Robert Anderson started playing competitive club soccer when he was 8 years old. He played for a number of select boys travel teams in and around Edinburgh, Scotland. After a highly successful youth career Rob was scouted by a top local club and went on to play semi-professional for three years before becoming a full time soccer coach.

His first experience with coaching Youth Soccer was with Roseburn Colts an Edinburgh boys club After a celebrated championship season Rob moved on to work with the SFA (Scottish Football Association) where he learned many different aspects of professional youth soccer coaching at all ages between 4-19. Rob was involved with a variety of different coaching roles including participation sessions, youth development work, community outreach projects and also coaching people with disabilities.

Rob moved to the United States in 1999 were he worked in Minnesota for a Regional boys club called "Ramsey Area Soccer" He coached many age groups including a U12 boys team that became State champions in their first year with Rob!

After a triumphant first experience in America Rob was lured back to Scotland to work as a professional soccer coach with the SFA professional Premier League team "Hibernian F.C" for two years as the local community school coach. He worked along side some of the top coaches and players in Scotland and traveled extensively with the club in Europe. During this time
Rob returned to the U.S. to work full time with "Proexcel Soccer" and was promoted to Technical Director of Soccer with a club called Woodbury Soccer for a year. After another productive year in Minnesota Rob was selected to be Elgin College head coach in Chicago Illinois.

In a history-making season Rob and his new team went on to win the conference championship and earned ECC's first Woman's Soccer Region IV title. Rob became the Woman's Conference "Coach of the Year" and Woman's Regional "Coach of the Year for 2004".

Mr. Anderson is currently the "Britannia Soccer USA" Director of Soccer for Westside Soccer Club in Jacksonville, Florida.