Wayne Jentas

Native of Canada, raised in Derby, England, Wayne brings a wealth of soccer experience to Pennine Utd. His playing background includes time at Aston Villa, Kidderminster, Burton Albion and Dartford FC.

In 1978, Wayne returned to North America and played for Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL), Columbus Magic (ASL), Cleveland Force (MISL) and the Canton Invaders. (NPSL)

Coaching experiences include Assistant coach of the Canton Invaders in 1987/8, the Cleveland Crunch 1991/2 to Head Coach of the Denver Thunder 1992/3.

Wayne has actively participated in youth development and coaching in N.E. Ohio for over 30 years. Formerly with Hudson High School, East-West Premier Soccer Club who reached  McGuire cup National finals three consectutive years in the mid 1980’s, and an active member of ODP staff during the mid 1980’s to the early 1990’s, he currently holds USSF “B” license. He was assistant coach at the College of Wooster from 1997-2007.

Director

Graham Ford

Graham Ford is in his 14th season as head men's soccer coach at The College of Wooster, and now appears to have Wooster on course to being one of the top teams in the Great Lakes Region year-in and year-out. The Scots have won nearly 75 percent of their matches the last five seasons (66-21-14; .723), giving Ford a career record of 122-79-25 (.595).

Highlighting his tenure at Wooster, where he also served as an assistant coach for four years before taking over in 1995, the Scots went unbeaten during the regular season in 2002 (15-0-3) and were ranked as high as No. 2 in NCAA Div. III, followed by back-to-back North Coast Athletic Conference co-championships (2003, 2004). Ford was the 2003 NCAC Coach of the Year.

Active in the youth soccer community, Ford is co-director of Pennine United, based out of Lodi, Ohio, after formerly working with the Cleveland United and Ohio Premier clubs. Additionally, he is an Olympic Development State Team coach for Ohio North, an NSCAA advanced licensed coach, a USSF staff clinician, and the director of the Wooster Soccer Academy (one-week summer camp).

A 1989 graduate of the University of Staffordshire in England, Ford earned a degree in sports management and exercise physiology. He was a player and a coach for six years in England’s top semi-professional league and the director of the F.A. Coaching Center in Manchester from 1986-89.