Jake Douvas is in his second season as an assistant coach for the Presbyterian College men’s soccer program. Douvas came to PC after spending a year with Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution. He was part of the Wofford coaching staff with Coach Finotti for three years before his time with the Revolution.
In his first season at Presbyterian (2024), he played a major role in helping the Blue Hose set several offensive records while reaching the semifinals of the Big South Tournament. Four Blue Hose players earned All-Big South honors, led by Damorney Hutchinson, who was the Big South Offensive Player of the Year.
In the 2023-24 season, Douvas was the video analyst for the New England Revolution 2 in MLS NEXT PRO. In that role, he helped scout upcoming opponents, provided match-day analysis for the coaching staff, and assisted with academy training sessions. He helped the club reach the Eastern Conference Championship.
Douvas was on the Wofford coaching staff as an assistant coach with Coach Finotti from 2020-22.
During his time at Wofford, he worked with the SC United Bantams in the USL League 2, where he assisted in training and activation for the team and pre/post-match video analysis. The Bantams captured the 2021 South Central Conference championship during this time. He was also an assistant coach for the SC United FC ECNL ’06 team for the 2019-20 season.
Before SC United, he spent the 2018 season as an assistant coach for Quincy College in Massachusetts, helping Quincy make an NCJAA postseason appearance. In 2018, he coached at Gann Academy leading them to the 2018 MBIL championship and the NEPSAC semifinals. He began his coaching career with the GPS Massachusetts for three seasons.
Douvas played for the Rhode Island Reds FC in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) from 2015-17 and helped them to a third-place finish in the Northeast Conference in 2016. He also played for the New Hampshire Bobcats in the UPSL and played in the U-19 USYS Region I 2015 championships after winning the Rhode Island state championship.
The Lexington, Massachusetts native graduated from Bentley University with a bachelor’s degree in business management in 2018 and a master’s degree in sports management from the University of South Carolina in 2020.
Douvas holds a USSF “B” coaching license and a UEFA B coaching license from the Welsh FA.
