Tom Lorkovic’s Coaches Profile:
1. Position: Saint Albert Catholic High School Head Varsity Boys Soccer Coach.
2. High School (Year): Saint Joseph/Paul VI Catholic High School – Omaha, Nebraska (1971)
3. High School Honors and Accomplishments:
a. Played/Lettered - 4 years Football Team
b. Played/Lettered - 4 years Track Team
i. Holds Paul VI High School Hi and Low School Hurdles Records
c. Played/Lettered - 1 year Basketball Team
d. Played/Lettered - 1 year Baseball Team
e. Lettered- 3 years Debate Team
f. 2 years Drama Club.
4. College(s) (Year):
a. The University of Nebraska at Omaha (1972 – 73 / 1975 – 76)
b. Iowa Western Community College (1981 – 83)
c. Buena Vista University (1991- 93)
5. College Honors and Accomplishments:
a. Buena Vista University-4.0 Grade point average
6. Employment:
a. 32 years – USSTRATCOM
b. 12 years - McCallie Associates, Inc. Bellevue Nebraska – UNIX Systems Engineer.
7. Coaching History, Honors, and Accomplishments:
Saint Albert, Council Bluffs State Tournament Record:
1998 (2-0, 1st)
1999 (0-1)
2007 (0-1)
2009 (2-1, 2nd)
2010 (1-2, 4th)
2011 (0-1)
2012 (0-1)
2015 (1-2, 4th)
Overall (6-9)
Iowa High School / Saint Albert Varsity Boys Soccer / Head Coach Record: 195 – 102 – 0:
2000: (Assistant Coach):
2001: 8-10-0 (Co-Head / JV Coach):
2002: 10-5-0 (Head / JV Coach):
2003: 13-6-0 (Head / JV Coach):
2004: 11-5-0 (Head / JV Coach):
2005: 10-5-0 (Head / JV Coach):
50th win during the 2005 season
Record - 52- 31- 0
2006: 15-8-0 (Head / JV Coach):
2007: 18-4-0 (Head / JV Coach):
State Qualifier: (Sub-State # 8)
2008: 15-3-0 (Head / JV Coach):
100 win at the end of the 2008 season
Record - 100 – 46 - 0
2009: 17-5-0 (Head / JV Coach)
State Qualifier: (Sub-State # 8) / Runner-up
2010: 11-11-0 (Head / JV Coach)
State Qualifier: (Sub-State # 8) / 4th Place
2011: 13-8-0 (Head / JV Coach)
State Qualifier: (Sub-State # 8)
2012: 16-6-0 (Head / JV Coach)
State Qualifier: (Sub-State # 8)
150th win during the 2012 season
Record - 157 – 76 – 0
2013: 9-10-0 (Head / JV Coach)
2014: 12-10-0 (Head / JV Coach)
2015: 15-6-0 (Head / JV Coach)
State Qualifier: (Sub-State # 8) / 4th Place
Boys East-West All Star Cup, West / Co-Coach w - Aziz Haffar - 2004. 1-0-0. Western Iowa Team – 3 - 2
Boys East-West All Star Cup, West / Coach - 2009.
Iowa High School Coaching Record - 195 – 102 - 0
2-0-0. Western Iowa Team – 4 – 3
IHSSCA - Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association Member - 2002 - 2015.
Inducted into the IHSSCA - Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association “Hall of Fame” 2011.
“Saint Albert Soccer Coach Tom Lorkovic”, was inducted into the "Iowa State Soccer Coaches
Association" Hall of Fame, at the 2011 Annual IHSSCA General Meeting, Clinic and Convention, held in
Des Moines, Iowa. Coach Lorkovic has been involved in all aspects of Iowa Soccer for the past 26 years,
the last 15 as the Head Soccer Coach for Saint Albert High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He has coached
the Saint Albert Soccer Program to the Iowa State Soccer Tournament 6 out of the past 9 years, finishing
2nd in 2009, 4th in 2010 and 4th in 2015.
IHSAA - Iowa High School Athletic Association:
S/W Regional Soccer Advisory Committee Member:
2004 - 2009.
All - Class Rankings Committee Member:
2004 - 2009.
Class 1A Rankings Committee Member:
2009 - 2015.
National Youth Sports Coaches Association Member:
1995 - 2015.
Coach Lorkovic has been involved with numerous soccer clubs and associations over the past 26 years,
including the Council Bluffs YMCA Soccer Program, CBYSA - (Council Bluffs Youth Soccer Association),
ENSA - (Eastern Nebraska Soccer Association) and the NSL - (Nebraska Soccer League) as a coach, board
member, club officer and as a coach with the CB Ambush and CB Storm Club Soccer teams.
FIFA Referee: 1995 - 2011.
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Referee: 2003 - 2011.
USSF Referee for 16 years and 8 years with the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.