Phone: 419-448-3286
Email: rbrownel@tiffin.edu
Rudy Brownell recently finished his fifth season as Head Men's Soccer Coach at Tiffin University. He has a 59-27-7 record since taking over in 2007 from long time Men's Soccer Coach Ian Day. He has led the Dragons to championships in three of the last four GLIAC Men's Soccer tournaments.
Brownell, who also holds a 84-39-16 career mark as Head Women's Coach, helped lead the Dragons to their second consecutive GLIAC Tournament Championship in 2009.
In just seven seasons at the helm of the women's program, Brownell made his mark with the Dragons women's soccer program. In 2008, the Dragons women's soccer program earned admission to the NCAA National Tournament after reaching a ranking of 4th in the Midwest Region. The men's squad, meanwhile, was ranked 6th in the region and just missed an at-large berth to the NCAA tourney despite winning the GLIAC postseason championship.
In 2004 the Lady Dragon program posted an 11-6-1 mark while finishing 2nd in the American Mideast Conference and making it to the Region IX final four. In his initial campaign, after losing nine seniors and starting nine new players, he led the 2003 Dragons women's soccer program to an 8-6-6 record, a 3rd place finish in the American Mideast Conference and also finished Runner-up in the Region IX Tournament.
Brownell earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Tiffin University and also obtained a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Tiffin University . He competed as defender for the Dragons from 1992-1995. Brownell also helped the Dragons capture the 1992 & 1995 AMC titles. Tiffin posted a 65-24-3 record during his career. The 1992 team also made it to the NAIA National Tournament.
After graduation, Brownell played professionally for the Cleveland White Caps of the USISL in 1998. He was also assistant coach for the women's and men's soccer programs. He helped the women's soccer program to four American Mideast Conference Championship crowns and to an 84-33-4 overall record. The Dragons went 45-2-1 in the AMC. The team was also ranked nationally from 1998-2000. The women's team advanced to the region final four and also made it to the national tournament in 2000 and 2002. As the assistant coach for the men's soccer program, he helped the team win the American Mideast Conference title in 1999, and take second place in 1996 and 2004. From 1996 to 2004 the team also posted a 116-62-13 overall record and made it to the region Final Four two out of the last three years.
Coach Brownell Men's Soccer Year by Year
2007 - 10-6-1
2008 - 13-6, GLIAC Tournament Champions
2009 - 15-4-1, GLIAC Tournament Champions
2010 - 11-6-1
2011 - 10-5-4
Overall Record - 59-27-7 (.686)
Coach Brownell Women's Soccer Year by Year Record
2003 - 8-6-6 (Reg.Finals)
2004 - 11-6-1 (2nd AMC)
2005 - 13-5-2 (1st AMC)
2006 - 17-4-2 (Reg. Champ, NAIA Sweet 16)
2007 - 11-6-1
2008 - 13-5-2 (NCAA National Tournament qualifier)
2009 - 11-7-2
Career women's record: 84-39-16 (.682)
ICAA Coach of the Year 2007
Finalist-NAIA Coach of the Year 2006
NAIA Region IX Coach of the Year 2006
Phone - 419-448-3363
Email - handrum@tiffin.edu
Mircea Handru started coaching for the Dragons in 2009. Recruited from Romania, he came to the United States to play college soccer for Tiffin University. In his four years at Tiffin University, Mircea earned numerous honors, including All-Conference Awards, All-GLIAC South Division Honorable Mention, NSCAA Scholar All-Region Team, Second Team All-Great Lakes Region, All-Independent Honors, Academic All-ICAA, and All Conference Academic awards. He also played semi-professionally for the Toledo Slayers in 2005. His academic achievements earned him a place on the Tiffin University Dean's List in 2006, 2007, and 2008. He graduated in December of 2007 with a degree in Managerial Studies.
Shortly after graduation, Mircea worked for Pacesetter Soccer Club in Sylvania, Ohio as the Director of the Youth Program. During that time, the youth program was nominated as OYSAN #1 Youth Program in Ohio North. During the spring 2009 season, the U10 Girls team won the Ohio North State Cup, while the U10 Boys team finished second in the Ohio North State Cup.
From 2009 until 2012, Mircea served as the Director of Coaching for Perrysburg Impact Soccer Academy, where he oversaw U15-U18 high school girl's teams. As a director at Perrysburg Impact Soccer Academy, Mircea won the State League Division with the U18 Girls team, finishing the season undefeated.
Mircea received a Professional Competences Certificate as a Sport Instructor in 2004, USSF National "D" License in 2006, National Youth Diploma in 2007, State League Diploma in 2008, Referee Grade 8 License in 2009, and USSF National "C" License in 2010. He also served on the Ohio North Olympic Developmental Staff. He obtained his Master's degree in Sports Administration in May of 2011. Mircea's record as a coach at Tiffin University is 36-15-6, winning the GLIAC Tournament Champions twice. He and his wife, Erika, live in Tiffin.
