Brian Mitko begins his first season as an assistant coach at the University of Vermont with the start of the 2015 campaign. Mitko joined the UVM staff in February 2015.
Mitko came to Vermont after one season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the men's soccer program at Bard College in New York. Mitko was responsible for Bard's 2014 recruiting class, created drills for training sessions, monitored student-athlete's academic performance, and prepared scouting reports on opponents.
Mitko graduated from Skidmore College in 2013, earning a bachelor's degree in exercise science. He earned eight varsity letters as a two-sport athlete at Skidmore. He was a four-year member of the men's soccer and lacrosse teams. He was a two-year captain of the men's soccer team and as a senior he was named the ECAC Defenseman of the Week twice and Liberty League Defensive Player of the Week four times.
A native of Clinton, Connecticut, Mitko was also the head coach of the FC Dutchmen Premier team in Albany, New York and has coached at several camps and clinics, including the several at Bard and the Mike Noonan Soccer Camp at Clemson.