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Dr. Arne Thomas

High School: 1984 graduate of Moon High School, PA.

College: Received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Notre Dame in 1988. He then continued on with his studies entering the University of Pittsburgh's School of Dental Medicine and earning his Dentertaria of Medicine Doctor (D.M.D.) in 1992.

Coaching Career: Arne was an Assistant at Moon in 1989. In 1990 he was named head coach where in his first season won the WPIAL Class AAA Championship. He coached the Tigers through the 1996 season. In 1997 he took an Assistant Coaching position at Robert Morris University. In 2000 Arne returned to the Tigers as the head coach. In 2003 Arne led the Tigers to the Section 5 and WPIAL Class AA Title. Arne has also coached for the Beadling soccer club for 12 years. Arne was named Section Coach of the Year in 1992, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003 and was named WPIAL Class AA Coach of the year for the first time in 2003.

Career Coaching Record

Year Record Pct. Accomplishments
1990 20-2-2 .875 PIAA Quarterfinalists, WPIAL Champions, Section Champions
1991 16-4-2 .773 WPIAL Playoffs, Section Champions
1992 23-2-2 .889 PIAA Quarterfinalists, WPIAL Runners-up, Section Champions
1993 18-3-1 .841 WPIAL Quarterfinalists, Section Champions
1994 16-2-3 .833 WPIAL Playoffs, Section Champions
1995 15-3-2 .800 WPIAL Playoffs
1996 19-6-0 .760 PIAA Quarterfinalists, WPIAL Semifinalists
2000 13-8-0 .619 WPIAL Playoffs
2001 11-8-0 .579 WPIAL Playoffs
2002 14-4-1 .763 WPIAL Quarterfinalists
2003 21-2-3 .865 PIAA Quarterfinalists, WPIAL Champions, Section Champions
2004 15-4-1 .775 WPIAL Quarterfinalists, Section Champions
2005 11-6-2 .632 WPIAL Quarterfinalists
2006 7-8-3 .472
Career 219-62-22 .759 14 seasons

Playing Career: Arne was one of the first members of the Moon High School Soccer Team. In the teams second season (1983) they won the WPIAL Championship. Arne was an all WPIAL Player in 1983. Arne also played for the Beadling Soccer Club where his team won both the USYSA Snicker State Cup and Regional Tournaments and competed in the National Championship Tournament in 1984.

Personal: Arne is married to Tessie and has two daughters; Alexis and Macey.