Matt Tainer is in his third season with the Gilmour Academy girls soccer program, serving as an assistant coach with the varsity team after having led the junior varsity team for two seasons. The JV Lancers posted a 7-5-1 record in his first season, and followed with an impressive 12-2 record in his second season, with many of his players being called up to the varsity team throughout the year. Tainer is also a coach for Cleveland Select Soccer Club and the Chagrin Falls Travel Soccer program.

Tainer has a bachelor of science degree in athletic training with a minor in exercise science from the University of Mount Union. While there, he played soccer for the Purple Raiders for four years.

A lifelong resident of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, he is a three-year member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).