Hector Luis Marinaro

Head Coach

  • With IMG Academy Since: 2021
  • Hometown: Cleveland, OH
  • Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Hector comes to IMG after 15 years as the Head Coach at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. He had a 21 year professional playing career before taking the head coaching position. He led John Carroll to 10 Ohio Athletic Conference championships & 5 NCAA tournaments.

Education/Accreditations

  • 4 Time – OAC Coach of the Year
  • Great Lakes Region – Coach of the Year – 2018
  • 2019 United Soccer Coaches Association Great Lakes Staff of the Year.
  • Director of JCU Men’s Soccer Clinic for Autism (2006-2020)
  • Director of JCU Men’s Soccer – Kid’s Kicking Cancer Clinic (2018-2020)

 

Experience

  • 2002 - 2004 Cleveland Force MISL – Player/Assistant Coach
  • 2008 - 2014 Cleveland Futbol Club (CFC) – U12-U18 – Head Coach
  • 2006 - 2021 – John Carroll University – Men’s Soccer – Head Coach Playing Career:
  • 1983 - 1984 - Cleveland Force – MISL • 1984-1986 - Toronto Blizzard – CSL • 1986-1988 - Minnesota Strikers – MISL 
  • 1988 - 1989 - Los Angeles Lazers – MISL
  • 1989-2002 - Cleveland Crunch – NPSL