Ken Lolla
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ken Lolla | ||
| Date of birth | c. 1961 (age 55–56) | ||
| Place of birth | Belmar, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1983 | Duke Blue Devils | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984 | Charlotte Gold | ||
| 1984–1988 | Canton Invaders (indoor) | ||
| 1988 | New Jersey Eagles | ||
| 1990 | Penn-Jersey Spirit | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1984 | Monmouth Fighting Scots (assistant) | ||
| 1985 | Duke Blue Devils (assistant) | ||
| 1987 | Lake High School | ||
| 1988–1989 | Duke Blue Devils (assistant) | ||
| 1990–1992 | Belmont Abbey College | ||
| 1993–2005 | Akron Zips | ||
| 2006–present | Louisville Cardinals | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ken Lolla is the head men's soccer coach at the University of Louisville. He is also a writer and professional speaker. Lolla played collegiate soccer at Duke University and professionally at various US professional soccer teams. He has earned several accolades as both a player and coach.
Lolla attended St. Rose High School in Belmar, New Jersey where he was a 1980 High School All-American; he also played on the U.S. Olympic Sports Festival teams in 1979 and 1983. Lolla went on to play collegiate soccer at Duke University from 1980 to 1983 where he was a three-time all-conference selection of the Atlantic Coast Conference and earned All-South and All-America in 1981 and 1983. He graduated in 1983 with a degree in Biology.
He was selected in the fourth round of the North American Soccer League draft by the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Lolla played professional soccer for the Charlotte Gold of the United Soccer League. He also played for the Canton Invaders of the National Professional Soccer League from 1984 to 1988. He also served as the Youth Development Director for the Canton Invaders in 1985 and 1986. He handled community and public relations in 1987 and 1988 in conjunction with appearances as a player for the NPSL franchise. In the Spring 1988, he moved to the New Jersey Eagles of the American Professional Soccer League. In 1990, he played for the Penn-Jersey Spirit, but he left the team on June 14, 1990 when he was hired as head coach of Belmont Abbey College. In 2002, Lolla was one of 55 players named to the ACC's 50th Anniversary Men's Soccer Team.
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