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Svendsen coming back to be head football coach at Aberdeen Central

Scott Svendsen has been named the head football coach at Aberdeen Central. He is pictured with his wife, Krista, along with sons Colton and Cale. Courtesy photo
A familiar face has a new position at Aberdeen Central. Scott Svendsen is returning to the area to be the new head football coach for the Golden Eagles. "I’m really excited about coming back home and being at Aberdeen Central, and working with all those kids there and working with the coaches there and the school community," Svendsen said. "I’m really excited about the opportunity." The Eureka native and Northern State graduate was on the coaching staff for Central before leaving the state. He spent most of his time in Texas and is returning to South Dakota from Alvarado, Texas, where he most recently served as an assistant coach. He said there are a variety of reasons why the Central job appealed to him. "It’s a combination of a bunch of things. The opportunity to be a head coach is definitely one," he said. "I feel like God opened a door there to come on in to Aberdeen and then I’ve got family there." His mother and her husband reside in Eureka. Then ther

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