Marquette University Athletics
Men's Soccer Adds Khaled El-Ahmad to Staff
3/20/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
March 20, 2006
MILWAUKEE - Head coach Louis Bennett has announced the addition of Khaled El-Ahmad to the men's soccer coaching staff.
"He's a wonderful addition to our coaching staff who gives us a multi-dimensional approach to coaching and maintenance of our team," Bennett said. "He has a great eye for talent and I'm excited that I can continue to work with him."
El-Ahmad comes to Marquette after a successful playing career at Wis.-Milwaukee. He has vast knowledge of the Louis Bennett style and system of soccer and will be a welcome addition to the Marquette staff.
"Once Coach Bennett, took the job at Marquette he asked me if I wanted to become the assistant, and I of course accepted the challenge," El-Ahmad said. "This is a great opportunity to learn from Coach Bennett and Coach Anderson. I had the privilege to play for them, and now I have the honor to work with them. It is an exciting staff with the addition to Jesse Rosen and I am very excited to be part of MU soccer."
A four-year letter winner at Wis.-Milwaukee, El-Ahmad helped guide the Panthers to four-straight Horizon League titles and four-straight appearances in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. At UWM, El-Ahmad was a freshman All-American as named by the College Soccer News, was a two-time second team All-Horizon League selection and was captain of the team as a junior and senior.
After his UWM career, he moved onto the professional ranks, playing for Sigma Olomouc of the premier league in the Czech Republic. He also had a training stint with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.
Internationally, he has played on teams that competed in the 1999 School World Cup and he played for Sirius FK, playing on their top-level team in 1998 at the age of 17.
He currently is the founder and owner of the Excellency Clinic, LLC. He is also a coach of the Bavarian Soccer Club in Milwaukee.
Born in Lebanon and raised primarily in Sweden, El-Ahmad came to the U.S. to play at UWM. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing and International Business from UWM and a Master's Degree in Business Administration. He speaks four languages and has six sisters.
