Elvir Prasovic

Elvir Prasovic was added to the Rider University NCAA D1 coaching staff in July of 2014 with the main responsibility of preparing the Broncs goalkeepers and helping out with all facets of the program. From July 2014 until his recent resignation, coach Elvir helped the Broncs to 3 MAAC Championships and 5 overall MAAC finals while making the postseason in each of his 8 years on staff. The Broncs also earned 3 NCAA Tournament berths in that same time. Before arriving at Rider Coach Elvir served as an assistant coach at NCAA D2 Bloomfield College where he helped the Bears earn a berth in the CACC playoffs.

Prior to entering the coaching ranks at the collegiate level, Elvir served as the head coach of New Brunswick High School in New Brunswick, NJ for five seasons. At New Brunswick he compiled a record of 53-30-4 while leading the Zebras to the Middlesex County White Division Championship in 2009 and taking several of his teams deep into the Group III State Tournament. In 2009 Elvir was also voted Middlesex County Men’s Soccer Coach of the Year.

A graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Coach Elvir was a four-year starter for the Knights in goal and served as a team captain in his senior season (2007). His playing stints after graduation included the Brooklyn Knights, Jersey Express, and NJ Rangers of the Professional Development League (PDL). Since graduation, Elvir has coached various youth teams throughout the state of New Jersey and currently coaches at Players Development Academy (PDA) in NJ.

Elvir is a History teacher at New Brunswick High School and currently holds a US Soccer Federation C License, United Soccer Coaches National Diploma, and the United Soccer Coaches National GK Diploma. He resides in Somerset, NJ with his wife Natalia Garcia and his two boys Arian and Lionel.