DAHLONEGA - University of North Georgia head men's soccer coach Pat Parris has announced that Anel Lilic will return to Dahlonega to serve as the assistant men's soccer coach.

Most recently, Lilic worked with Atlanta United as a goalkeepers coach in the Regional Development School after a stint with Georgia Southern's women's soccer program. Prior to that, Lilic served as head coach at Flowery Branch High School, working with the girls' soccer program.

In his two year tenure at FBHS, the Lady Falcons were 41-4-2 and reached the state semi-final and state championship. Anel also served as a head coach for several age groups on the boys side at Gwinnett Soccer Academy (GSA) and is a goalkeeper coach with the Olympic Development Program (ODP). Collegiately, Anel worked at the University of North Georgia as a graduate assistant and volunteer assistant with men's soccer from 2013-18.

Lilic moved to Georgia from Sarajevo, Bosnia. He played collegiate soccer at Emmanuel College where he received All-Region Honors.