Damon Nahas

Biography

After leading the Tar Heels to their 23rd national championship, Damon Nahas was officially named head coach of the University of North Carolina women’s soccer team in December 2024. He is the second head coach in program history, succeeding the legendary Anson Dorrance. Nahas spent the entirety of the 2024 season as interim head coach following Dorrance’s retirement on August 11. He has been part of the Tar Heels’ coaching staff since 2015, first serving as an assistant coach before being elevated to associate head coach in 2021. "Damon Nahas has been an integral part of Carolina Soccer for nearly a decade, and the way he has led, mentored, taught and inspired this year's team as its head coach has been outstanding,'' said UNC Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham. "He is committed to developing players who win as both students and athletes and give back to the community, and he is dedicated to continuing the championship legacy of so many incredible soccer icons who have played at Carolina." During his interim head coach season in 2024, Nahas guided the Tar Heels to their 23rd national title and first since 2012. He became the second coach in NCAA women's soccer history to win a national championship in their first year as head coach, joining UCLA's Margueritte Aozasa from 2022. Along with Erin Matson (field hockey, 2023), Carlos Somoano (men's soccer, 2011) and Dave Klarmann (men's lacrosse, 1991), Nahas is the fourth UNC head coach to win a national championship in their