Head Coach Jimmy Banks
Jimmy Banks took the helm of the MSOE soccer program in 1999. In 2009, Banks was named Northern Athletics Conference Coach of the Year. He was also named Coach of the Year twice when MSOE was a member of the Lake Michigan Conference.
Banks is one of the most talented soccer players to come out of Milwaukee. In 1981, He was an All-American forward at Custer High School. While at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Banks was a National Soccer Coaches Association (NSCAA) NAIA All-American selection in 1983. After transferring to UW-Milwaukee, He was an NSCAA All-Midwest Region selection in 1985 and 1986. Banks later went on to play on the 1990 U.S. World Cup team where he started two games as a defender and continued his soccer career by playing for the Milwaukee Wave. In 2002, he was among the honorees in the "Decade of U.S. Soccer" celebration held in the nation's capitol. Banks is an inducted member of Custer High School and Wisconsin Soccer Association's Hall of Fame.
Believing in community, Banks has given back to Milwaukee by developing urban youth soccer programs. He holds a USSF-A coaching license and has a degree in education from the UW-Milwaukee, where he is a member of the Athletic Hall of fame. Banks serves as MSOE's Director of Intramurals and Club Sports. He resides in Milwaukee.
Students interested in becoming part of the men's soccer program should contact coach Banks at banks@msoe.edu.
Assistant Coach Rob Harrington
Rob Harrington joins the MSOE coaching staff as an assistant for the 2011 season. Harrington has been a part of the FC Milwaukee coaching staff since 1993. He has extensive coaching experience including time as an assistant women's soccer coach at Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and also was an assistant for Marian's men's and women's soccer teams. Harrington coached Pius High School varsity girls soccer team to the State Championship in 1995.
Also, he was the coach of the U18 girls regional champions in 1999 and U18 boys regional champions in 2005. Harrington played collegiately at Drake University.
