Head Coach

A veteran of the Women’s Seattle Sounders and Saints programs, Mitalas joins the team for his 7th consecutive year. Mitalas has been pivotal to the success of the Seattle Sounders/Saints since Seattle's kickoff in 2001.

As a soccer player, Mitalas has over 38 years of playing experience including Professional and Amateur Cups. He was a member of the Seattle Pacific University men’s team in 1980 and 1981. In 1979-1980 he joined the Men’s Seattle Sounders and in 1984-1985 Mitalas traveled to Athens, Greece to play in the Greek First Division with AEK. Mitalas was also a member of the U.S. Olympic team which boycotted the 1980 Summer Games.

As a coach, Mitalas has a USSF ‘B’ license and has coached at all levels of the game. Shorecrest High School was fortunate to have him as a head coach for the boys and girls programs for 18 successful years and now is Coaching at Shorewood HS Girls. With the two teams, Mitalas has been to the Washington State 4A Final Four 12 times and the State Championship 6 times. His teams were Champions in 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, and 2005. He was also the head coach at Edmonds Community College for 6 years where he won 3 NWAACC Championships. He was the USASA Far West Regional Sports Festival Coach in 2001, 2002, and 2003 and coached the Gold Medal Champions in 2001.

Currently Mitalas is the Director of Soccer Operations at Starfire Sports. He lives in Lynnwood, WA with his wife Cindy and their three kids, Brandon, Alexandra, Christopher.

Technical and Tactical Coach

Hanson has enjoyed several successful years as a collegiate and youth coach. During his ten years at the University of Puget Sound (UPS) with the women’s team, Hanson holds the record for career wins at 136. He was a 5 time Northwest Conference Coach of the Year and a 5 time West Region Coach of the Year. Throughout his last 7 years as coach, UPS has been ranked in the top 25 teams in the country and in 2004 UPS was National Finalists. Off the field at UPS his team won the collegiate academic award 4 times and finished in the top 5 of 23 teams with the best GPA for 9 seasons.

As a USSF "A" licensed coach, Hanson is also a member of the United States Youth Soccer Region IV Olympic Development Program coaching staff and the Washington Youth Soccer state instructional staff. He has several years of coaching experience in youth soccer as a Club Coaching Director, a Club Technical Director, and a Club Team Coach. His ODP experience is as a State Team Coach and as a Regional Team Coach. On the educational side, Hanson has been a speaker at coaching clinics and symposiums, and has also been a State Instructional Staff member.

Currently Hanson is the trainer for a handful of club teams. He lives in Puyallup, WA with his wife Sally and their child Cy.

Technical and Tactical Coach