Chris Bertoia

Chris Bertoia is the head coach and manager of football operations for the University of Waterloo's football team, the Waterloo Warriors, a position he has held since the 2015 U Sports season.

University career Bertoia played CIAU football for the Warriors as part of the only two Yates Cup winning teams in school history in 1997 and 1999. He then moved to the Maritimes for his first collegiate coaching position with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men in 2005 where he served as the offensive and defensive line coach, recruiting coordinator and strength and conditioning coach over his four-year tenure there. He later on moved back to his hometown of London in 2009 to become the offensive line coach and recruitment coordinator for the Western Mustangs. Bertoia was then named OUA coach of the year in 2017.

In 2018, Bertoia led the Warriors to another 4–4 record, but the team also qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2003. In the following year, the Warriors again finished 4–4 and Bertoia won his first playoff game in the quarterfinal victory over the Ottawa Gee-Gees which was also the first post-season win for the Warriors since 1999 when Bertoia was a player with the team. He did not coach in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 season.

In a shortened 2021 season, Bertoia led the Warriors to a 3–3 record, but the team was defeated by the Western Mustangs in the playoffs for the second straight year. In 2022, the Warriors finished in 10th place in the OUA with a 1–7 record and Bertoia missed the playoffs for the first time since 2017. In 2023, he led the team back to the playoffs, but the Warriors were soundly defeated by the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.

Personal life Bertoia currently resides in Woodstock, Ontario with his wife, Tracie, and their children, Johnathan and Emma.

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