Windsor Lancers

Steve Vagnini is the head coach of the Windsor Lancers Men's Soccer program. Widely considered to be one of the top coaches in the province, Vagini has an outstanding record as a winning coach at all levels.

He rejoins the Lancers from St. Clair College where he spent the past four seasons as the head coach of the Saints women’s soccer program. While with the Saints, Coach Vagnini led the club to an Ontario Collegiate Athletic Association (OCAA) bronze medal in 2015, and was named the OCAA coach of the year for three consecutive years from 2014-16. He was also named the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association coach of the year in 2015.  
 
The Sault Ste. Marie, ON native also led the St. Clair indoor women’s soccer team to a gold medal in 2015, and a silver medal this past March.
 
Steve wore the Blue and Gold as well as a former Lancer goalkeeper with the University of Windsor men’s soccer team in the late 1980s. He also served as an assistant coach for the men’s team for 12 seasons from 2000-11, and was also the head goaltending coach from 2007-08.

In addition, he represented the University of Windsor and Canada as the head goalkeeping coach with Team Canada at the 2011 FISU World University Games in China.
 
Steve has also been active as a coach at the local club and high school level, having previously coached at Holy Names High School and with the East Side Kickers soccer club.

He was also the head coach of the Windsor Stars of the Canadian Soccer League for two seasons and has also held coaching and administrative positions with the Essex County Soccer Association.