Dr. Milan Keser was the standout player at Westfield State during the soccer program’s formative years. The All New England performer was a four-year captain and is fourth on the all-time scoring list with 138 points. 

He ranks in the top 10 in career goals (57, third), and assists (24, ninth). He scored 22 goals during his sophomore season in 1965, fifth best in WSC history. 

Westfield was 36-14-1 during his four years and claimed New England championships in 1964 and 1967. 

Keser, a native of Yugoslavia, has coached and officiated youth soccer games fpr more than 35 years. From 1973-77, he coached the Husson College soccer team in Bangor, Me., to 99-9-4 record.. The team won the league championship each year. 

Keser moved to East Lyme, Conn., in 1978, started the East Lyme Soccer Club the same year, and has served as the club president. In addition, he has been s the head girls’ coach at East Lyme High School, a program he organized in 1990. The team won the league championship in 1993. 

Keser has served as the Southeastern Connecticut Junior Soccer Association president and as vice-president of the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association. 

Since graduating from WSC in 1968, Keser has completed M.Ed, M.S., and Ph.D. programs at the University of Maine. He is very active in the field of ecology and has published a number of scientific papers. He is the manager of the Northeast Utilities Environmental Laboratory in Waterford, Conn. 

Keser and his wife, Karen, reside in Niantic, Conn. They have three sons.