Rich Kessler is an assistant coach for Temple men's soccer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and began his first season with the program in 2025. He arrived after two seasons as an assistant coach at La Salle, where his responsibilities included home match operations, team travel, and goalkeeper development.
Earlier, Kessler spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Alvernia, his alma mater, where the Wolves earned two ECAC Tournament berths, won 25 matches, and reached the semifinals of the 2022 ECAC Postseason Tournament. A former Alvernia goalkeeper from 2005 to 2008, he has also worked as FC Delco's Director of Goalkeeping, served as an assistant at Penn State Berks and Penn State Abington, and held head coaching positions at Cumberland County College and Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School.
