Men's Soccer
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- Assistant Coach/Recruiter
Tony Falvino just completed his third season at Davidson after serving as an assistant coach at Francis Marion for three seasons. He was previously the top assistant at High Point from 2006-08.
“Tony jumped right in at Davidson to gain an understanding of our culture, while adding his own ideas," said head coach Matt Spear. "He’s very involved in the recruiting, training, logistics and structure of our program. In his second and third seasons, he accelerated his impact and expanded his roles.”
Growing up in Johnsonville, New Zealand, Falvino was a member of the Under-17 and Under-20 New Zealand national teams. Born in Venezuela, Falvino is fluent speaking Spanish. His father is a native of Italy and his mother a native of Spain. His parents both reside in New Zealand, where Tony and his parents moved as a child from South America.
He earned his undergraduate degree in sports and exercise studies from Greensboro College, where he was a four-time all-conference selection on the soccer field and three-year team captain. He was named the USA South Conference Rookie of the Year in 2002 and later earned conference Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2005. He added a master’s degree in sports administration from Wingate in 2010.
“As an excellent player, Tony was a leader, a hard worker, and a diligent student,” said Spear.
Falvino has worked three years with the North Carolina Youth Soccer Association as an Olympic Development Program (ODP) scout and coach, and has coached with the Twin City Soccer Association in Winston Salem, the Greensboro Soccer Club, and the Carolina Dynamo. He has been on summer camp staffs at Wake Forest, North Carolina, UNC Wilmington, Elon, and Roanoke College. He has also worked one season with the South Carolina ODP program.
"Tony certainly has the abilities and the drive to become a great head college coach. A big focus for me is to develop our staff for the next level,” said Spear.
Coach Falvino is in his third year as a staff coach for the Carolina Rapids.
