Louie Rolko

Louie Rolko

  • Class Year:
    2007
  • Induction Year:
    2017
  • Sport(s):
    Soccer

LOUIE ROLKO ’07 is arguably the best all-around men’s soccer student-athlete to ever play at BW.

A four-time All-OAC player and two-time OAC Midfielder of the Year, Louie was both an outstanding offensive and defensive leader. His excellence and leadership at BW led him to careers both in professional soccer and now coaching. The four-year starter also was a three-time NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America) All-Great Lakes honoree, a three-time OSCA (Ohio Soccer Coaches Association) All-Ohio pick, a three-time BW team captain and a two-time BW Most Valuable Player award-winner.

Prior to becoming the head men’s coach at NCAA Division II Lake Erie College in the fall of 2017, Louie served as BW Head Coach Reid Ayers’ top assistant for five years. Prior to that, he played for two seasons with the Sioux Falls Spitfire of the US Soccer League Premier Development League (PDL), for three seasons with the Charlestown Battery of the US Soccer League (USL) and three seasons with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL.

Louie also has made a commitment to soccer in the Greater Cleveland community and served as a club coach at NEO Soccer and trained a number of BW’s current soccer student-athletes.