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Ruben Resendes (hiring release) enters his fourth season as the head coach of the Franklin Pierce University men's soccer team in 2022.

Through three seasons at the helm in Rindge, Resendes has guided the Ravens to a 41-5-3 overall record  (.836 winning percentage), boosting the Ravens to a 22-3 record against Northeast-10 opponents.

(2021-22) Completing his third season with the program (2021) in top fashion, Resendes led the Ravens to their first NE10 Championship title in 10 years, as the team finished with an outstanding 20-1 overall record (11-1 In-Conference), meanwhile outscoring all opponents by a whopping 53-7 during the campaign. In 2021, the Ravens would also tie their program record for most consecutive wins in a single season (record dating back to 1995), winning 14 straight contests. The Ravens also punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament, where they saw succes through the first three rounds, ultimately being halted by Millersville in the 3rd round of the tournament. The match finished in a close fought 1-1 tie, and was ended in penalty kicks.

(2020-21) Despite having a shortened and unconventional second season due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Resendes coached the Ravens to an undefeated 6-0-0 record, with the season being bumped to the spring. In addition, Franklin Pierce would climb to No. 2 in the national rankings, the highest since the 2011 season. Resendes and his staff were also named the NCAA Division II East Region Staff of the Year after leading the team to a perfect 6-0 spring season, outscoring their opponents 16-to-2 in their contests.

(2019-20) Resendes' debut season as the head coach was one for the record books for the Ravens, as the team was nationally ranked for the first time since the 2017 season, reaching as high as No. 7 to cap off the 2019 campaign, and earned a trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time since 2016. Franklin Pierce posted a 15-4-2 record in the year, including a 10-2-0 NE10 conference record, and made its first appearance in the NE10 Semifinals since 2016, and first NCAA Quarterfinals appearance since 2011. Carlos Ferrando Felis (First Team) and Niklas Laudahn (Second Team) were selected to the 2019 NCAA Division II Conference Commissioner's Associations All-East Region and the 2019 United Soccer Coaches All-Region teams, while Laudahn was also named an United Soccer Coaches All-American and Felis earned CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. Yannik Felber garnered the CoSIDA Academic All-American honor and Stefan Lohberger collected the United Soccer Coaches All-Region First Team accolade on the year. Resendes' saw eight members earn NE10 All-Conference honors and two named to the NE10 All-Academic Team.

Resendes will make his second collegiate head coaching stop, as he previously spent two seasons at the helm of Dean College, where he guided the Bulldogs through their final season at the junior college level in 2015 and into their exploratory year at the Division III level in 2016. At Dean, he posted a 33-3-0 record over 36 games, which included an undefeated regular season in 2015.

Most recently, Resendes spent the last two seasons as the top assistant coach at Division I University of Vermont, where he was responsible for all recruiting and practice planning, among other duties. The Catamounts captured the America East Conference regular-season title in 2017, for the third time in program history.

Prior to his stints at Dean and Vermont, Resendes picked up collegiate coaching experience as an assistant at his alma mater, SNHU (2014), as well as Division III Emmanuel College (2013), where he was the associate head coach. In addition to his experience at the college level, Resendes has served as the Director of Coaching and Youth Development for Blackwatch Burlington Premier Soccer Club in 2017 and 2018, and previously spent four years as an academy coach and scout in the New England Revolution system.

As an undergraduate, Resendes was a four-year standout at fellow NE10 member SNHU from 2009 through 2012 (bio), a time when the Penmen and Ravens routinely clashed as two of the region’s premier programs. He was named the NE10 Rookie of the Year in 2009, and followed up with three straight All-NE10 selections in his sophomore through senior seasons, including First Team nods in 2011 and 2012. Resendes was also a three-time All-Region selection during his career, including consensus First Team All-Region honors as a senior, when he started all 23 games in the midfield and capped his career with an All-America Second Team selection as well.

During his career, the Penmen qualified for the NCAA Championship in all four seasons and advanced to the national quarterfinal on three occasions. Resendes went on to play one season professionally in Iceland’s top division with UMF Tindastoll.

Originally from Fall River, Massachusetts, Resendes is a 2013 graduate of Southern New Hampshire University, with a degree in sport management.

Career Coaching: 
2015-2017: Head Coach, Dean College Men's Soccer
2017-2018: First Assistant Coach, University of Vermont Men's Soccer (NCAA DI) 
2019-present: Head Coach, Franklin Pierce University Men's Soccer

Coaching Accolades: 
- 2015 NJCAA New England Region Coach of the Year (Dean College)
- 2016 Massachusetts Coaches Association - College Coach of the Year (Dean College)
- 2020 United Soccer Coaches East Region Coaching Staff of the Year (Franklin Pierce)
- 2021 United Soccer Coaches East Region Coaching Staff of the Year (Franklin Pierce) 
- 2021 Northeast-10 Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year (Franklin Pierce)