Bruins ink three more to Letters of Intent
Junior midfielder Zach Robbins, senior defender Gabriel Gaiotto, and junior defender Tibor Stankovic have each signed letters of intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at Bellevue in the fall.
BELLEVUE, Neb. -- Bellevue University head men's soccer coach Mark Heath-Preston announced the signing of four student-athletes to Letters of Intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at Bellevue beginning next fall.
Midfielder Zach Robbins (Omaha, Neb/Nebraska-Omaha) along with defenders Gabriel Gaiotto (Piracicaba, Brazil/Midland) and Tibor Stankovic (Osijek, Croatia/Illinois Central College) have each opted to transfer to BU.
Zach Robbins (Omaha, Neb.)
Robbins played his high school soccer at Omaha Burke High School where he was a regular selection for Coach Nic Bratt.
Most recently, Robbins played collegiately at the University of Nebraska-Omaha where he appeared in 11 matches over two seaons and recorded two shots on goal.
At Burke, he was both a first team all-Metro and Class A all-State selection while totaling 22 goals and 15 assists. In addition to playing at Burke, Robbins also played for Elite Boys Academy under the coaching direction of Chris Dunford.
Gabriel Gaiotto (Piracicaba, Brazil)
Gaiotto spent the past two seasons at Midland University in Fremont, Neb. where he was an honorable mention all-GPAC selection in 2018 and helped the Warriors reach the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round this past season.
At Midland, Gaiotto appeared in all 38 games the Warriors played over the last two years, starting 34. He totaled a goal and a pair of assists in his time there.
Prior to arriving at Midland, Gaiotto played one season at Lassen Community College in Susanville, Calif. and helped guide them to a conference title in 2017. He arrives at Bellevue with one year of eligibility remaining.
Tibor Stankovic (Osijek, Croatia)
Stankovic, a defender, played the last two seasons at Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Ill. While at Illinois Central, he helped the Cougars to a pair of Regional Championships, a District Championship, and winning a third place finish in the 2019 National Championship. The third place finish nationally, was the best in school history.
Back in Croatia, Stankovic played club NK Osijek from 2012-17. He helped his side to a fifth place finish in the National Youth League. He will have two years of eligibility remaining at Bellevue.
The trio join Alvaro Capra (Santiago, Chile/Iowa Lakes CC), Mario Ivanov (Sofia, Bulgaria/Southeastern CC), Oumar Sissoko (Bamako, Mali/Western Nebraska CC), and Ruben Bande (London, England/Cox Green) in the Bruins' 2020 recruiting class.
This past season Bellevue posted an 8-10-2 overall record and reached the A.I.I. Championship Match for the second-straight season. Among the season highlights were the Bruins' 2-1 win over National Champion Central Methodist and a 1-1 draw with National Runner-Up Hastings.