Conner Cappelletti was born on January 17,1989 and is an association football coach and former player.
29 Facts About Conner Cappelletti
Conner Cappelletti played while in school with Indiana Invaders and Kansas City Brass, both in the Premier Development League, and played three more years after graduating: two seasons in the National Premier Soccer League with Rocket City United and a pair of friendly matches with Lane United.
Conner Cappelletti transitioned into coaching during his playing career, taking charge of youth and high school teams before taking a job as an assistant coach with Lane United following his playing retirement.
Conner Cappelletti stepped down from both positions in November 2019.
Conner Cappelletti was born on January 17,1989, in Kent, Washington, the son of Cap and Christi Conner Cappelletti.
Conner Cappelletti was a three-sport athlete at Bob Jones High School, playing basketball, American football, and association football.
Conner Cappelletti was on varsity in all three sports as both a junior and senior; with the Patriots soccer team, he was team captain and MVP and scored 15 goals during his senior season.
At club level, Conner Cappelletti played two years with Valley FC and one year with Birmingham United.
For two seasons, Conner Cappelletti played college soccer at Wallace State, serving as a team captain as a sophomore.
Conner Cappelletti played the full 90 minutes, anchoring a Crusader backline that allowed just four shots on target.
Conner Cappelletti went on to appear in 13 matches during his junior season, including starting in all three games Valpo played that year against ranked opponents.
Conner Cappelletti was chosen to play less as a senior: he appeared in just six matches for the Crusaders.
Conner Cappelletti played 19 matches over his two seasons with the Crusaders and was part of Valpo squads that earned two consecutive winning seasons for the first time in the team's history.
Conner Cappelletti returned to the PDL ahead of his senior season with the Crusaders, this time playing with Kansas City Brass.
Conner Cappelletti appeared in 14 games for the Brass during his time with the club and trained with Major League Soccer club Kansas City Wizards.
Conner Cappelletti signed on to play with National Premier Soccer League club Rocket City United, with who he would spend two seasons.
Conner Cappelletti spent one year as the junior varsity coach at Sparkman High School and one year as the varsity head coach at James Clemens High School.
Conner Cappelletti returned to the Pacific Northwest in 2013, joining newly-formed PDL club Lane United.
Conner Cappelletti did not continue as a player once the club began league play and ended his club career by accepting a role as an assistant coach with Lane United.
In October 2016, three years after ending his club career, Conner Cappelletti was called up for the first time by the Guam national team for the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.
Conner Cappelletti appeared in all three of Guam's matches at the tournament and was not called up again by the country.
Conner Cappelletti became just the second head coach in club history.
On November 20,2019, Conner Cappelletti resigned his positions with both LCC and Lane United.
Conner Cappelletti spent two years at Cincinnati United, then in 2021 was hired as an assistant coach for the Western Oregon Wolves, a brand-new NCAA Division II program.
Conner Cappelletti was the first assistant in program history, but left the team before it ever played a game.
In 2022, Conner Cappelletti returned to Lane United as an assistant coach while serving as an assistant for the Willamette Bearcats men's and women's teams.
Ahead of the 2023 season, Conner Cappelletti briefly joined North Alabama SC as the club's assistant director of coaching.
However, after just one month in Alabama and without taking charge of a game, Conner Cappelletti received a professional coaching offer and departed to become an assistant coach for USL League One club Richmond Kickers.
The head coach of the Kickers, Darren Sawatzky, was the head coach of Guam when Conner Cappelletti earned his three caps with the national team.