Rob Vincent

Youth

Vincent spent time with Everton and Crewe Alexandra as a youth from 1997 to 2000 and 2000–2005, respectively. He played for the Stockport County youth academy from 2005 to 2009, contributing eight goals until injury in pre-season 2008. At the end of his youth contract, he was not offered a professional contract, and moved on to study for a degree while playing college soccer in the United States.

College and amateur

Vincent played for the University of Charleston where he was named the 2009 WVIAC Freshman of the Year. He became a team captain for the Golden Eagles in the 2010 season. During his time at UC, Vincent was part of a team that won 4 consecutive conference titles, and went to the NCAA Division II National Tournament on 3 occasions. In his time at UC, he scored 9 goals in each of his 4 years; a total of 36 career goals as well as 25 assists. Vincent won Conference Player of the Year honours in 2010 and 2012. He also was named as a Division II All-American in each of his four years at UC. Vincent signed with the West Virginia Chaos of the USL Premier Development League, the fourth level of the United States soccer pyramid, in 2010 after an impressive freshman campaign at UC. However, he struggled with injury for much of the season and only played in 7 games, contributing 2 goals. He returned to the Chaos for the 2011 season, this time as the youngest team captain in the franchise history. He played every minute of the 16 league games, scoring…

In March 2018 Vincent announced his retirement from football as a result of his last knee injury. He was immediately announced as a coach for the Riverhounds SC academy. Vincent holds a USSF A-Senior License. Following several seasons with the Riverhounds Academy, Vincent joined the first team staff ahead of the 2024 USL Championship season. He replaces Dan Visser, who had been recently named as the club's new Sporting Director.

As of 4 June 2016

Player

USL All-League Team: 2015

Manager

USL Championship Title: 2025 USL Championship Eastern Conference: 2025