Frank Mangiola begins his first year as assistant coach with the Academy of Art University Men's Soccer program.
Bringing over 30 years of college coaching experience and expertise, Mangiola will serve as a key addition for the Urban Knights. He comes from Menlo College most recently where he assisted then head coach Mike Keller for the past three seasons. During his time with the Oaks, the men's soccer program enjoyed unprecedented success, going collectively 34-14-7 in regular season with a remarkable 25-3-2 record in conference action.
A San Francisco native, Mangiola played at San Jose State as a goalkeeper and was an All-American in 1965. Mangiola then went on to play professionally and as part of the U.S. Olympic team.
From there, Mangiola began a coaching career which has covered all levels. After starting at the professional level with the Bay Area Blackhawks, he eventually moved into college coaching where he has stayed for more than 30 years. During this time, Mangiola's teams won numerous awards, accolades, and trophies under his direction. At the same time, Mangiola worked as an important part of the United States Soccer Federation, working at various levels of the ODP, as Director of Region IV, and acting as a USSF staff coach and goalkeeping specialist.
Mangiola and Coach Keller have worked together before at Canada College, where Keller played in 1999 and 2000 prior to joining the staff and coaching under Mangiola from 2003-2004.
Mangiola lives in the Bay Area with his wife. He has two children and four grandchildren.
