Alex Balog joined the Wildcats' as an assistant coach in April 2019 staff after serving six seasons as head coach at Montana State Billings.
“Any time you can hire someone who has already been a head coach, it’s huge,” stated Carlin. “He knows what’s at stake and he knows what it is to be a head coach. Alex is a great recruiter in general, but he’s especially tuned in to the international game. He’s going to take a lot off my plate with international recruiting.
“Alex is also an outstanding goalkeeper coach. He runs a great session and our keepers are super-pumped about him coming here. There’s a lot of good energy coming out of that group. Alex’s great strengths are the two areas where we have most needed the help. It’s a perfect fit.”
Balog served two seasons at MSUB as an assistant coach before taking the helm of the program in 2013. In 2016 he led the Yellow Jackets to a 9-6-3 overall mark and in 2017 was recognized as Great Northwest Athletic Conference Co-Coach of the Year.
Prior to his time at MSUB, Balog served as an assistant coach for two seasons (2009-10) NAIA soccer powerhouse Auburn University Montgomery (AUM. While in Alabama, Balog also coached for the Olympic Development Program and was the Director of Goalkeeping for the FC Torjager club based in Montgomery. He was also a head coach at Lamp High School.
Earlier in his career, Balog played and coached at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tenn. He played two seasons for the Buccaneers and then worked with the women's program for one season as the goalkeeper coach.
Balog has played soccer in Belgium, Hungary, Greece, England, and the U.S.
During his time in Pennsylvania Balog served as as the Boys Director of Coaching at FC Bucks from April 2020 until January 2022. Since March of 2022 he has served as Technical Director of Atlantic City FC.
