Lucas Almeida Named Head Coach At Hannibal-LaGrange

ST. LOUIS, Mo.—Fontbonne University men's soccer assistant coach Lucas Almeida has been named the head coach of the Hannibal-LaGrange men's soccer team.

Coach Almeida has been with Fontbonne for the past five seasons where he's assisted in recruiting, running of practices, game day operations and fundraising.

He's also been playing professional soccer for the St. Louis Ambush the past eight seasons and was elevated to an assistant coach in 2022.

Prior to signing with the Ambush, Almeida played for the Tulsa Revolution in 2014-15 leading the team in points, goals, and assists which earned him honorable mention honors for the rookie team of the year in the MASL. Also, in 2015 he participated in the WFM World Cup as a member of the Brazilian National Team.

Coach Almeida has strong ties to soccer clubs in the region where he's served as the Director of the Girls Prospect (U17-U19) for Lou Fusz Athletics since 2021. He's also been the head coach of Maritsa FC in St. Louis since 2020.

Almeida has also worked as the director of coaching for the St. Louis Hawks soccer club from 2019 to 2022 where he was responsible for player development, planning practices and the evaluation of coaches.  In addition, Almeida has served as the head coach for the Missouri Rush (2017-2019), The Fulton School at St. Albans (2016-2017), and as assistant coach for Clinton High School in 2015.

Almeida received a bachelor's degree in Marketing from Oklahoma Wesleyan University in 2014 where he was a four-year starter and captain of the soccer team.  Almeida's success on and off the field at OKWU resulted in a recent induction to the school's Hall of Fame.