Anton Niklasson
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- Title:
- Assistant Men's Soccer Coach
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- Phone:
- 937-481-2330
Anton Niklasson enters his seventh season as an assistant coach at Wilmington College in 2024-25.
In 2022, Niklassson aided Head Coach Cory Bucur in guiding the Quakers to a 12-6-3 overall record and the program's first appearance in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) title game in 16 seasons. Additionally, seven Quakers earned All-OAC recognition. The team finished 4-11-2 overall and 3-5-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during Anton's second year on staff with Bucur in 2023. The 2023 season saw three Quakers earn All-OAC recognition.
During his first four years on staff, Niklasson, a former Quaker goalkeeper, assisted then-Head Coach Alex Van der Sluijs to consecutive third-place finishes in the OAC. In the spring of 2021, WC won its first playoff game in over a decade by defeating Capital University 2-1 in an OAC Tournament quarterfinal at Williams Stadium before coming a shootout away from an appearance in the championship game. The following year, the Quakers again hosted Capital in the No. 3 vs. No. 6 matchup, but fell 4-3 in a wild game.
Nineteen times during Niklasson's tenure have WC individuals garnered All-OAC honors including Van der Sluijs as Coach of the Year in the fall of 2021.
*Last updated - June 10, 2024*