(WILMINGTON, Ohio) - The Wilmington College Athletic Department is thrilled to announce the hiring of Omar Najjar for their newly created full-time Men's Soccer Assistant Coach position. "I couldn't be more excited to bring Omar into our program" stated Quakers Head Coach Cory Bucur. "We had a field of very strong candidates apply, but Omar's leadership abilities, drive to succeed, connections and network he's developed at a young age, and his overall knowledge of the game was what made him the right fit for us. Not only was he an extremely talented player, but he showed a lot of respect towards opposing players and coaches that stood out from a maturity standpoint. He has been a captain or leadership figure on every team he has ever played on, and his understanding of how to succeed in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) will have instant payoff with our current group and in recruiting. This is a massive step for our program not only getting a full-time assistant coach, but that coach being Omar. Our already incredible staff just got that much better!"

Omar comes from Hiram College where he served two years as a Graduate Assistant Coach, assisting head coach Joe Chmura in Hiram's transition from the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) into the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC). Omar helped Hiram go from 3-12-2 in 2024 to a record of 7-8-3 in 2025, the most wins in this decade for men's soccer. He took a big role with individual player development which helped Hiram land four players on the All-Conference Team along with assisting in other duties such as recruiting, film analysis, and game planning.

Omar is no stranger to the OAC, where he had a very successful three-year career at the University of Mount Union. Omar started his career off strong during his first two seasons with 15 starts, two goals, and nine assists from a defensive midfielder position while serving as a captain in year two, but he truly starred in his fifth year season where he lead Mount Union to a 16-2-2 record and a Second Team All-Conference selection, starting all 20 matches while scoring five goals and assisting six more.

Omar has stayed very involved in Northeast Ohio soccer upon graduation. Along with his coaching duties at Hiram, he has coached with the Cleveland Force Soccer Club, and played for many different teams, most notably the Cleveland Crunch in the Major League Indoor Soccer League and Ambassadors Football Club Ohio in the National Premier Soccer League. Omar has been extremely successful with these two sides where he has twice been named to the MLIS All League Team, while winning the league in 2024. With Ambassadors, he has been named Defensive and Overall Player of the Year twice, captaining a very talented side that has previously included a former Wilmington College All-Region Player in Randy Harris.

Najjar, originally from Revere, Ohio, graduated from Mount Union with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and received his Masters of Science Sports Management from Hiram College.