Bio

Huntingdon Athletics named Robert Spain as the head coach of the men's soccer program in December of 2024.

Native to Alexander City, Alabama, Spain came to Huntingdon as a freshman in 2005, but would go on to play at the University of Charleston, a NCAA Division II institution shortly thereafter.

As a player, Robert played a major role in redefining the success of the program in Charleston, serving as the team’s captain when the Golden Eagles snapped a 30-match winless streak in 2008, before reaching the NCAA Elite Eight in 2009 with a 19-4 record. 

Most recently, Spain worked for the Columbus Crew of the MLS as both Head Academy Scout and Technical Director of Youth Partnerships...resulting in over a dozen players signing first team professional contracts. 

Robert has also spent a decade coaching at the NCAA level, most notably as an assistant coach for Division I programs such as Northern Illinois University and Duquesne. At the Division II level, Spain served as the head men's soccer coach at Lincoln Memorial University. He kicked off his coaching career in Division III as the head coach at  the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. While there, Spain inherited a team that finished the 2013 season with a 3-16 record, and successfully orchestrated a 12-7-1 record in the 2014 season.