David Castellanos is headed into his fifteenth season as the men's soccer head coach at Penn State Abington. During the past fourteen seasons, the Blue and White have posted 142 Wins while earning 3 NEAC Regular Season Titles, 2 NEAC Championships, and 2 NCAA Appearances, and NEAC 2016 and 2017 Coach of the Year.
Last season, Castellanos guided Abington to a 10-7 record and a NEAC mark of 8-3, finishing in second place in the conference. Penn State Abington advanced into the NEAC Tournament for its 4 consecutive year, where the Nittany Lions fell in the semifinals to Keuka College in regular time.
Castellanos holds a 142–98-21 overall record since 2005 for the Nittany Lions. He led the team to two NCAA appearances in 2017 and 2018 seasons, seven NEAC Tournament appearances in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 seasons, four ECAC appearances in the 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2013 seasons. Throughout the course of his coaching career, Castellanos has produced a total of seventy-four men's players that were recognized by the North Eastern Athletic Conference. Other awards those players earned were: All-Conference team, NEAC Player of the Year, NEAC Defensive Player of the Year, ECAC First Team All-Conference, Philly-SIDA All-Academic, and Philadelphia Inquirer All Area. Castellanos and his staff hopes to continue producing quality student-athletes.
Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Castellanos grew up in Philadelphia. In 1998, he graduated from Christopher Dock Mennonite High School. As a youth player, he was on the U.S. U17 & U20 National Team.
Castellanos began his collegiate career at Mercer County Community College in 1998, two years later, he transferred to the University of Connecticut. That season, the Huskies won the 2000 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship with Castellanos providing an assist in the title win over Creighton University. Castellanos graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology.
The bi-lingual Castellanos turned professional with C.D. Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras in 2002. He signed with the Colorado Rapids in 2004 and also played for the Minnesota Thunder and Virginia Beach Mariners of USL.
Castellanos moved indoors with the Philadelphia KiXX of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 2005. Castellanos played for the KiXX until the team ceased operations in 2010. During that time, the KiXX won the 2007 MISL championship.
Aside from coaching at Penn State Abington, Castellanos is also the head coach of the U12, U13, and U15 Continental FC Delco Academy and is also the head coach of the Reading United A.C. for the 2014 USL Premier Development League.
