Cumberland University

Cumberland University alum Julian Lucumi was elevated to head coach prior to the start of the 2024 season and will begin his second year coaching at Cumberland.

Lucumi started his career at Cumberland as a volunteer assistant under Adam Grant in 2021 before being hired on full time as the assistant coach for the 2023 season. His first year at Cumberland full time, the Phoenix went on to win the Mid-South Conference Tournament Championship and made it to the Second Round of the NAIA National Tournament.  

Lucumi played his senior season at Cumberland after transferring from Belmont University. He started in eight games and appeared in 16 as a defender. He scored five goals, fourth-best on the team, to help Cumberland to the 2018 Mid-South Conference Championship and an NAIA National Tournament appearance. 

Lucumi started coaching and working at Belmont's Men's Soccer Camps assisting with preparation for training. From there, he went on to coach at Barca Academy in Nashville where he coached two teams per season. He provided administrative support to the academy and created playing schedules for the club.

In 2022, Lucumi worked as an assistant coach at Ensworth High School assisting with both the varsity boys and girls teams. He also worked as a Facility Operations Manager for the Nashville Soccer Club and spent time at Nashville United Soccer Academy. 

Lucumi earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Cumberland University in May 2019 and went on to get a Master's Degree of Sport Administration from Belmont in May 2022.