Harry Triana
Founder/Director

NSCAA Advanced National ( Pass with Distinction )
NSCAA National ( Pass with Distinction )
USSS National Youth

Player Profile:

Harry Triana recently played for the Brooklyn Knights in the United Soccer Leagues, in the summer of 2005. He made his return to the team after anchoring the midfield for the Knights from 1998-2000.  In 2001, he signed with the MetroStars during their international Copa Merconorte campaign.  His many accomplishments as a youth and college soccer player include: playing for one of the nation's top youth clubs, B.W. Gottschee, where he won the U19 State Championship; training six years in the Olympic Development Program; playing for the Ulster Community College Junior College team that advanced to the Final Four, and where he was selected as
Mid-Hudson All-Conference First Team and NJCAA
All-Region First Team; and he played for St. John's University as a member of the school's fourth consecutive Big East Championship. Triana currently plays for NY SALAMINA, one of the most successful Semi-pro clubs in the Tri-State area.

Coaching Profile:

In the fall of 2005, Harry Triana signed on as the Manhantanville College assistant coach, where he assists former college teammate, Didier Orellana. In his first year as assistant coach, Manhantanville went 11-8-2 and reached the semifinals of the ECAC tournament, upsetting nationally ranked Drew University in the quaterfinals.

As a youth coach, Triana is heading a veritable Brooklyn Soccer Program. In 5 years, the program in the city has grown from 15 players to over 200 now being trained through the Academy curriculum. SABA's program has now expanded to New Jersey, where Triana is working closely with the Allendale Soccer Club, directing their training and coach's clinics.

Triana has also trained and coached St. Ann's Varsity girls soccer in Brooklyn, NY. In his first year, he guided the Varsity team to the AAIS finals, the best finish in school history.

DID YOU KNOW?
The Bayside Times picked the Triana family as one of New York's most famous soccer families. Six Triana brothers received Division I soccer scholarships and his brother Ed captained Columbia University in the NCAA FINAL FOUR.