Bio

Joe Fiedler was hired in December 2017 as just the third head women's soccer coach at CCBC Essex since 1986. He has compiled a 26-13-1 (.663) record through 2019.

In just his second season at the helm (2019), the Knights went 19-4, including a team record 19-game winning streak, won the Maryland Juco Conference title, captured their first regional championship in seven seasons and appeared at the NJCAA Women's Soccer National Championship for the first time since 1989. Fiedler also produced the Knights first NJCAA All-America student-athlete (Kara Dietrich) since 2002. He was also named 2019 Maryland Juco Women's Soccer Coach of the Year. 

In addition, Fiedler has been the men's soccer head coach since 2012, leading that team to a 111-47-9 (.692) overall record through 2019, eight straight (2012-2019) NJCAA Region XX Championships, four Maryland JUCO Conference titles (2015-2017, 2019) and four appearances in the NJCAA Men's Soccer National Tournament (2013, 2014, 2016 and 2018). On the men's side, he has been selected Region XX Men's Soccer Coach of the Year (2012 and 2013) and voted CCBC Essex Coach of the Year five times (2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons) by his peers. Additionally, Fiedler has been named the Maryland JUCO Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year four times (2015-2017 and 2019). 

Prior to Essex, Fiedler was the head boy’s soccer coach at Loch Raven High School (1997-2011). During his tenure, the Raiders were two-time Baltimore County Championship Finalists, made five trips to the Maryland State semi-finals, three State Finals appearances, and captured the State Title in 2009. Fiedler’s teams received NSCAA Team Academic Awards in 13 of his 15 seasons. For his efforts, he received the 2005 NHFS State Coach of the Year and 2011 NSCAA Small School State Coach of the Year awards.

A graduate of CCBC Essex (then Essex Community College) and University of Baltimore (Bachelors of Science), Fiedler currently resides in Parkville, Md. with his wife Barbara. Together the have two children, son Tim, and daughter Jill.