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MEN'S SOCCER


Kyle Dezotell

Head Coach

kdezotel@norwich.edu

802-485-2240

High School: Career Record Holder in goals, assists and points at North Country Union High School. Holds single season and career Vermont Division I High School goals records. Four-time All-Metro Conference. Three-time All State performer. Vermont Gatorade "Player of the Year" and NSCAA All-America. Helped lead NCU to state championship in 1998.  Vermont High School State Champion in cross country skiing in 1999. Team captured state championship in 1999. Capped high school athletic career by winning the New England High School Cross Country Ski Championships in 1999. Named U.S. Army Vermont High School Student-Athlete of the Year in 1998-1999.

College: Played four years at Middlebury College. Career record holder in goals, assists, and points at Middlebury. Team captured 1999 ECAC New England Championship and won the inaugural NESCAC Men's Soccer Championship in 2001. Named All-NESCAC and All-New England while at Middlebury. Also, competed for three seasons on D-I Middlebury College Nordic Ski Team.

Professional: Played three seasons with the semi-professional Vermont Voltage. Team advanced to the Final Eight of the 2003 PDL National Championships.

Coaching:  Began college coaching career in 2003 as an assistant coach at St. Michael's College. Named head men's soccer coach at Johnson State College in 2004. Coached the 2005 JSC men's soccer team to the NAC Regular Season Championship and the 10th "Most Improved Team" in NCAA D-III.  Named NAC "Coach of the Year" in 2005.  Came to Norwich in 2006 and brought team to 13-7-1 overall record and ECAC New England Tournament semifinals.  In 2007, the Cadets finished 19-3-1 overall, won the GNAC Regular Season title, and were the first Norwich University athletic team to ever win an ECAC New England Championships. Dezotell was named 2007 GNAC men's soccer "Coach of the Year." Also named 2007 GNAC men's tennis "Coach of the Year."  He has coached three All-New England Players. Led the 2008 squad to an 18-3-1 overall record, and helped the Cadets capture the GNAC Regular Season and Tournament titles. That team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and Dezotell was tabbed the GNAC "Coach of the Year" for the second straight season. In 2009, the Cadets finished with a 10-8-2 overall mark and played in the ECAC Tournament.

Degrees: Received Bachelor of Arts Degree from Middlebury College in 2003.  Holds an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma. 

Extra: Serves as a Staff Coach for Far Post Soccer Club, and has coached in Vermont ODP Program.



Eric Nordenson

Assistant Coach

enordens@norwich.edu

Eric Nordenson played college soccer at Castleton State College from 1991-1994 while earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice. He began his coaching career in 1995 as an assistant coach at Castleton State, where the Spartans compiled a record of 14-3-1 and were the Mayflower Conference champions. In 1996, Nordenson moved to Northeastern University as the first assistant coach for one of the finest Huskies teams in school history. From 1997-2003, Nordenson moved back to Vermont coaching at Montpelier High School and Spaulding High School. From 2000-2003, he was the assistant director at Montpelier based Capital Soccer Club. From 2004-2005, Nordenson moved to Saint Michael's College and from 2006-present he has coached at Norwich University.