Ryan Osborne became the head coach of the Mercyhurst men's soccer team in January of 2020.
Osborne led the Lakers to the best season in program history with a record of 19-1-1. The team allowed just six goals all season long for the fewest in a single season and the fewest by any team during the 2022 season with 13 straight shutouts to their line. For his efforts, Osborne was named the PSAC West Coach of the Year while the team also collected Athlete and Defensive Athlete of the Year honors. There were a total of seven players who were named to an All-PSAC team with six on the first team while there were four players named to an All-Region and three to an All-American team.
Osborne's first season was canceled due to COVID-19, the Lakers played a shorted spring schedule where they went 6-0 in exhibition play.
Most recently, Osborne served as the Associate Head Men's Soccer Coach at Notre Dame College in Ohio. In his time with the Falcons the program has recorded 47 wins and finished with a No. 23 national ranking in 2018.
Prior to his time with Notre Dame, Osborne served as the assistant coach for Marietta College. The Pioneers reached the Ohio Athletic Conference postseason in both of his seasons with the team.
Osborne's coaching career started as a graduate assistant at Division II powerhouse University of Charleston, his alma mater.
Over the course of his time at Mercyhurst, he has amassed a record of 37-5-3 overall and a 17-1-2 mark in PSAC play. He has twice been named the PSAC West Coach of Year, doing so in back-to-back seasons in 2021 and 22. He and his staff were also named the DII Atlantic Region Staff of the Year by the United Soccer Coaches in 2022. He helped lead the team to a 19-1-1 record in 2022 while they claimed their first PSAC Championship since 2016 with a 1-0 win over Bloomsburg.
His 2022 team featured seven All-Conference honorees to go along with four All-Region members and a trio of All-Americans. The Lakers led all of NCAA DII in shutouts (16) and goals allowed (6) while coming in third in both goals scored (74) and goal differential (68).
Osborne also has experience as head coach with the Cleveland SC of the National Premier Soccer League. He was named the Midwest East Region Coach of the Year in 2019 after an 8-2 regular season, while also leading the team to a national final four, losing to eventual champion Miami FC. In his two seasons with Cleveland SC he amassed a regular season record of 15-5-2. The team were Midwest regional semi-finalists in 2018 and then Midwest regional champions in 2019.
A native of Wakefield England, Osborne was a standout player for the Golden Eagles before he began his coaching career. While a player at Charleston Osborne was twice named to the Daktronics All Region team and was also an All WVIAC selection in 2011. In 2011, he led the team in assists and in 2010 the team advanced to the Sweet 16. During his time at Charleston Osborne was a part of teams that won four straight regular season and conference tournament championships.
Following his collegiate career, Osborne played the summer 2014 season with the West Virginia Chaos in the Premier Development League (PDL). He was on a team that won the South Atlantic Division and advanced to the PDL Elite Eight. He split time as a forward and attacking midfielder and helped the team achieve their best season in franchise history. As a youth Osborne spent time in the Barnsley FC program.
Osborne completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education in 2013 and a Master's degree in Strategic Leadership in 2014 from the University of Charleston. Additionally, he holds his USSF “B” license and an NSCAA level three goalkeeping diploma.
