Coach DJ Pinton enters his sixth season as head coach of the Ramapo College Men’s Soccer team. Pinton served as an assistant to the program for four years before taking over the program at the start of the 2004 Fall season. In just his first year, Pinton’s team recorded a 12-6-1 overall record while recording a 3-4-1 record in conference play. He followed with a 14-4-3 overall and 5-2-2 record in just his second season, and during his third year his team went 10-7-1 overall, and 3-5-1 in the NJAC. In 2007, the Roadrunners recorded a 12-5-2 overall record, 4-3-2 in the conference, while they continued their streak for post-season tournament appearances qualifying for the NJAC and ECAC Championship Tournaments. The 2007 season marked their 13th straight appearance. Coach Pinton brings a wealth of soccer experience to his tenth season with the program.
Coach Pinton returned to his alma mater after completing his degree in marketing in 1999. A three-year member of the Roadrunner men’s soccer team, Pinton left his mark as one of the top players in program history. In his first year with the program the team reached its first ever post-season berth reaching the ECAC semi-finals. In his second year he helped guide the men’s soccer team to a 16-5-1 record and the programs first ever post-season championship winning the ECAC title. In that same year, Coach Pinton received the first of his consecutive First Team All-New Jersey Athletic Conference honors and was named the 1997 Ramapo College Athlete of the Year. In his final season as a Roadrunner, Pinton helped lead the team to its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance and collected Mid-Atlantic Regional All-American honors on top of his all-conference and all-state honors. In 2006 he was inducted into the Ramapo College Athletic Hall of Fame for his tremendous contributions on the soccer field.
Coach Pinton has also spent time overseas training with Italian professional club A.C. Arezzo under then Head Coach Serse Cosmi.
09-10 Season
Aside from coaching at Ramapo College, Pinton serves as the full time Coordinator of Athletic Facilities and Resource Management/Budget Coordinator, and in his spare time he is also involved with youth soccer serving as the Director of the Cosmos Soccer Camps.
