Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year

The Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year is an annual award given to the best head coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference during the NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The award has been given since 1975.

ACC Men's Soccer Coach of the Year
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Awarded forthe best head coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference
CountryUnited States
Presented byAtlantic Coast Sports Media Association (1975–present)
First awarded1975
Currently held byChad Riley, Notre Dame

Notable winners of the award include: Bruce Arena (who later coached the United States men's soccer team and LA Galaxy), I. M. Ibrahim (who spent his entire coaching career with Clemson University), Anson Dorrance (who later simultaneously coached the University of Carolina's women's soccer team and the United States women's soccer team) and Jay Vidovich (who went on to coach Portland Timbers 2 for a season, before returning to collegiate soccer).

Arena and Vidovich are currently tied for the most times having won the award, with seven wins each.[1]

Winners edit

Coach of the Year (1975–present) edit

 
Bruce Arena is a seven-time winner of the award.
 
Anson Dorrance is a one-time winner.
Season Coach School Reference
1975 Marvin Allen North Carolina [1]
1976 Jim Dietsch Maryland [1]
1977 Anson Dorrance North Carolina [1]
1978 I. M. Ibrahim Clemson [1]
1979 Bruce Arena Virginia [1]
1980 John Rennie Duke [1]
1981 George Kennedy Wake Forest [1]
1982 Joe Grimaldi Maryland [1]
1983 John Rennie (2) Duke [1]
1984 Bruce Arena (2) Virginia [1]
1985 I. M. Ibrahim (2) Clemson [1]
1986 Bruce Arena (3) Virginia [1]
1987 John Rennie (3) Duke [1]
1988 Bruce Arena (4) Virginia [1]
1989 Bruce Arena (5) Virginia [1]
1990 I. M. Ibrahim (3) Clemson [1]
1991 Bruce Arena (6) Virginia [1]
1992 George Tarantini NC State [1]
1993 I. M. Ibrahim (4) Clemson [1]
1994 George Tarantini (2) NC State [1]
1995 Bruce Arena (7) Virginia [1]
1996 George Gelnovatch Virginia [1]
1997 John Rennie (4) Duke [1]
1998 Trevor Adair NC State [1]
1999 John Rennie (5) Duke [1]
2000 Elmar Bolowich North Carolina [1]
2001 George Gelnovatch (2) Virginia [1]
2002 Jay Vidovich Wake Forest [1]
2003 Sasho Cirovski Maryland [1]
2004 Jay Vidovich (2) Wake Forest [1]
2005 Sasho Cirovski (2) Maryland [1]
2006 Jay Vidovich (3) Wake Forest [1]
2007 Ed Kelly Boston College [1]
2008 Jay Vidovich (4) Wake Forest [1]
2009 Jay Vidovich (5) Wake Forest [1]
2010 Elmar Bolowich (2) North Carolina [1]
2011 Carlos Somoano North Carolina [1]
2012 Sasho Cirovski (3) Maryland [1]
2013 Bobby Clark Notre Dame [2]
2014 Ian McIntyre Syracuse [3]
2015 Bobby Muuss Wake Forest [4]
2016 Bobby Muuss (2) Wake Forest [5]
2017 Bobby Muuss (3) Wake Forest [6]
2018 Bobby Muuss (4) Wake Forest [7]
2019 Mike Noonan Clemson [8]
2020 Jay Vidovich (6) Pittsburgh [9]
2021 Jay Vidovich (7) Pittsburgh [10]
2022 Ian McIntyre (2) Syracuse [11]
2023 Chad Riley Notre Dame [12]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am "2021 Men's Soccer Recordbook" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 110. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Harrison Shipp And Bobby Clark Cop ACC Awards". Notre Dame Athletics. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. ^ "McIntyre, Bono Capture ACC Awards". Syracuse University Athletics. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Harrison Named ACC Offensive Player and Freshman of the Year". Wake Forest Demon Deacons Athletics. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. ^ "2016–17 ACC Men's Soccer Release" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference. Raycom Sports. p. 5. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  9. ^ "2020 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Unveiled". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  11. ^ "2022 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "2023 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.