Paul Giannini
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- Title:
- Head Coach
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- Year:
- 2
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- Hometown:
- Hamilton
Paul Giannini began coaching the Mountaineers women's soccer team in the 2021 season. Giannini's impact on Hamilton's soccer community extends beyond Mohawk as he's also an assistant with Hamilton United's '06 and '07 OPDL female teams. He also sits as Chairperson for League1 Ontario, a semi-professional soccer league with a men's and women's divison.
From 2017-2019, Giannini served as the head coach of Hamilton United's women's team in League1 Ontario.
Prior to joining Hamilton United and Ontario League1, Giannini made his mark coaching the Saltfleet Stoney Creek Soccer Club's 2000 girl's team. He coached the team for over ten years while finding an abundance of individual and team success but he's most remembered for his ability to move players onto the NCAA level across the border. The Hamilton native was able to land scholarships for 15 of his 17 players on the 2000 team, including 14 of them at the Division I level to schools such as Kansas, South Florida and Seton Hall.
Prior to all of those scholarships, Giannini was able to capture an Ontario Cup and a national championship, as well as three appearances in the Ontario Cup Finals. The Team was ranked No. 1 in the province for three consecutive years.
Beyond his coaching career, he currently runs Absolute Soccer, a community soccer retail store which he has owned for 20 years. Absolute Soccer has locations in Hamilton, Stoney Creek, Burlington, St. Catharines and Mississauga.
