Bret Day joined the UW-River Falls men's soccer program as an assistant coach in the fall of 2024. He has previous collegiate coaching experience as a volunteer assistant at Division I University of St. Thomas during the 2021 season. For the past two years, he has been the head boys' soccer coach at Benilde St. Margaret's Senior High, where he and his staff accumulated a 21-10-4 record during his tenure.
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Day has been coaching in the Minnesota club scene for 13 years at Fusion SC, Tonka Fusion Elite (TFE), and the St. Paul Blackhawks. Bret is one of the original coaches at TFE, having coached there from 2017-25. As of July 2025, he accepted a position with the St. Paul Blackhawks as the head coach of the three MLS Next II teams, the 2009, 2010, and 2013 birth years. His club accomplishments include four Minnesota State Cup titles and a NPL National Championship in 2023. He also operated a soccer training facility for seven years which he recently moved on from to focus on club and collegiate coaching.    Â
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As a three-sport athlete, Bret grew up in the western suburbs of Minneapolis, Minn. He played club soccer for Wings SC and Minnesota Thunder Academy along with being a three-year starter for Wayzata High School where he captained his senior year. As a defender, most of his high school and club career, he attended the University of St. Thomas from 2009-12, where he accumulated nine goals and six assists as a versatile edge player over his four-year career. He obtained a degree in Business Administration with a focus in Leadership and Management. Bret holds a USSF B coaching license.
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He lives in Maple Grove, Minn., with his wife Rachel.Â
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