Adam Loga
 Loga with Edmonton Scottish in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Loga | ||
| Date of birth | March 21, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Bryan Lions | ||
| 2010–2013 | Northwest Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Edmonton Aviators | ||
| 2004–2006 | Santiago Morning | ||
| 2008 | PSSA Rapids | ||
| 2009 | C.D. Fuerte Aguilares | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Mount Royal Cougars (assistant) | ||
| 2016– | MacEwan Griffins | ||
| 2023– | Edmonton Scottish | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Adam Loga (born March 21, 1987) is a Canadian former soccer midfielder. He is currently the head coach for the MacEwan Griffins varsity men's soccer team in U Sports and head coach for the Edmonton Scottish men's soccer team in League1 Alberta.
College career
[edit]Loga played for the Bryan Lions during the 2008 season, contributing to the team ending their AAC regular season as the #1 seed before being eliminated in the conference playoffs.[1][2]
After a year abroad in El Salvador, Loga joined the Northwest Eagles, where he would play from 2010 to 2011, and again in 2013.[3][4] During his time there, he earned accolades including being named a 2011 All-American Scholar Athlete and receiving Academic All-Conference honors in 2010, 2011, and 2013.[5] He was also named to the First Team All-Conference in 2013.[6]
Club career
[edit]After a brief training spell with the Edmonton Aviators, Loga began his senior career with Santiago Morning in Chile in 2004, playing there until 2006.[7]
In 2007, Loga played for the PSSA Rapids before going on to join C.D. Fuerte Aguilares on a short stint in El Salvador in 2009.[8][9][10]
Coaching career
[edit]Loga served as an Assistant Men's Soccer Coach at Mount Royal Cougars in 2015, before being named the Head Coach for the MacEwan Griffins at MacEwan University in 2016.[11]
In 2023, Loga took the helm as the head coach for the Edmonton Scottish men's soccer team in League1 Alberta.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bryan 4, Truett-McConnell 0". Bryan College Athletics. August 23, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2023 – via bryanlions.com.
- ^ "Scots Upset #1 Seed Bryan to Advance to Conference Championship". Covenant College Scots. November 7, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2023 – via athletics.covenant.edu.
- ^ "Welcome back after a year off, Loga!". facebook.com. Northwest University Athletics. August 30, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "Day of drama in Kirkland as Northwest Men and Women host Corban". goalWA.net Local Soccer News. November 9, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2023 – via goalwa.wordpress.com.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Records" (PDF). nueagles.com. Northwest University Eagles. December 21, 2021. pp. 11–12. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "CCC Student-Athletes Earn Academic All-Conference Recognition" (PDF). cascadeconference.org (Press release). La Grande, Oregon: Cascade Collegiate Conference. October 28, 2013. p. 4. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "Mother of all Canadians Abroad". bigsoccer.com. BigSoccer. March 28, 2004. p. 146. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "Gundred wins four events". The Bellingham Herald. May 22, 2007 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Hagen, Jefferson (April 28, 2022). "In a full circle moment, Loga adds former roommate Millar as key part of 2022 recruiting class". MacEwan Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2023 – via macewangriffins.ca.
- ^ "Former soccer player in charge of Edge program". Airdrie Today. August 11, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2023 – via airdriecityview.com.
- ^ Hills, Jason (August 23, 2016). "Adam Loga brings years of experience in the pros to new position as MacEwan soccer coach". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved July 21, 2023 – via edmontonsun.com.
- ^ "Pro-Am Programming". scottishunited.com. Edmonton Scottish United Soccer Club. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "Men - Edmonton Scottish United SC". league1alberta.com. League1 Alberta. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1987 births
- Living people
- Bryan Lions men's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canadian soccer coaches
- Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Primera B de Chile players
- Santiago Morning footballers
- Soccer players from Edmonton
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen