Paul Athanasiadis enters his ninth year as the associate coach
at Merrimack. He joined the Warrior soccer program in 2001
following nine years as head coach at Marian High School.
During his tenure at Marian, Athanasiadis guided the school to a
135-38-18 record and captured the 1999 Massachusetts State
Championship. As a result, he was named Coach of the Year by the
Boston Globe, Eastern Massachusetts Coaches Association and the
Metro West Daily News. He is a former Massachusetts Youth Olympic
Development Program state team coach, and also served as an
assistant with the Boston Storm semi-professional team from
1994-95.
Athanasiadis led the Massachusetts Amateur State team to a
regional championship in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 and
a National Championship in 2001. He resides in Lexington, Mass.
with his wife, Danielle, and their three children – Emily,
George and Nadia.
