Louie Rolko (born September 7, 1984, in

Hudson, Ohio Hudson is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 23,110 at the 2020 census. It is a suburban community in the Akron metropolitan statistical area and the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area, th ...

) is a former

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player, currently serving as head coach of the

Lake Erie College Lake Erie College is a private liberal arts college in Painesville, Ohio. Founded in 1856 as a female seminary, the college converted to a coeducational institution in 1985. As of the 2016–2017 academic year, the total enrollment was 1,177 stud ...

men's soccer program.

Career

College and Amateur

Rolko attended Hudson High School in

before entering

Baldwin-Wallace College Baldwin Wallace University (BW) is a private university in Berea, Ohio. It was founded in 1845 as Baldwin Institute by Methodist businessman John Baldwin. The school merged with nearby German Wallace College in 1913 to become Baldwin-Wallace Co ...

in 2003. He played four years of

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with the Jackets from 2003 to 2006. In 2005 and 2006, Rolko also played for the

Sioux Falls Spitfire Sioux Falls Spitfire was an American soccer team, founded in 2001. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2007, when the team left the league a ...

in the fourth division

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during the collegiate off season.

Professional

Rolko turned professional in March 2007 when he signed with the

Charleston Battery The Charleston Battery are an American professional association football, soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are one of the oldest continuously operating professiona ...

of the

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after impressing in pre-season trials. He spent two seasons playing with the Battery, scoring one goal in 24 games, before being released after the end of the 2008 season. On March 22, 2010, after two years out of the professional game, the

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1999 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American so ...

of the

USL Second Division The USL Second Division (commonly referred to as USL-2) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, operated by United Soccer Leagues (USL). It was at the third tier of soccer in the United States, behind Major League Soccer ( ...

announced the signing of Rolko to a contract for the 2010 season. Rolko was the team captain for the 2012 campaign.

Coaching

On June 6, 2013, it was announced that Rolko would be returning to his alma mater to pursue a coaching career. On March 1, 2017, Rolko was named the head coach of the Lake Erie College men's soccer program.

References

External links

Pittsburgh Riverhounds bio

Charleston Battery bio
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