Gerry Lucey

Gerard "Gerry" Lucey is an Irish retired footballer who coaches the Dixie State Trailblazers women's soccer team.

Gerry Lucey
Personal information
Full name Gerard Lucey
Date of birth (1966-05-26) May 26, 1966
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Home Farm
1990 NJIT Highlanders
1991–1993 C.W. Post
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 North Jersey Imperials
1998–2000 Long Island Rough Riders 78 (14)
Teams managed
1994–1999 C.W. Post (assistant)
1999–2000 C.W. Post
2004–2006 Tampa Spartans (assistant)
2006 West Chester Golden Rams
2007–2017 Tampa Spartans
2018–2019 Dixie State Trailblazers
2019- Hofstra Pride (associate head coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Player

Lucey began his career with Home Farm F.C. in his native Ireland. He also played for Albertslund IF and Kobenhavns Boldklub. In 1990, Lucey moved to the United States where he attended New York Institute of Technology, playing one season on the school's soccer team. In 1991, he transferred to C.W. Post where he played three more seasons of collegiate soccer. After graduating from C.W. Post in 1994, Lucey played on local amateur teams. In 1996, he joined the North Jersey Imperials of the USISL Pro League. On July 30, 1997, the MetroStars of Major League Soccer called up Lucey for an exhibition game against the Long Island Rough Riders. In 1998, he moved to the Rough Riders where he played for three seasons.

Coach

In addition to his career as a player, Lucey worked as an assistant coach with the C.W. Post men's and women's soccer teams from 1994 to 1999. In November 1999, Lucey became the head coach of the women's team after head coach Bob Blizt died of pancreatic cancer.[1] Lucey continued as head coach for the 1999 season, compiling a two-season record of 15-5-1[2] He was the 2000 New York Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Coach of the Year. In 2006, Lucey returned to collegiate coaching with a single season as West Chester University of Pennsylvania. He coached the team to a 23-1 record. In 2007, he moved to University of Tampa where he took the women's team to the NCAA Division II championship.

References

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