Ferdinando De Matthaeis (born May 29, 1961) is a retired professional Italian footballer who played for the New York Cosmos.
He currently serves as head coach of Miami United FC in the National Premier Soccer League.
De Matthaeis spent the majority of his fifteen-year professional career in New York, with short stints in Italy.
De Matthaeis coached at IMG Academy in Sarasota, Florida for a number of years, where he developed young athletes in preparation for the next level.
He would coach them in their first season of play to a NPSL Sunshine Conference championship over his former team Miami United FC.