Victor Kotynski of Lyndhurst was named the assistant soccer coach at Rider University in 2013 and is in his seventh season in 2019 on Charlie Inverso’s staff.
“Victor is a tremendous young coach and the players have responded to him from day one,” Inverso said.
Kotynski played and coached at Seton Hall University. “Vic played for and coached under Manfred Schellscheidt who is the most influential coach in America and we are really happy to have him here,” Inverso said.
“I am very happy to have joined the staff here at Rider University,” said Kotynski, who graduated from Seton Hall in 2006 after playing in four NCAA tournaments. “I am looking forward to working with and learning from one of the most experienced and successful coaches in the Tri State area, Coach Inverso. We have a very young and exciting group of players with great potential.”
In 2015, 2016 and 2018, Kotynski helped Rider advance to NCAA Tournament berths, while the Broncs reached the MAAC Championship Game for the third-straight year in 2017.
The Broncs won 14 games in 2015, the most in 18 years and the second most ever. The 14th win was in the MAAC Championship Game, sending the Broncs to the NCAA Championship Tournament against defending National Champion Virginia. Rider returned to the NCAA Tournament with 13 wins in 2016.
The groundwork for the historic 2015 season was set the previous season.
In 2014 the Rider men’s soccer team (9-7-2) enjoyed its best season in 16 years. The Broncs were picked to finish eighth in the 11-team MAAC and finished third. Rider led the entire nation with 40 goals scored during the regular season.
Kotynski served as the Seton Hall captain as a senior and was a four-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic team. Two of his Pirate teams were ranked in the top 25 in the nation.
Upon graduation Kotynski was a player and later a coach for the Newark Ironbound Express of the USL/PDL. He played with the New York Red Bulls reserve team after spending time with the Charleston Battery of the “A” League.
Kotynski has developed his coaching skills working alongside several great coaches including Manfred Schellscheidt, Kazbek Tambi, and Gerson Echeverry at Seton Hall University and World Class FC.
In 66 career games for Seton Hall, Kotynski totaled two goals and three assists. His teams went a combined 43-25-13.
“We really lucked out getting Victor on our staff,” Inverso said.
