Coach Jonathan Garbar is the fourth head coach in Franklin Pierce's program history. In 2018, Garbar led Franklin Pierce to a league-record eighth Northeast-10 Conference title, its first since 2006, with a 3-0 win over Assumption. Again in 2018, Garbar's team reached a high ranking position at No. 7. The United Soccer Coaches poll ranked the Raven's No. 20 in the nation.
Before Garbar coached at Franklin Pierce he was a coach for five seasons at the junior college level at Monroe College in New York. A few of Garbar's highlights while at Monroe are:
- National title in 2014
- National semifinal appearance in 2015
- Back-to-back-to-back district and regional titles in 2013, 2014, and 2015
- 2014 Championship earned him National Coach of the Year honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America
- Coached seven NSCAA All-America selections
Photo by Franklin Pierce Athletics
“I'm humbled to become a part of this tradition at Franklin Pierce,” said Garbar. “I am committed to driving it to the next level, as well as promoting the standard of one of the most competitive conferences in the nation, the NE10.”
(https://www.fpuravens.com/sports/wsoc/2016-17/releases/011717WSOCcoach)
* Originally published on May 25, 2020, by Gema Fernandez
