Ryan Swan
Head Coach Men's Soccer
Phone: (417) 873-7830
Email:
rdswan@drury.edu
Drury promoted from within when in December, 2008 the Panthers named Ryan Swan as their head men's soccer coach.
Swan had spent the 2008 campaign as the associate head coach for both the Drury men's and women's soccer teams after moving up from an assistant coach's title with the squads since arriving at DU in 2006, all the while playing an integral role as head coach Alf Bilbao's right-hand man as the Panthers continued their climb into Great Lakes Valley Conference and NCAA-II contenders.
When Bilbao decided to focus solely on the DU women's program last winter, the choice to fill the men's position was a quick and simple one - Swan was given the chance to be an NCAA D-II head coach for the first time.
With Swan on the sidelines in 2008, both Drury squads made the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament semifinals, a first for the men's program. He was also instrumental in helping the DU women capture their first GLVC championship and reach the NCAA-II Tournament Sweet 16 for the first time in the program's history in 2007.
A former player for Bilbao at Truman State, Swan spent two seasons as the men's soccer assistant coach at Columbia (Mo.) College and as director of the Columbia Soccer Club before joining the Panthers.
Swan was raised in Perth, Scotland and attended Perth High School. Following high school, Swan played four years of semi-pro soccer with Couper Angus in Scotland where he was selected All-Region.
Swan attended Truman State from 1998-2000, earning a B.A. in Communication Science and playing for Bulldog teams that went a combined 40-14-5. He was an NSCAA All-Region First Team performer for two years, and in '98, was named to the MIAA All-Conference Second Team. He was selected as the Bulldogs' Most Valuable Player following his senior season.
Following college, Swan played semi-pro soccer with the Kansas City Brass and Des Moines Menace. He spent two years coaching with Major League Soccer Camps in California before joining the William Woods coaching staff in Fulton as a graduate assistant for two seasons.
Swan holds the United State Soccer Federation "A" instructor license and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America "Premier" Diploma.
Swan and wife Courtney reside in Springfield.
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