Former Pirate Phil Swenda Joins Men's Soccer Staff
8/11/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Seton Hall head men's soccer coach Manfred Schellscheidt has announced that Phil Swenda, one of the top players in school history, will return to the program as an assistant coach for the 2009 season.
Swenda, a forward, finished his career with 63 points on 26 goals and 11 assists. He was a 2002 CollegeSoccerNews.com Honorable Mention All-America selection, while also earning First Team All-Region honors in 2002 and Second Team in 2001 from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Swenda was also a three-time All-BIG EAST selection, making the First Team in 2002, Third Team in 2001 and All-Rookie in 1999.
A tri-captain as a senior, Swenda left Seton Hall after leading the Pirates to two NCAA Tournament appearances and four trips to the BIG EAST Tournament. He was drafted in the third round, 26th overall, by the Chicago Fire in the 2003 MLS SuperDraft. Swenda played professionally for HarlowTown FC in England and Hutnik Krakow in Poland before serving as the captain of Rosario Club Deportivo in South Florida.
Swenda most recently has served as a coach in the Indian River Soccer Association in Vero Beach, Florida, working with the U-9 and U-15 teams while handling recreational clinics and tryouts for all ages.
