Matt Pucci returns to the Rock Bowl in 2010-11 as the top assistant on the men's soccer team. A four year member of the Loras varsity team from 2003-2007, Pucci played striker for two Iowa Conference Championship teams, three NCAA tournament teams, and was a captain of the 2007 Final Four team. That year, Pucci earned All-Conference and All-Region honors, putting together the fourth best offensive season in program history (17 G, 1 A).

Pucci's coaching career began during his time on the Duhawks roster with the boy's high school teams at Hempstead and Wahlert. While the head coach with the Golden Eagles in 2008, the team won the IHSAA 1A State Championship and he was named the Mississippi Valley Conference Coach of the Year. Upon concluding his time in Dubuque, Pucci spent two seasons with Misericordia University in Dallas, Pennsylvania. The Cougars qualified for the NCAA Div. III Tournament in each of those two seasons, winning the Freedom Conference twice.

Pucci earned his undergraduate degree from Loras College in Public Relations in 2008 and followed with his masters in Organizational Development from Misericordia University in May of 2010. His professional licenses include a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National Diploma.

Pucci resides in Dubuque, Iowa.