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Nick Rimando takes new keeper coaching job with RSL Academy

Michele Roepke
Apr 22, 2021

Goal keeper Nick Rimando to coach at RSL Academy. Photo: Courtesy of David Clarke/Unsplash

HERRIMAN, Utah. — Former Real Salt Lake (RSL) keeper Nick Rimando is the new keeper coach at the Salt Lake Valley’s RSL Academy. The Academy is a tuition-free, public STEM charter school serving grades 9-12.

Before retiring in 2019, Rimando played Major League Soccer (MLS) with RSL for 13 years. He simultaneously juggled international appearances on the Men’s National Team (MNT).

The soccer-related school also offers volleyball, dance, track/field and basketball.

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