Nick Finotti is in his third season at the helm of Presbyterian’s men’s soccer program. Finotti was announced as Presbyterian’s third head coach in the Division I era on January 24, 2023.
Finotti has over 20 years of coaching experience.
In his first season at Presbyterian (2023), three players earned First Team All-Big South Conference accolades, while Damorney Hutchinson was the Big South Newcomer of the Year, and Victor Faaborg Christensen was Big South Freshman of the Year, which marked the first time in the program’s history that a Blue Hose player earned either award. Christensen was named College Soccer News Freshman All-American. In his first game as Presbyterian’s head coach, the Blue Hose set several school Division I era offensive records in the win over Southern Wesleyan (August 24, 2023).
In his second 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 Hutchinson, who was the Big South Offensive Player of the Year. Hutchinson became the first player in the program’s history to sign a contract with a Major League Soccer organization. Under Finotti’s guidance, the Blue Hose finished the season ranked among the nation’s best while leading the Big South Conference in points per game (6.56) and assists per game (2.21). Hutchinson, who finished the season ranked seventh in the nation in goals per game (0.80), also set the program’s DI era records for goals in a season (12) and career (19) under Finotti’s tutelage.
In December of 2023, Finotti was named the technical advisor for the South Region of the Boys' United Soccer Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (ODP). Finotti has served as a head coach in the South Region U.S. ODP program since 2009. In that role, he has been responsible for identifying, evaluating, and coaching the best players in the South Region of the United States.
Before taking charge of Presbyterian’s program, Finotti spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Wofford College (2019-22). During his time at Wofford, Finotti helped recruit and coach two players who were named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, ten All-Southern Conference selections, and 11 Southern Conference All-Freshman team selections.
Before joining the Wofford coaching staff, he had spent 15 years (2005-19) as the co-director of the boys’ ECNL program at the Carolina Elite Soccer Academy. While at CESA, he was head coach of three teams and coached over 200 players who would play college soccer and eleven players who went on to play professional soccer. He led teams to four USYS Premier League Championships and 16 South Carolina state championships.
From 2002-07, he spent five seasons as head coach at Northwestern and Greenville High Schools. He won 118 games, and five region championships while making two appearances in the state championship game. He earned South Carolina Coach of the Year honors twice and was a five-time Region Coach of the Year selection.
Finotti began his coaching career with three seasons as an assistant coach at Lander University from 2000-02. During his time at Lander, he coached two All-Americans and helped guide the team to the 2001 National Quarterfinals.
The Sumter, South Carolina native graduated from Coker College in 1998 with a degree in education and earned a master’s degree in education from Lander in 2004. He played college soccer at Methodist, where he played an integral role on a team that reached the 1995 Division III National Championship game, and at The Citadel.
Finotti holds a USSF Coaching “A” License and a United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma.
Finotti and his wife, Allie, have two adult children: a daughter, Halie, and a son, Micah.
