Head Coach

Bio

Previous to Coker, Stephen Magennis was tabbed as the next Coker Men's Soccer Head Coach in January of 2025. Magennis comes to Coker after spending the last nine seasons with Georgia Gwinnett College as the assistant coach. During his time with the Grizzlies, Magennis helped coach 10+ NAIA All-Americans, 30+ All-Conference players, and helped 7 players sign professional contracts. The staff at Georgia Gwinnett was also twice named to the NAIA Southeast Staff of the Year. His most recent duties at Georgia Gwinnett included recruiting, coaching, training, and supporting head coach Steve DeCou.

Magennis also made stops at Lander University, where he almost doubled their roster size, Summerville Soccer Club as the Technical Director, Georgia Revolution in the NPSL as their head coach, and Athens FC in the USL 2 as their head coach. Stephen graduated from Lander University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science. He later added a Master's Degree in Education in Sports Science while at Lander. He is a native of Dublin, Ireland.

1st Season (2025-26):

In his first season at the helm, Magennis led the Cobras to a 3-5-7 Record. The Cobras picked up big wins against Carson-Newman, Mars Hill, and Tusculum. Magennis had stars all around the pitch this season, with 4 Cobras being named to the South Atlantic Conference All-Conference teams in Christian Johnson (2nd team-Foward), Alexis Abalam (2nd Team-Foward), Hugo Luengo (2nd Team-Defender), and Mouhamadou Savane (3rd Team-Midfielder). In conference play, Magennis led the Cobras to a 3-4-3 record and earned the Cobras a berth into the SAC Postseason Tournament as the #6 Seed.