Park City Soccer Club Names Anthony DiCicco as New General Manager

Park City Soccer Club named Anthony DiCicco as its new general manager, tapping the Park City High School head coach who already straddles both the club's competitive program and the Miners' sideline to take the helm of one of Summit County's largest youth sports organizations.

DiCicco steps into a role vacated in January when longtime executive director Shelley Gillwald left for a position with the Utah Youth Soccer Association, a departure that left the 501(c)3 non-profit, founded in 1994, without its operational anchor. Gillwald had served as executive director for roughly a decade, shepherding the club through a period of professionalization that included bringing in credentialed coaching staff.

The hire keeps leadership within the family, so to speak. DiCicco has coached club teams at PCSC, serves as head coach of both the boys' and girls' soccer programs at Park City High School, and carries a surname synonymous with American soccer: his father, Tony DiCicco, coached the U.S. Women's National Team to a World Cup title and founded the SoccerPlus Companies, which Anthony later led as CEO. Before arriving in Park City, Anthony also served as Director of Soccer for AstroTurf and as an assistant coach for Papua New Guinea's U20 Women's squad at the World Cup.

PCSC currently serves more than 550 boys and girls across 30-plus teams, drawing players not just from Park City but from Eastern and Southern Summit County, Wasatch County, and the Salt Lake Valley. The club's financial aid program has been a central part of its identity: board co-chair Lauren Hanley said previously that "there has never been a child who wanted to play, who couldn't join [PCSC] thanks to our financial aid program." DiCicco, whose stated coaching philosophy centers on development beyond the pitch, has said his goal is to produce "service-oriented leaders who are invested in community" rather than future professionals, a posture that aligns with the club's nonprofit mission.

His dual role as high school head coach and now club general manager puts him at the center of virtually every competitive soccer decision made in Park City. Technical Director Eli Ulvi, hired in 2018 and the architect of the club's coaching structure, will continue in his role alongside DiCicco.

The appointment gives PCSC a general manager who already knows its fields, its families, and its friction points before his first official day.