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College of Staten Island tabs Rebay as men's soccer coachPublished: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 2:06 PMBy Staten Island Advance Sports DeskJose Luis Rebay has been named men'ssoccer coach at the College of StatenIsland, the school announced.Rebay takes over a team which went 4-11-2 in 2010 and lost in the CUNYquarterfinals.Rebay replaces Armen Simoniants, whocoached the Dolphins for three seasons."I am very excited to be here and to havebeen given this opportunity," Rebay said.CSI photoJose Luis Rebay has been hired as men's soccer coach at the College ofStaten Island."To be offered a chance to build theprogram and get it to the national level issomething I am really looking forward to."A native of Buenos Aires, Rebay has a USSF A coaching license and a wealth of playing and coachingexperience going back to 1979. His most recent stop was as head coach at CUNY rival City Tech from 2007-2009."Coach Rebay has the perfect coaching and playing background to be a successful soccer coach at theCollege of Staten Island," said CSI athletic director Vernon Mummert. "His network of recruiting contacts andhis coaching experience in the competitive CUNY Athletic Conference will allow CSI to hit the ground runningin his first year. With a solid nucleus of returning players and a solid freshmen recruiting class, CSI expectsto contend for a CUNY soccer championship in 2011."A junior division member of the Independiente De Avellaneda in Argentina from 1979-86, Rebay was amember of Argentina's U-17 national team during the 1982-83 season, and later played professionally forUniversitario De Sucre in Bolivia's top pro league. He also played for the San Diego Nomads in the WesternSoccer League.Page 97 of 157