Vijay Dias

Ex Stanford & Carroll U. coach, Vijay won a high school national championship at Ballard in Louisville, Kentucky, and had a decorated career at Indiana winning the national championship in 2003.

Vijay Dias returns to assist Carroll College men's soccer in 2019. Dias coached the Saints in the inaugural year of men's soccer at Carroll and brings back a rich background with professional playing experience in the United States, India and Spain.

A Helena native, Dias comes back to Carroll after serving as a player-coach in 2018 with the Ventura County Fusion of the United Soccer League, which is considered one of the top Player Development League and United States League League Two clubs in the country. His playing career saw success at every level, beginning with a high school state championship at Capital High in 1997. He went on to win a high school national championship at Ballard in Louisville, Kentucky, two years later before a decorated career at Indiana.

While with the Hoosiers, he helped the program ascend to a championship. IU finished as national semifinalists in 2000 before becoming a national runner-up in 2001 and then finally breaking through in 2003 as champions. He graduated with a degree in general studies from IU in 2004.

Dias' past professional stops include forays into coaching and playing. He began at his alma mater in 2004 as a student assistant coach, where the Hoosiers became NCAA champions. He also served as a special assistant coach for special teams with the Indianapolis Colts when they captured the 2006 Super Bowl. He went on to coach at Montana as a volunteer assistant in 2011-12, helping the Grizzlies capture a pair of Big Sky Conference championships. He then played professionally in India in 2013. When the Saints men's soccer program launched in 2014 he assisted coach Doug Mello before moving onto Northern Arizona in 2015. He then played professionally in Spain. He jumped back into the coaching ranks as a volunteer assistant with the Stanford women's team, helping them become NCAA champions in 2017.