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Providence College Athletics
Men's Soccer
DeMello, Dave
Dave DeMello
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- ddemello@providence.edu
- Phone:
- (401) 865-2005
David DeMello, who has played an integral part in Providence College’s resurgence, enters his 24th season as the Friars’ assistant coach.
DeMello has helped the Friars to 12 NCAA Tournament appearances in his career at Providence, including eight out of the last 14 years.
In 2024, he assisted the Friars to their 12th NCAA Tournament appearance where they reached the Second Round. DeMello helped the squad to reach the BIG EAST Championship game and earn the title of BIG EAST East Division Regular Season Co-Champions. He also helped the team to 13 victories.
In 2022, DeMello helped steer the squad to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the fourth time in program history. He also helped coach the Friars to their 15th BIG EAST Semifinal and sixth BIG EAST Championship Game appearance. DeMello assisted the team to a 12-5-4 overall record including a 5-2-3 mark in BIG EAST play.
In 2019, DeMello assisted the Friars to reach the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament and the BIG EAST tournament final. He helped the program grab 16 wins, which tied the Providence College men's soccer record of wins in a season. The last time this was done was in 2014.
In 2016, DeMello helped the Friars capture their first BIG EAST regular season championship and also assisted them in the run to the NCAA Elite Eight for the second time in three years.
In 2014, DeMello helped the Friars win their first BIG EAST Championship title in program history and appear in their first NCAA College Cup. On March 22, 2015, DeMello was inducted into the Rhode Island Soccer Hall of Fame.
DeMello helped the Friars reach the BIG EAST tournament final and the NCAA Tournament in 2013.
DeMello handles all the day-to-day operations of the program, as well as assisting with recruiting and coaching.
A 1994 graduate of the University of Rhode Island, DeMello played four years for the Rams’ soccer team. During his junior season, he earned Atlantic-10 All-Conference honors as an outside defender and helped the team reach the conference finals.
After graduating from URI in 1994, DeMello played professional soccer for the Rhode Island Stingrays of the USL and served as the team captain for four seasons.
DeMello began coaching in 1994 as an assistant at UMass-Dartmouth. He spent three seasons with the Corsairs before becoming an assistant coach at Roger Williams University. DeMello worked for four seasons at Roger Williams.
A 1989 graduate of Bristol High School, DeMello earned All-State honors in his junior and senior years.
DeMello and his wife, Vicki, and their daughters, Taylor and Maya, live in Bristol, R.I.
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