Sharif Saber serves as Director of Coaching for Denver United Futbol Club, where he oversees the club’s coaching staff, player development pathway, coaching curriculum, and technical programming from Little Warriors through the Classic level.
Saber brings more than a decade of collegiate and youth coaching experience to DUFC, including successful head coaching tenures at the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III levels. Most recently, he served as Head Women’s Soccer Coach at USC Upstate, where he led the Spartans to the 2024 Big South regular-season and tournament championships and the program’s first NCAA Division I Tournament appearance. He was named the 2022 Big South Coach of the Year, and his staff earned Big South Coaching Staff of the Year honors in 2024.
Prior to USC Upstate, Saber served as Head Women’s Soccer Coach at the University of Mount Olive, leading the program to conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances while earning Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year honors. Earlier in his career, he built the women’s soccer program at Penn State Brandywine and was named the 2016 USCAA National Coach of the Year.
In addition to his collegiate experience, Saber has worked extensively in youth soccer and coach development. He holds the United Soccer Coaches Premier Diploma and Director of Coaching Diploma. At DUFC, his focus is building a connected developmental pathway in which players receive age-appropriate training, coaches work from a shared philosophy and curriculum, and families have a clear pathway from their first experience with the club through the high school years.
Saber holds a Master of Education in Secondary Education from Kutztown University and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Bloomsburg University.
