Perron brings a wealth of coaching and recruiting experience to the Buckeyes. As the top assistant coach at Southern New Hampshire University, a perennial Division II powerhouse that competes for national titles year in and year out, he helped lead his stopper to Goalkeeper of the Year in the conference and a first team All-American selection, while three other players were chosen for All-America status.
“I am honored and excited for the opportunity to join the family and tradition that is The Ohio State University Men’s Soccer, one of the best college soccer programs in the country,” Perron said. “I am also very thankful to Coach Bluem and Coach Gordona for their belief and trust in me while providing such a wonderful opportunity to further my career in the game. I look forward to giving the players, the coaching staff and the university everything I have in helping them continue their success in the Big Ten and ultimately push for the program’s first national championship.”
Prior to his time in Southern New Hampshire, Perron was an assistant and goalkeeper coach at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, a Top 15 Liberal Arts College and member of the prestigious NESCAC conference. In 2014, Perron helped the squad post its best overall record in seven years, while finishing with a conference playoff spot for the first time since 2011. He served as goalkeepers coach and the program’s recruiting coordinator.
Perron spent two seasons as head coach at Bridgton Academy from 2012-2014 as well as one season as the goalkeeper coach for the University of Massachusetts men’s soccer program in 2011. Before that, he was the top assistant coach at Utica College from 2009-11, serving as the interim head coach for Utica during the spring season of 2011. Perron was also in charge of the goalkeepers for the Pioneers.
In all, Perron played six years of professional soccer — three with the Western Mass Pioneers of the United Soccer Leagues and three with the Massachusetts Twisters of the Major Indoor Soccer Leagues (MISL). He also trained at the Beijing Sport Institute in China ahead of professional trials in Hong Kong with Pegasus and Citizen F.C. Perron was invited back for training camp with Citizen when he decided to take the Bridgton position.
A 2006 graduate of Colby-Sawyer College, Perron was a four-year starter in goal from 2002 to 2005. He was a team captain his senior season and earned All-Commonwealth Coast Conference honors during his career. Perron earned his master’s degree in 2012 from Utica.
