Men's Soccer
Steve Armas
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
Armas, originally from Germantown, MD, finished his Maryland career with 11 goals and 17 assists and helped lead Maryland to an ACC Tournament title in 1996 and captained the team to an NCAA College Cup appearance in 1998, where Armas was selected to the NCAA All-Tournament Team.
In his time there, Wake Forest has made six trips to the NCAA quarterfinals and two trips to the NCAA College Cup. The Deacs have won the ACC Atlantic Division five times, as well as back-to-back ACC Championships in 2016 and 2017 before adding a third during his tenure in 2024. Armas was a key part of the coaching staff which has earned United Soccer Coaches Region Staff of the Year in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Armas has coached back-to-back MAC Hermann Trophy winners in Jon Bakero and Ian Harkes, as well as Jack Harrison, the first overall pick of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.
Before Wake Forest, Armas spent five seasons at Campbell. Armas helped guide the Fighting Camels to three conference championships, the team's first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament and a year-end national ranking at the Division I level. At Campbell, Armas coached four MLS SuperDraft selections in Mitchell Cardenas (2013, Kansas City Wizards), Travis Golden (2014, D.C. United), Richard Jata (2009, Chicago Fire) and Willy Guadarrama (2007, Kansas City Wizards in MLS Supplemental Draft).
Prior to his arrival at Campbell, Armas spent two years as an assistant coach for both Greensboro College and the Carolina Dynamo of the United Soccer League's Premier Development League (PDL). While at Greensboro, Armas helped the program to a 2005 USA South Conference tournament championship and a second round NCAA Tournament appearance.
Armas had an impressive professional career that included stints with various clubs competing in Major League Soccer and the United Soccer League First and Second divisions. Armas played with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL2, where he helped the team capture the Atlantic Division and regular-season championship. Armas spent the 2003 season with the Carolina Dynamo (USL2) where he played 17 games, scored five goals and had 16 assists to help Carolina capture the regular-season championship.
Drafted by the New England Revolution in 1999, Armas played with the Columbus Crew and Tampa Bay Mutiny of the MLS while playing with USL First division clubs in the Atlanta Silverbacks, Minnesota Thunder and Cincinnati Riverhawks. He played in the U-17 World Cup in Japan and participated at the U-18, U-20 and U-23 national team levels.
Armas and his wife, Sarah, have two sons, James and Alexander.
In his time there, Wake Forest has made six trips to the NCAA quarterfinals and two trips to the NCAA College Cup. The Deacs have won the ACC Atlantic Division five times, as well as back-to-back ACC Championships in 2016 and 2017 before adding a third during his tenure in 2024. Armas was a key part of the coaching staff which has earned United Soccer Coaches Region Staff of the Year in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Armas has coached back-to-back MAC Hermann Trophy winners in Jon Bakero and Ian Harkes, as well as Jack Harrison, the first overall pick of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.
Before Wake Forest, Armas spent five seasons at Campbell. Armas helped guide the Fighting Camels to three conference championships, the team's first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament and a year-end national ranking at the Division I level. At Campbell, Armas coached four MLS SuperDraft selections in Mitchell Cardenas (2013, Kansas City Wizards), Travis Golden (2014, D.C. United), Richard Jata (2009, Chicago Fire) and Willy Guadarrama (2007, Kansas City Wizards in MLS Supplemental Draft).
Prior to his arrival at Campbell, Armas spent two years as an assistant coach for both Greensboro College and the Carolina Dynamo of the United Soccer League's Premier Development League (PDL). While at Greensboro, Armas helped the program to a 2005 USA South Conference tournament championship and a second round NCAA Tournament appearance.
Armas had an impressive professional career that included stints with various clubs competing in Major League Soccer and the United Soccer League First and Second divisions. Armas played with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL2, where he helped the team capture the Atlantic Division and regular-season championship. Armas spent the 2003 season with the Carolina Dynamo (USL2) where he played 17 games, scored five goals and had 16 assists to help Carolina capture the regular-season championship.
Drafted by the New England Revolution in 1999, Armas played with the Columbus Crew and Tampa Bay Mutiny of the MLS while playing with USL First division clubs in the Atlanta Silverbacks, Minnesota Thunder and Cincinnati Riverhawks. He played in the U-17 World Cup in Japan and participated at the U-18, U-20 and U-23 national team levels.
Armas and his wife, Sarah, have two sons, James and Alexander.
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