Ruben Resendes enters his fourth season as the head coach of Bryant men’s soccer in 2026. He was named the 10th head coach in program history on December 7, 2022.
Coaching Accolades
• Holds a career record of 142-18-13 (.858).
• Has posted a 43-10-9 (.776) record in three+ seasons at Bryant.
• Posted a 19-7-2 (.714) record in the America East, including a 14-5-2 (.714) mark in the regular season.
• 2024 & 2025 New England Soccer Journal D1 Coach of the Year.
• 2023 America East Championship, made appearances in last three America East Championship Games.
• Made two of the last three NCAA Tournaments, hosting games in both.
• 2022 National Coaching Staff of the Year
2025:
The greatest season in program history, Resdendes’ team started the season unbeaten in their first 15 matches. A 13 match winning streak in this strech was the longest in school history, as the Black and Gold climbed as high as No. 2 in the national rankings. Finishing top 10 nationally in most defensive catagories, the Bulldogs finished 17-2-3, earning the No. 11 national seed in the NCAA Tournament as an at large for the first time in program history. Bryant won its first ever NCAA Tournament game, defeating Seton Hall 1-0 in Smithfield, before falling in PKs to Saint Louis in the Third Round.
2024:
Led the Black and Gold to a 10-6-4 record and a birth in the America East Championship Game. The backline was once again the story for the Black and Gold, with the Bulldogs leading the NCAA in both GAA and clean sheets for the second year in a row.
2023:
Resendes engineered one of the best turnarounds in D1 men’s soccer in his first year in Smithfield, turning a 3-10-1 record in 2022 into a 16-2-2 season in 2023, winning the America East Conference Championship and hosting the programs first ever NCAA Tournament game. Focusing on defensive structure, Resendes’ team in 2023 finished ranked first in the country in GAA and clean sheets, allowing only six goals over the course of the entire season.
Resendes comes to Smithfield after spending the past four seasons as the Head Coach of Franklin Peirce Univeristy, going 66-5-4 during his time in Rindge. Leader of the 2022 National Coaching Staff of the Year, his 2022 team finished 25-0-1, winning the NCAA D2 National Championship. The 2022 team tied the highest winning percentage for a national champion in NCAA history. Resdendes also reached the Elite 8 (2019) and Sweet 16 (2021), and picked up numerous accolades, including 2020, 2021, 2022 United Soccer Coaches East Region Staff of The Year (3 years in a row), and 2021 & 2022 Northeast 10 Conference Coach of the Year.
He spent 2017 as the first assistant coach at the University of Vermont under Rob Dow. During his tenure, Vermont captured the 2017 America East Championship, despite being picked seventh in the preseason poll. He also served as Director of Coaching & Player Development at Blackwatch Premier during his time in Vermont.
Before UVM, Resendes began his head coaching career at Dean College, where he led the program to an extraordinary 33-3-0 record over two seasons. In 2016, he led the Bulldogs to a 17-2 record in its first NCAA Division III season, earning MASCAC Coach of the Year. In 2015, he led the Dean to an undefeated regular season, going 16-1 and earning Easton Region Coach of the Year. During the same period, he worked in the New England Revolution Academy (MLS) as head coach for the U23 and U14 teams, helping develop future professionals and U.S. Youth National Team players.
Before Dean, Resendes began his coaching career as an assistant at Emmanuel College (2013) and his alma mater SNHU (2014).
Before coaching, Resendes enjoyed a standing playing career at Southern New Hampshire. A four-time All-Conference selection, Redensdes was a three-time All-Region selection, and a NCAA D2 All-American as a senior. He played semi-professionally in Iceland’s First Division before beginning his coaching career.
What They’re Saying about Coach Resendes
Marc Hubbard – University of New Hampshire Head Coach
“Ruben has been built for this since I recruited him in high school. He has great energy, works very hard and has a high soccer IQ. It has been a pleasure to watch him grow as a player and coach and he has made an immediate impact in every program he has touched. The America East and Bryant is much stronger today and I couldn’t be happier for his entire family.”
Jim DeRose – Bradley University Head Coach
“Ruben is truly one of the elite young coaches in the country as is evident by his record of success in all of his previous positions. He is a dynamic leader, with an infectious personality and is incredibly passionate in his pursuit of excellence. Ruben’s work ethic, tactical acumen, on-field coaching, preparation, and attention to detail are second to none. Those traits, coupled with his ability to recruit and mentor talented student-athletes domestically and internationally, in my opinion, will lead Bryant University to regional and national success in the very near future.”
Josh Taylor – Southern New Hampshire University Head Coach
“I have known Ruben for a very long time, and he has one of the brightest soccer minds around. Ruben cares deeply for his players and will set up a competitive environment for his players to really develop. Bryant University is getting a confident, passionate, and extremely hard-working coach. Ruben has been successful everywhere he has been, and I have no doubt he will continue the trend at Bryant.”
Resendes Soccer Academy
Resendes is the Founder and Director of Resendes Soccer Academy, one of New England’s fastest-growing developmental programs. Established in 2019, the academy has expanded from three camps in its first year to more than fifty programs annually, partnering with over twenty youth soccer organizations across New England.
Personal
Resendes resides in Swansea, Massachusetts, with his wife, Kate, their three daughters—Ainsley, Gabriella, and Callie—and their dog, Charlie.
