Chuck Breton was named just the third women's soccer head coach after the conclusion of the 2014 season.
By the Numbers
Seasons at Gordon: 2016—present | Overall Record
Program Honors
101 Academic All Conference Selections
39 All Commonwealth Coast Conference Honorees
5 Commonwealth Coast Conference Sportsmanship Awards
2 Commonwealth Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year
(Lexi Potter 2018, 2019)
1 Commonwealth Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year
(Kali Denty 2019)
2 Commonwealth Coast Conference Coach of the Year
(2018, 2019)
5 Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship Game Appearances
1 Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship Title (2021)
8 United Soccer Coaches All Regions Awards
6 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Honors
Notable Achievements
Gordon knocked off the No. 1-seeded Endicott College on the road in the 2017 CCC Semifinals. That 2-1 OT victory was the first time since the 2002 season and broke a 21-game losing streak in the series.
The 2021 team brought home the first CCC Championship in program history with a win over Roger Williams at home.
In 2024, the team made their first appearance since 2021 in the NCAA Tournament.
Before Gordon
Breton joined the Gordon Women’s Soccer staff as an assistant coach in the winter of 2013-2014 and helped guide the Scots to a 13-7-0 overall finish and a trip to the Commonwealth Coast Conference Semifinals in 2014. He then was hired to take over the program from longtime coach Marc Whitehouse, who retired following the 2014 season after 30 years of coaching.
Breton has vast experience working with and developing players at the club, high school, ODP, and collegiate level. Eight years ago he founded the Samba Player Development Academy, the focus of which is soccer development for the individual player. Since that time his Samba Black teams have earned two U.S. Soccer National Futsal Championship titles (2013, 2015), a U.S. Soccer National Futsal Final appearance, and six regional championships. He is considered a Premiere Soccer Trainer and works with academy players, elite ENCL players, U.S. national and regional pool players as well as athletes at all three levels of collegiate soccer.
Additionally, in 2010 Breton helped start Samba International, a nonprofit organization that uses soccer to help meet the needs of children in the country of Malawi. In the four years of the “Samba 24 Hour Playing 2 Save Lives” tournament, his Samba players have raised over $80,000 for Samba International, helping to fund an orphanage and provide 100 Samba Educational Scholarships to the young people of Kongoma, Malawi.
Education
Gordon College ’86
Playing Career
Breton was a four-year starter for the Fighting Scots and received All-American honors for his standout efforts on the pitch. He co-captained the squad his senior season and was a member of the program’s first two national tournament teams.
Family
Chuck is married to Linda, a fellow Gordon grad, and has four daughters, three of whom have graduated from Gordon.
updated August 2024
