Liisi Vini-Lainas

Coaching Qualifications / Awards:

  • USSF C License

Penn FusionTeams / Roles:

  • Penn Fusion SA - Staff Coach (2023-present)     

Additional Coaching Experience:

  • FC Central Illinois - Director of Coaching (2022-2023)

  • FC Central Illinois - Staff Coach (2019-present)

  • Eclipse Select Central Illinois - Staff Coach (2019-2022)

  • Illinois Fire Juniors - Director U8/U9 (2021)

  • Penn State Soccer Camps - Staff Coach (2014-2022)

Playing Experience:

  •  Penn State University (NCAA D1) (2014-2017)

    • National Champions (2015)

    • Big Ten Conference Champions (2014, 2015, 2016)

    • Academic All Big Ten (2015 & 2016)

  • Estonian Women’s National Team (2016-2017)

    • UEFA Euro Qualifier vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina (2016), Baltic Cup (2016, 2017), Friendly vs. Poland (2017)

  • FC Flora - Tallinn, Estonia (2016-2017)

    • Naiste Meistriliiga (Estonia’s Top League), Baltic League (Top teams in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania)

      o 16 goals in 23 matches

Education:

  • Illinois State University (2022): Master of Science in Biological Sciences – Neuroscience and Physiology.

  • Pennsylvania State University (2019): Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering