Seamus O’Connor has established himself as a talented coach on the youth, collegiate, and professional levels. He recently completed a stint as Head Coach of the CDSA Future, a Dover, DE entry in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) - the 2nd ranked league in the world for women. Competing with local high school and Division III college women in a league featuring players from the US Women’s National Pool, National Pool players from other countries, and Division I players from some of the nation’s top programs, he directed the Future to a very respectable 5th place finish that included 5 one-goal losses.

Prior to the Future, O’Connor directed Immaculata University ’s Men’s program to a Pennsylvania Athletic Conference’s quarterfinal play-off appearance in only the start-up program’s second year in existence. The Mighty Macs posted a 7-10 overall record with a cast of freshmen and sophomores whose season featured road upsets over Cabrini College and Wesley College - two highly regionally ranked teams.

In 2003, he led the Reading Rage of the USL/PDL to an 8-8-2 record - the Rage’s first .500 or better record in many seasons - and a near-miss appearance in the US Open Cup.

On the youth front, O’Connor was the Director of the Super Y League program for the Reading Rage where he oversaw the running of five boy’s teams - two of which qualified for the Super Y League National Finals.  O’Connor was selected as Head Coach for the U16 Boys team to represent the Mid-Atlantic Region at the Super Y League National ODP Camp. Additionally, he assisted CHC Assistant Coach Jody Roberts in the development of Philadelphia Soccer Club’s Coppa United into a top 35 team nationally. Coppa United was an EPYSA State Cup finalist, a Jefferson Cup champion, and appeared in the Dallas Cup, Surf Cup, and Super Y League National Finals in addition to playing the Chinese U17 MNT to a 1-1 draw.

O’Connor graduated from Athlone Institute of Technology in in 1997 where he was the starting goalkeeper for three seasons. While in college, he trained with League of Ireland clubs Athlone Town and Longford Town . His soccer education includes an FA of Ireland Coaching License, FAI Goalkeeping License, NSCAA National License, NSCAA Level 1 and NSCAA Level 2 Goalkeeping License.

Seamus, a native of Galway, resides in Blackwood, NJ with his wife, Alexandra and son, Shay.