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Courtesy of Suffolk Athletics Communications
BOSTON - Darren Lloyd will lead Suffolk women's soccer into its ninth season as head coach this fall, Director of Athletics Cary McConnell announced Tuesday afternoon. Lloyd inherits a Rams team that has reached the GNAC postseason for the past five seasons.
"Darren possesses all the qualities and competencies we expect of a successful head coach at Suffolk," McConnell commented. "He has a passion for winning – and achieving excellence, but most importantly developing players not only into successful players, but high-achieving students and that is exactly what Suffolk Athletics is looking for."
Suffolk is providing Lloyd with his first collegiate head coaching opportunity, after a number of volunteering assistant positions at the Rams' Massachusetts Division III rivals, Lesley and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Since 2008, Lloyd has been the Curriculum Director for the Galway Rovers FC. Now in his sixth season with the Rovers, Lloyd also serves as the head coach for four of their teams. Along the way, he also worked as the head of Human Resources and the Director of Curriculum for Playsoccer Corp.
Lloyd's coaching experience in the States began with the Olympic Development Program in Long Island, New York, in the summer of 2004. As the camp director for the Champions World Series, he worked with English Premiere League teams, including Liverpool FC, Manchester United, A.C. Milan and Celtic F.C. Also that summer he developed experience mentoring and coaching youths at NOGA Camps.
Prior to coming to the United States, Lloyd began his coach career working with the Cheltenham Town F.C. and the Sunderland AFC.
During his decade of coaching, Lloyd has worked with a number of notable women soccer standouts including Kristine Lilly, Leslie Osborne and Cat Whitehall.
Lloyd received his Bachelors of Science in Sports Conditioning & Coaching at Hartpurty College in Gloucester, England, where he was a member of the four-time national champion soccer team.