Montreat College

Montreat College men's soccer announced the addition of assistant coach Joao Ehlers in 2017. Originally from Caxias do Sul, Brazil, Ehlers is a graduate of Ohio State University. He played his final two seasons at OSU and was awarded Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week (2014), The OSU Athlete of the Week (2014), Academic All-Big Ten Conference Team (2015) and OSU Scholar Athlete (2015). Ehlers' OSU program also won the Big Ten Conference Championship in 2015.

Prior to his time at OSU, Ehlers was a Dean's List student (2013) and two-time Second Team All-MSC at University of the Cumberlands.

He played within the Premier Development League (PDL) and was named Honorable Mention while playing for VSI Tampa Bay in 2013.  Prior to moving to the United States, Ehlers played at a very competitive level with both Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Academy and Esporte Clube Juventude Academy.

Ehlers most recently served as Technical Staff Intern at Columbus Crew SC and worked as an assistant coach for the U-23, U-18, U-16 and U-14 teams.