A three-year starting midfielder for the Chestnut Hill College men’s soccer team (2008-2010), Julian Fernandez joined the Chestnut Hill College men’s soccer coaching staff as an assistant prior to the 2014 season and took over as head coach before the 2015 campaign. Prior to Chestnut Hill College, Fernandez accrued a wealth of coaching experience at the club level.
Fernandez served on staff for the Atlantic Soccer Factory (2010-2012) and Spirit United Soccer Club (2011-2013), before working with Continental Football Club (2013-present). While at Spirit United Soccer Club, he assisted their Boys U16 squad to an Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association (EPYSA) Challenge Cup championship in 2013. Fernandez was also a member of the coaching staff at Cardinal O’Hara High School (2012) before going on to become the head coach of the varsity boys’ soccer program at Downingtown East High School for the 2013 season. Fernandez holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National Diploma as well as a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) “C” License.
Fernandez became a key member of the Chestnut Hill College men’s soccer team immediately after transferring from a successful freshman season at Rutgers-Camden. Despite playing only three years as a Griffin, he ranks eighth all-time in program history in starts (49) and 10th in minutes (3,415). He scored his first career goal as a senior and added a pair of assists for his career. Fernandez served as team captain as a senior and received the Coach’s Award following the season (2010). Following his collegiate career at Chestnut Hill College, Fernandez played for the Atlantic City (AC) Crusaders and Philadelphia Fury of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL).
A three-time member of the CACC All-Academic Team and two-time member of the Chestnut Hill College Athletics Academic Honor Roll, Fernandez was also a Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Academic Achiever (2009-2010) before graduating from Chestnut Hill College with a bachelor’s degree in history. Fernandez currently resides in Ambler, Pennsylvania.
