Nansha Kalonji
Encyclopedia
Nansha Kalonji is a retired Belgian
soccer
player who played in both defence and attack. He was most recently the manager of the Scarlet Raiders
at Rutgers-Newark
.
where he played on the men's soccer team from 1994 to 1997. He graduated with a bachelors degree in social science in 2003. He was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2007. He played for the Central Jersey Riptide
in the USISL. In February 1999, the MetroStars
selected Kalonji in the third round (thirty-first overall) of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft
. He played nineteen games and scored one goal before being released on November 23, 1999. In 2002 and 2003, he played for the Carolina Dynamo
in the fourth division Premier Development League.
. He then served as an assistant coach at West Orange High School
before moving up to become an assistant at Greensboro College
in 2002 and 2003. In 2004, he became the head coach at Rutgers University
. After posting an 18-32-2 record over three seasons, Kalonji resigned on November 4, 2006.
Kalonji also holds Congolese and American nationality.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who played in both defence and attack. He was most recently the manager of the Scarlet Raiders
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the athletic teams that represent Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey...
at Rutgers-Newark
Rutgers-Newark
Rutgers University in Newark is one of three campuses of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the eighth oldest college in the United States and a member of the Association of American Universities...
.
Player
Kalonji attended Ramapo CollegeRamapo College
Ramapo College of New Jersey is a public liberal arts and professional studies institution of the New Jersey system of higher education.- Location :...
where he played on the men's soccer team from 1994 to 1997. He graduated with a bachelors degree in social science in 2003. He was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2007. He played for the Central Jersey Riptide
Central Jersey Riptide
Central Jersey Riptide were an American soccer team that played in Clark, New Jersey.They joined the USISL Pro League in 1996, but were relegated to the USL PDL in 1999. They became a provisional team the next season and then folded after the end of the season.-Year-by-year:...
in the USISL. In February 1999, the MetroStars
Metrostars
Metrostar may refer to:*New York Red Bulls, formerly called the "MetroStars", a soccer team from New York*Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly called "The Metrostar Express", a part of the metropolitan rail system in Manila...
selected Kalonji in the third round (thirty-first overall) of the 1999 MLS Supplemental Draft
1999 MLS Supplemental Draft
The 1999 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft.-Round 1:-Round 2:-Round 3:...
. He played nineteen games and scored one goal before being released on November 23, 1999. In 2002 and 2003, he played for the Carolina Dynamo
Carolina Dynamo
Carolina Dynamo is an American soccer team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home...
in the fourth division Premier Development League.
Coach
Kalonji began his coaching career as an assistant at Ramapo CollegeRamapo College
Ramapo College of New Jersey is a public liberal arts and professional studies institution of the New Jersey system of higher education.- Location :...
. He then served as an assistant coach at West Orange High School
West Orange High School (New Jersey)
West Orange High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey. WOHS is currently the only high school serving the West Orange Public Schools...
before moving up to become an assistant at Greensboro College
Greensboro College
Greensboro College is a four-year, independent, coeducational liberal-arts college, also offering four master's degrees, located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1838...
in 2002 and 2003. In 2004, he became the head coach at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
. After posting an 18-32-2 record over three seasons, Kalonji resigned on November 4, 2006.
Kalonji also holds Congolese and American nationality.