Eric Barnes (soccer)
Eric Barnes is an American head coach and a former soccer player. He holds a NSCAA Premier Diploma and an NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma. Barnes is a grade 6 USSF Referee and a member of the National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association.
Playing career
A 2004 graduate of South Aiken High School in Aiken, S.C., Barnes earned a Bachelor's degree in health, fitness and recreation resources with a concentration in sport management in 2007 from George Mason University, where he played collegiately for two years. He then played two years at the University of Pittsburgh while earning his Juris Doctor.Barnes also played professionally for the Carolina Dynamo in 2007 and for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds during the 2009 season.