Abraham Gustavson has coached Marianapolis boys’ soccer for the past eleven years, serving as head coach of the varsity team for the past seven seasons. He began his coaching career in 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa, volunteering as a youth development coordinator in the township of Manenberg. Returning to Marianapolis after graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2011, Gustavson served for four years as junior varsity coach before taking over the varsity team in 2015. He credits much of his coaching foundations to his two mentors: his father, Eric Gustavson, who coached Marianapolis’ boys’ varsity team for thirty-three years, and Marianapolis soccer guru Esad Darman, who helped Gustavson develop as both a player and coach. As a varsity athlete in 2007, Gustavson played left-midfield on the Marianapolis boys’ team that went 9-10-7 overall. Above all, Coach Gustavson’s goal is to build a team based on the values of camaraderie, sportsmanship, and personal integrity. He proudly supports Tottenham Hotspur and has enjoyed traveling to England to catch their games at the start of the Premier League season. Gustavson holds a U.S. Soccer National license and is a member of United Soccer Coaches USA.

Coach Dominic DiDonato has entered his second year coaching Marianapolis Soccer. He has played various levels of competitive soccer. As a youth player he played in the FC Napoli Premier Team and was a four-year varsity athlete as well as captain of the Putnam High School soccer team. Didonato also played center-back for Worcester State in college and enjoyed the competitive nature of that program. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served as an aircraft technician. He is excited to work with the Marianapolis Boys Varsity team. He strives to push the team with a combination of relevant soccer skills and vision that aims for the best effort each day.