Amphone Keovongmanysar was promoted to associate head coach in 2022 after arriving in Morningside Heights as an assistant coach for the Columbia women's soccer program in 2014. Before joining the Lions, Kevongmanysar was a part of Tracey Bartholomew's staff for 14 seasons at LIU-Brooklyn and joined her in the transition to Morningside Heights. 

Since arriving at Columbia, Keovongmanysar has assisted Bartholomew in leading the Lions to unprecedented success. From 2016-2019, Columbia recorded a historic four-straight winning Ivy League records. Columbia has also posted six-straight winning seasons for the first time in program history spanning from 2016-22. Additionally, 39 student-athletes have garnered All-Ivy accolades, including the program's first Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year (Natalie Ambrose, 2017).

Additionally, Keovongmanysar is a member of the Asian-American advocacy group within the United Soccer Coaches Association of America (USCAA).

"Amphone has provided me with incredible loyalty, selflessness and commitment, having worked together for over 20 years chasing championships," said Bartholomew. "He has excellent soccer knowledge, a love of learning, and works to constantly improve our program. His network of coaches is unparalleled and  covers all levels from the professional, collegiate and youth. His technological genius has helped our program on all levels along with countless co-workers or others that need help. He is truly a teacher at heart, and his desire to always offer to help to anyone who needs it makes him one of a kind."

An experienced coach, Keovongmanysar earned an advanced national license from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in 2001. He obtained an English FA Youth Coaching certificate in 2005 and holds an NSCAA Youth Diploma and United States Soccer Federation Youth License and national “B” license.

He has also served as a trainer for the Elmont Retros Stars under-18 girls team. In November 2004, the multi-talented coach acted as the interpreter for the United States’ U-20 Women’s National Team at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Thailand.

Before coaching at LIU, Kevongmanysar was in Southbridge, Massachusetts, where he earned a name for himself as one of the most well-respected youth coaches in the commonwealth. From 1997-2000, Keovongmanysar was a coach in the Massachusetts Olympic Development Program.

A native of Laos, Keovongmanysar guided his U-13 boys club to a district championship in 1997 and coached the U-12 boys team to the district semifinals the following year. Keovongmanysar took on an additional role in 1999, coaching both the U-15 boys and U-13 girls ODP squads. In 2000, he was the Assistant Director of both the boys’ and girls’ ODP.

Keovongmanysar was the boys’ varsity soccer coach for the Southbridge (Mass.) School Department from 1997-98. He led his team to its first district playoff berth in 17 years in his first season and followed that with the school’s first trip to the district semifinals.

He was the coach and Director of Player Development for the Southbridge Youth Soccer Association from 1991-2000, where he organized and implemented year-round soccer programs for children ranging from ages 4-18 and provided clinics for both players and coaches.

Keovongmanysar, a Massachusetts certified teacher, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Worcester State College in 1994.