Soccer Staff
Head
Coach Roberto Dos Santos
Roberto Dos Santos begins his first season as head coach.
The opportunity to lead the new soccer programs at Cowley excites Dos Santos, who had spent the previous seven years as the Moundbuilders’ head men’s soccer coach.
Dos Santos is a native of Brasilia, Brazil. He came to the United States in 1991 to play soccer at Saint Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City, where he was awarded first-team all-conference and first-team all-region honors. In 1992 he transferred to his alma mater, Bethany College in Lindsborg.
At Bethany, he was a first-team all-conference selection
all three years at the school. He capped his collegiate career by being
named an all-American in 1994.
In Brazil, Dos Santos played for CR Guara, AA Internacional de Limeira,
and Santa Fe FC. In the USA he played in the Premier Development League
with the Wichita Jets and Sioux City Breeze.
Prior to coaching at Southwestern, Dos Santos served as assistant coach for the Sioux Falls Spit Fire – PDL team, and was an assistant men’ soccer coach at the University of Evansville. He also served as the head women’s coach at Bethany College.
He and his wife, Kirsten, have two boys, Diego 8, and Gabriel 4.
Coach Santos can be reached at (620) 441-5292 or by e-mail: santosr@cowley.edu
Dane Straight begins his first season as assistant soccer coach at Cowley. He spent the previous four years as the head men and women’s soccer coach at Cloud County Community College.
He holds state, regional, and advanced regional diplomas from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and an "E" coaching license from the United States Soccer Federation.
Straight has been involved with soccer as both a player and a coach for over 25 years. During his collegiate career at Bethany College, playing along side Cowley head coach Roberto Dos Santos, the Swedes finished second twice, and were the KCAC champions in 1993.
He began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Bethany College. He has also coached at Hays High School and spent two years as the head women’s soccer coach at McPherson College.
Straight was an NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete in 1995, and also competed in Track and Field. He formerly held the decathlon record at Bethany.
He is engaged to be married to his fiance Alycia Howard on April 5, 2008.
Coach Straight can be reached at 620-441-5347 or by e-mail: straightd@cowley.edu
