Year at Saint Mary's: 2nd
(in 2024 /
Year-by-Year Record /
Cumulative Record
Record at Saint Mary's: 14-15-6
Career Collegiate Record: 14-15-6
John Pucci is the head men's soccer coach at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, a position he has held since the 2023 season.
In his first season at the helm, Pucci guided the Cardinals to a 6-6-5 overall record, marking the first time SMU finished with a record above .500 since the 2002 season.
Pucci comes to Saint Mary's after spending the past four seasons as the head boys' soccer coach at Humboldt High School in St. Paul, Minn.
During his time at St. Paul Humboldt, Pucci led the team to the 2021 Minnesota High School League State Tournament, finishing runner-up. In 2020, Pucci was voted St. Paul Coach of the Year.
While serving as the head boys' high school head coach, Pucci also worked as an assistant coach for Minneapolis City SC — a USL2 team based in Minneapolis, Minn. While with Minneapolis City SC, Pucci worked with collegiate athletes from a number of Division I, II, and Ill institutions, directly overseeing all goalkeepers in the program. Pucci also has been the head coach and director for the U23 Karen Men's National Team since 2019.
Pucci is no stranger to Saint Mary's and the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. He played collegiately at Hamline University and served as a volunteer coach for both Hamline's men's program and Macalester's women's program. Pucci also holds a USSF "C" license and is pursuing UEFA licensure through the Scottish FA.
