Joe Vitale is in his fifth season as a volunteer assistant women’s soccer coach at Oberlin College, having joined the program in 2022.
He also serves as the College’s Chief Human Resources Officer, a role he has held since 2015.
Vitale attended Lorain Admiral King High School, where he was part of a team that brought the game of soccer to the Lorain City Schools. He graduated as the 1986 Defensive Player of the Year and 1986 All-City Defensive Player of the Year.
Additionally, Vitale played club soccer as a center back with German Kulturverein from 1980–1986.
He served as Vice President of the Ohio Travel Soccer League from 2012–2019, serving more than 800 teams, and as President of the Olmsted Falls Soccer Association from 2007–2019, supporting more than 1,000 players annually.
Vitale has been coaching soccer for more than 25 years. He was head coach for Excalibur SC from 2011–2018, at both the area and regional levels with GLA-NPL. He also served as head coach of West-X FC (2018–2022), where he won an NPL league championship and was a finalist in multiple state cups and NPL regionals. Vitale posted a .716 winning percentage as a head coach with an overall lifetime record of 166-59-23.
He holds a USSF “D” license and Meulensteen Method Levels 100, 200 and 300 certifications.
Vitale lives in Olmsted Falls with his wife, Jody; daughters, Hayley and Carly; and three dogs, Max, Gia and Bella.
