Gerard Miniaci - Men's Soccer Coach - James Madison University Athletics

Gerard Miniaci

Title:
Volunteer Assistant Coach

Gerard Miniaci joins the coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach ahead of the 2022 season.

In his first season with the Dukes, Miniaci aided the team to go 8-8-4 in the first season in the Sun Belt Conference. The Dukes went unbeaten in six of their final seven matches of the regular season and used the momentum to take down fifth-ranked and two-seeded Marshall in the quarterfinals and three-seeded Georgia State in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Championship to make an appearance in the championship match. Alex Krakowiak was tabbed to the All-Sun Belt Second Team while Tyler Clegg earned All-Region Third Team honors.

He joins JMU after a second stint at VMI, serving as an assistant coach before being named the interim head coach over the last two seasons. Before his return to VMI, he was on the coaching staff at NCAA Division III New England College from 2018-19. He served as an assistant coach and then was the interim head coach before his second season, leading the Pilgrims to a second-place finish in the NECC.

The Sterling, Va. native started his college coaching career in 2017 in his first stint at VMI, serving as an assistant coach. Before jumping to college, Miniaci was the head coach at Broadway High School from 2015-17. A three-year letterwinner at Bridgewater College, he received his bachelor’s degree in Health and Exercise Science in 2013. He also has a master’s in Sport and Recreation Management that he earned in 2020 during his time at NEC. Miniaci holds a USSF E coaching license.