TECHNICAL STAFF
GENERAL MANAGER
Chris Petrucelli
Two-time National Coach of the Year and 1995 NCAA Championship Coach, Chris Petrucelli returns to Texas to be the General Manager for Dallas Trinity FC. In 30 years as a head coach, Petrucelli has compiled a 415-178-52 (.684) record.
Petrucelli was most recently the head coach of the professional women’s soccer team, the Chicago Red Stars, from 2022-2023. Prior to coaching professional soccer, Petrucelli was the head coach for the SMU Mustangs’ women’s soccer team for 10 years (2012-2022), and was head coach at University of Texas at Austin’s women’s soccer team from 1999-2011, winning Big 12 Championships in 2006 and 2007. During that time, he also served as the coach of the United States women’s national under-21 team, and won consecutive Nordic Cup titles in 2003-2004. From 1990-1998, Petrucelli was head coach for Notre Dame’s women’s soccer team from 1990-1998, where he was named as the NCAA Women’s College Soccer Coach of the year two years in a row (1994, 1995).
HEAD OF SOCCER OPERATIONS
Becky Maines
Becky Maines comes to Dallas Trinity FC after coaching at numerous programs nationwide. Maines started her coaching career at Erskine College, where she was also a student-athlete during her college years. Following that, she worked for Ole Miss, Tennessee Tech, and Auburn, and then coached at the University of Minnesota from 2018-2021. Maines then worked as the head coach for St. Olaf Women’s soccer from June of 2022 until June of 2024.
GOALKEEPER COACH
Giovanni Solis
Giovanni Solis started his coaching career for North Carolina FC Youth as a seasonal goalkeeper coach, and then continued with the North Carolina FC Youth in 2021 as their Assistant Director of Goalkeeping. Most recently, he worked as the Volunteer Assistant Goalkeeping Coach for the North Carolina Courage.
2ND ASSISTANT/ANALYST
Nick Petrucelli
Nicholas Petrucelli started his coaching career at Southern Methodist University where he was the women’s soccer undergraduate assistant. After one year at SMU, Petrucelli went to the University of Miami where he spent five years as the Director of Operations. After his years at The University of Miami, he was the assistant coach at the University of Louisiana for two seasons, before coming to Dallas Trinity FC.
HEAD OF PERFORMANCE
Jonathan Corbett
Jonathan Corbett started his career as a strength and conditioning coach at Scottish Rugby Union and St Johnstone Football Club. After that he worked as a specialized sales advisor for Powerhouse fitness. Following that, Corbett has worked as Managing director and Lead Coach of Performance coaching as well as the Lead First Team Women’s Sport Scientist for the Heart of Midlothian Football Club.
EQUIPMENT MANAGER
Dean Mott
Dean Mott is a University of Mississippi graduate with a degree in Sports Management. While at Ole Miss, he served as a student manager for the Women’s Soccer team, gaining insights that have made him an essential part of our staff.
