Former Canisius defender Andrew Incho enters his third season with the Golden Griffin men’s soccer team after being named an assistant coach in August 2019.
Incho returned to Main Street after a two-year stint as an assistant coach with the men’s soccer program at Elmira College under former Canisius assistant Kevin Brenner.
“I am very excited to welcome Andrew back to Canisius,” head coach Dermot McGrane said. “Hiring a new coach right before the start of the year is not ideal, but having been a player and a volunteer coach at Canisius in the past, Andrew’s transition will be seamless and he will hit the ground running. He will be a tremendous addition to our program.”
During his two seasons with the Eagles, Incho was responsible for the recruitment of one of the largest incoming classes in program history as well as the training and development of the squad’s goalkeepers. He also provided one-on-one player development and video review along with overseeing the program’s academic progress that resulted in the squad carrying a team GPA of 3.0 or higher for six consecutive semesters.
"I'd like to thank Coach McGrane for allowing me the chance to come back and be a part of this amazing program,” Incho said. “I am extremely excited and honored to be able to return to Canisius and be a Golden Griffin once again."
Prior to his time at Elmira, Incho spent three seasons on McGrane’s staff as a volunteer assistant coach with Canisius (2014-16). As an assistant, Incho created and ran training sessions with field players and goalkeepers. Incho also helped oversee 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year Thomas Teupen and four MAAC All-Conference selections. He also helped guide the Griffs to a MAAC Tournament appearance in 2015, their first postseason appearance in four seasons.
In addition to his responsibilities at Canisius, Incho also worked as an assistant coach for the U-17 Empire United – Buffalo squad and as the head coach of the Amherst Soccer Association’s U-16 boys team.
A four-year letterwinner at Canisius, Incho made 21 starts in 62 games on the Canisius backline and tallied nine career points (3g, 6a). Incho’s most memorable moment came when he scored the game-winning goal against cross-town rival Buffalo, which earned him the second-best play on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays that night.
Incho graduated from Canisius in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. He earned his master’s degree in general management from Elmira in 2019.
