Lars Andersson

Title:	Head Coach
Email:	lars.andersson@uncp.edu
Phone:	(910) 521-6442
College:	Cumberland, 1994

Having made his mark as the only coach in the history of the UNCP women’s soccer program, Lars Andersson enters his 12th season as the coach of the Braves, compiling a 213-110-10 clip in 18 seasons as a collegiate head coach.

Currently holding an 122-74-17 record as the UNCP gaffer, Andersson has led the Black and Gold to final listings in the NSCAA Southeast Region rankings in six out of the last nine seasons and skippered the Braves to an appearance in the second round of the 2008 and 2010 NCAA tournament. The 2003 Peach Belt Conference coach of the year, he has mentored three all-Americans, four of PBC Freshman of the Year recipients, 20 all-conference players, 13 PBC all-tournament players, six all-state players, 14 all-region players and an academic all-American. In the classroom, the Braves have produced one PBC female student-athlete of the year honoree, while also sending 46 student-athletes to the league’s presidential honor roll.

Prior to his time in Pembroke, Andersson served as the women’s soccer head coach at Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Ky., as well as the men’s coach at Reinhardt College in Waleska, Ga. In his two-year stint at Cumberland, Andersson coached two all-Americans, a pair of all-region players, 11 all-conference players, four academic all-Americans and 16 academic all-conference recipients. On his way to 1999 Mid-South Conference coach of the year accolades, he also led the Lady Patriots to the league’s regular season title, as well as a No. 14 national ranking.

While compiling a 62-25-3 record as coach of the Reinhardt men’s team, Andersson helped guide the 1998 Eagles to a 21-1-1 record, as well as spot in the NJCAA national championship game. Having earned region and district coach of the year honors at season’s end, he was one of just four candidates for national coach of the year honors as well.

A native of Vuollerim, Sweden, as well as a former player on Vuollerim SK (1985-87), Andersson made the trek to Clarksville, Tenn., as a high school exchange student in 1987. Following the completion of his freshman year at Austin Peay State, he returned to his native land to fulfill his duties as an army ranger in the Swedish Military before returning back to the U.S. to complete his education.

Andersson graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Cumberland College in 1994 and earned his master’s degree from Union College in 1998.

Andersson and the former Carla Kehrier of Plymouth, Mich., are the proud parents of four daughters – Aspen, Isabella, Emelia and Olivia. The family currently resides in Clayton.