Men’s Soccer

KEVIN ROBSON

ASSISTANT COACH/RECRUITING COORDINATOR

Kevin Robson was named the assistant coach of Indiana Men’s Soccer in 2013 and took on the responsibility of recruiting coordinator in 2017. Along with recruiting, Robson is also responsible for compliance and academic liaison, scouting opponents, team training, and coordinating travel. Since coming to Indiana, Robson has seen the Hoosiers to multiple Big Ten finals, College Cup competitions, and NCAA appearances.

Under Robson, Indiana Men’s Soccer has seen multiple successes, including back-to-back Big Ten doubles in 2018-19, the first time since 1998-99. The Hoosiers have won the title 10 times in program history. The Hoosiers have earned multiple top 16 NCAA seeds in Robson’s tenure and have reached the College Cup on two occasions.

Robson has been part of multiple Men’s North Region Staff of the Year for DI Institutions by United Soccer Coaches with Indiana.

Robson spent the beginning of his coaching career with multiple clubs across the midwest. While also working with the Hoosiers, Robson was the head coach of the Alliance FC 2000 and 2001 from 2014-19. In 2019, Robson was named the Technical Director for the club, working with top players from Bloomington, Columbus, and Center Grove. 

In Denver, Robson spent 2009-10 as a head coach of the Real Colorado under-18 boys team. In 2011, Robson was an assistant coach for the real Colorado Foxes PDL team and from 2011-13 was the head coach of Real Colorado under-14 boys team. 

As a player, Robson tallied seven goals and 16 assists and won the 2006 under-23 national title with Scott Gallagher Soccer Club and led Chaminade College Prep to back-to-back state titles in 2001-02, the first state soccer titles in school history. 

With Indiana (2003-06), Robson was a member of the Hoosier’s 2003-04 NCAA title teams and was a member of five Big Ten Championship teams during his career (three regular season and two tournament championships). Robson led the Hoosiers in assists with six in 2006 and finished second in that category on the 2004 title team.

Robson graduated from Indiana University in 2007 with a degree in communications and broadcasting. 

Kevin and his wife, Shannon, live in Bloomington with their son, Keegen, and daughter, Collins.

DANNY O'ROURKE

ASSISTANT COACH

Assistant Coach

Danny O’Rourke was named assistant coach of Indiana Men’s Soccer in 2018. O’Rourke formerly served as an undergraduate assistant coach in the 2016 season. A Hoosier alumnus, O’Rourke is heralded as one of the best players in program history.

During his four seasons as a student-athlete, O’Rourke was captain of the 2003 and 2004 NCAA Championship teams. O’Rourke was given First Team All-American honors and was named the 2004 MAC Hermann Trophy winner for being the top player in the nation. As a Hoosier, O’Rourke collected four regular season Big Ten titles, two Big Ten Tournament championships and appeared in three College Cups. O’Rourke was a three-time First Team All-Big Ten selection and a two-time Soccer America Collegiate MVP Team honoree. He was named First Team College Soccer News All-Freshman Team and Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2001.

In the classroom, O’Rourke earned three Academic All-Big Ten honors and the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District distinction twice. O’Rourke was named the 2004 United Soccer Coaches Scholar Athlete of the Year, the top academic honor in the country. 

As a professional athlete, O’Rourke was drafted by the San Jose Earthquakes with the fourth overall pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft. In his 11 seasons, O’Rourke earned 186 starts in 200 MLS matches playing with the Earthquakes, New York Red Bulls, Columbus Crew, and Portland Timbers. O’Rourke was part of two MLS Cup winning teams, claiming the title in 2008 with the Columbus Crew and 2015 with the Portland Timbers.

Christian Lomeli

ASSISTANT COACH

Christian Lomeli was named assistant coach for the Indiana Men’s Soccer program in 2019. Lomeli works with the team’s goalkeepers.

While at Indiana, Lomeli was part of the back-to-back Big Ten double as both a graduate assistant coach and during his first year as assistant coach. The Big Ten double is the tenth in program history and the first double since 1998-99. Lomeli was also part of the 2019 Men’s North Region Staff of the Year for D1 Institutions by United Soccer Coaches.

Alongside his duties of being an undergraduate assistant coach in 2018, Lomeli was also a head coach of the Alliance Soccer Club. During his tenure, the team reached the Indiana Presidents Cup State final. He was also Director of Goalkeeping at the Carmel Football Club from 2016-17. 

As a student-athlete, Lomeli played two seasons at IUPUI and two seasons with the Hoosiers. In his seven matches started at IU, he posted a 0.53 goals-against average with 16 saves.