Viking Soccer
Camp Director/Head Coach

Ventsi Stoimirov
Head Coach

Head coach Ventsi Stoimirov enters his fourteenth season as head coach for the Vikings. He was a member of the Bulgarian Junior National Team, and started six seasons for the Des Moines Menace, leading the team to two final four appearances. Stoimirov has extensive playing and coaching experience, earning his International FIFA/UEFA Coaching License. He also held a 50-4-2 record as the coach for the Iowa United Soccer Club, leading the team to five State Championships. In addition, Stoimirov has helped youth teams in Iowa win championships at prestigious tournaments all around the country including championships at the Snickers National Youth Challenge, WAGS, Surf Cup and Cornhusker Classic.

The founder of the Grand View Women's Soccer Team in 1998, Stoimirov has built a program that is known for its successes on and off the field. The Vikings won back-to-back Midwest Collegiate Conference titles in 2003 and 2004, and finished as runner up in 2005 and 2007. The team also won the Conference Tournament title in 2003 and 2009 and finished as Tournament runner up in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. The 2009 season marked a milestone in the program’s history as the Vikings made their first NAIA National Tournament appearance. The Vikings have been ranked nationally or received votes in the NAIA National rankings in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007. The 2003 and 2004 MCC Coach of the Year and 2003 Region Coach of the Year has coached 17 All-Americans and 14 Academic All-American Scholars.

Stoimirov graduated from Graceland College in 1995, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in business. He received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Iowa State University in 1998.