Renato Capobianco
Renato Capobianco
Title: Head Coach
Phone: 781-768-8656
Email: renato.capobianco@regiscollege.edu

Renato Capobianco has been head coach of the Regis men's soccer team since 2011, entering his 13th year at the helm of the program. Coach Capobianco also serves as the Director of Strength & Conditioning for Regis Athletics.

The 2021 team qualified for the GNAC Tournament after posting a 5-5-2 record within the league. The Pride were led by Second Team All-GNAC defender Diego Roman.

The 2019 squad boasted two All-GNAC performers: Jared Barroso and Cesar Da Silva. In 2018, he helped the Pride post its fourth straight overall winning record at 8-6-2, starting with a 1-0 overtime victory at long-time rival Lesley. Regis advanced to the GNAC Tournament for the second consecutive season. 

Taking over a team that won only eight games in its first three seasons, he has steadily improved the quality of the program and, in 2015, coached the Pride to the first winning season in program history. His Regis teams also have posted a conference record of .500 or better in six of his nine seasons, including a record six league wins in 2017, the program's first season within the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.

Capobianco has also overseen the team's improved academic performance, as a program-record 11 student-athletes received Academic All-GNAC recognition in 2020-21. In addition, Sal Madera and Santiago Pedraza-Novak became the first Regis male student-athletes to earn CoSIDA Academic All-District honors, and Madera became the second consecutive men's soccer player to receive the department's Senior Scholar-Athlete Award, following Scott Holcomb's selection in 2019-20. 

Prior to Regis he served for 10 seasons as the Boys Head Varsity Soccer Coach for Weston High School where, in 2009, the team captured the MIAA Division 3 state title and Capobianco was named Boston Globe Coach of the Year.

Capobianco's previous college experience was in 1989 where for five seasons he was the Head Men's Soccer Coach at Cuyamaca College (CA). In 1991, he was named Pacific Coast Conference Coach of the Year.

From 1991-94, he served as Team Administrator for the Men's US National Team as it prepared for the 1994 World Cup. During this period, the US National Team played over 80 games in more than 24 countries, culminating in the 1994 World Cup that was held in the United States.

In 1995 he held the post of Deputy Competition Manager for the South Florida soccer venue of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

From 1996 through 2001, he worked in Major League Soccer as both an assistant coach (Tampa Bay Mutiny, New England Revolution) and as a Director of Soccer (San Jose Earthquakes, New England Revolution). In 1996, he was the Assistant Coach of the East Team of the MLS All-Star Game.

In 2002-03, he served as a Strength & Conditioning coach at Harvard University and is also a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength & Conditioning Association. Besides his duties as head coach of the men's soccer program, he oversees the strength & conditioning program for the entire Regis athletics program. He was instrumental in the design and construction of the athletics weight room opened in October 2018 and received the Faculty/Staff Appreciation Award from the Regis Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) in May 2019. 

He also holds an A License from US Soccer, a Premier Diploma from the NSCAA, and a Masters Degree In Exercise Science from San Diego State University.

Capobianco has served as staff coach and Head U15 Boys Coach for Massachusetts Olympic Development Program, plus he currently is the U18 Boys Coach for Lexington United.

He also holds three certifications from the International Youth Conditioning Association (IYCA).