Trojans, Regan serves as head boys soccer coach at nearby Mason City High School. Regan also holds a USSF National D License.

Aleksandar Bogdanovic

Assistant Coach

Third-year assistant coach Aleksandar Bogdanovic will work in all aspects of soccer after spending the 2006 season as a volunteer assistant under previous head coach Colin Murphy.

Bogdanovic hails from Rijeka, Croatia, where he played indoor club soccer during his high school years. After high school, Bogdanovic played two years at NIACC as a defender, earning honorable mention All-Region XI honors twice. He recently completed his undergraduate work at NIACC and is transferring to Oregon State University in January 2009.

Colin Murphy

Assistant Coach

Colin Murphy is a second year assistant for the NIACC men's soccer program after having been head coach the previous four seasons. Goalkeeper Coach. Colin holds a USSF National “D” License, a certificate from the F.A. in Psychology for Football (Level 1) and a Manchester United Soccer School coaching symposium certification.

He served as head men’s soccer coach from 2003-06, compiling a record of 17-51. Eleven players received first or second team NJCAA All-Region XI honors during this period while two received national awards including NSCAA and NJCAA honorable mention all-American recognition. He founded the NIACC Soccer Academy, which was affiliated with Italian club AC Perugia, and served as its technical director.

He coached Clear Lake High School boy’s soccer from 2003-05 where he led the team to an overall record of 39-19, including a program record 17-3 season and top-ten final regular season ranking (1A #6) in 2003. Ten players received first or second team all-conference recognition, including one first-team all-State member.

BJ Krull

Student Assistant

Andy Scott

Student Assistant

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