Scott Donnelly (soccer coach)
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | c. 1980 (age 37–38) | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1998 | Binghamton Bearcats | ||
2000–2002 | Geneseo Knights | ||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
2003–2005 | Washington College (assistant) | ||
2005–2006 | Sewanee (assistant) | ||
2007–2008 | Mars Hill | ||
2009–2011 | Northern Illinois (associate) | ||
2012–2013 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars (associate) | ||
2013–2014 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | ||
2014–2017 | United States U18 (assistant) | ||
2018– | Atlanta United 2 |
Scott Donnelly is the Head Coach of Atlanta United 2 who play in the United Soccer League. He was hired on January 12, 2018.[1] He previously coached in the college ranks for more than 10 years, and also was on the coaching staff for the United States men's national under-18 soccer team.
Youth & education
Donnelly attended Binghamton University for his freshman year, then transferred to the State University of New York at Geneseo, where he played for three years. He graduated from SUNY Geneseo in 2002 with dual bachelor's degrees in English Literature and Spanish Language. He earned a master's degree in European History from Washington College in 2005.[2]
Coaching
Donnelly began his coaching as an assistant for three seasons at Division III Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. That was followed by two seasons as an assistant (and interim head coach) at Sewanee:The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, another Division III school.[3]
In 2007, Donnelly moved up to Division II when he was named head coach at Mars Hill College (now University) of Mars Hill, North Carolina. His two seasons at Mars Hill turned the program from a perennial loser into a winner, prompting his early hiring away from that job.[2]
In 2009, Donnelly was hired as an assistant at Division I Northern Illinois University, and in 2010, he was promoted to the position of Associate Head Coach. After three years at NIU, he was lured away to the higher profile program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he was hired as Associate Head Coach in 2012. When, at the conclusion of the 2013 season, Kevin Kalish resigned for a job that would allow him more time with his family, Donnelly was named as his successor, becoming only the fourth head coach in the program's distinguished history.[4]
Donnelly's credentials include a USSF "A" License and the NSCAA Premier Diploma.[4]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Mars Hill College (South Atlantic Conference) (2007–2008) | |||||||||
2007 | Mars Hill | 8–9–3 | 1–5–1 | 7th | SAC 1st round | ||||
2008 | Mars Hill | 10–9–0 | 4–4–0 | 5th | SAC 1st round | ||||
Mars Hill: | 18–18–3 | 5–9–1 | |||||||
SIU Edwardsville (Missouri Valley Conference) (2014–present) | |||||||||
2014 | SIUE | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | ||||
SIUE: | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | |||||||
Total: | 18–18–3 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ Donnelly named head coach of ATLUTD2 « DirtySouthSoccer
- 1 2 NIUHUSKIES.COM – The Northern Illinois Official Athletic Site – Northern Illinois Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Mars Hill Hires Scott Donnelly As Men’s Soccer Coach – South Atlantic Conference
- 1 2 Donnelly Introduced as Men’s Soccer Head Coach – SIUE