Jay Vidovich

Jay Vidovich is the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh men's soccer team.[1] He is the former coach of the Portland Timbers 2 of USL Pro[2] and formerly served as Wake Forest University's head soccer coach from 1994–2014, posting a 225–87–31 record during that span, including a 60–7–4 mark over the past three seasons. He is widely considered one of the best men's NCAA soccer coaches having won the NCAA Div 1 NSCAA coach of the year award in consecutive years 2007 and 2008 [3]. His team won the 2007 NCAA championship over Ohio State and finished with a 22–2–1 record.[4] The following season, the Demon Deacons were ranked number 1 for most of the year, before falling in the final four to North Carolina. During the 2009 season, his team fell to the eventual national champion, Virginia Cavaliers.

Jay Vidovich
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-02-02) February 2, 1960
Place of birth Detroit, Michigan, United States
Position(s) Midfielder / Defender
Youth career
Years Team
1978 Indiana University
1979–1981 Ohio Wesleyan
Teams managed
Years Team
1982 University of Denver (assistant)
1983 Regis College (assistant)
1984–1985 Ohio Wesleyan (assistant)
1986–1993 Wake Forest (assistant)
1994–2014 Wake Forest
2015 Portland Timbers 2
2016– Pittsburgh Panthers

His teams at Wake Forest have finished in the Top 10 of the final rankings nine out of the past eleven seasons. His teams have won three ACC regular season championships. He is also a five time ACC coach of the year (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2009) in addition to his back to back (2007 and 2008) National D1 coach of the year honors.[5] From 1986 to 1993, he served as an assistant coach at Wake Forest.

On December 18, 2014 it was announced that Vidovich had been named as the head coach of the Portland Timbers 2 head coach of the USL Pro.[6]

Playing career

He played his college soccer at Indiana University in 1978, before transferring to Ohio Wesleyan University. He played at OWU from 1980 to 1982, leading his team to the NCAA semifinals his senior campaign. He earned a Bachelor's degree at Ohio Wesleyan in 1982, and later a master's degree at University of Denver in 1983 in Sports Sciences.

References
  1. "Barnes Taps Vidovich As New Pitt Men's Soccer Coach". PittsburghPanthers.com. December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  2. "Vidovich Departs T2, Heads To Univ. of Pittsburgh". United Soccer Leagues (USL). December 4, 2015. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  3. https://godeacs.com/news/2009/1/17/Vidovich_Porter_Win_National_Coach_of_the_Year_Awards.aspx
  4. NCAA D1 Men's Soccer. Championship History.
  5. https://pittnews.com/article/69870/sports/vidovich-staff-ready-to-re-energize-pitt-mens-soccer/
  6. "T2 names Jay Vidovich as first head coach". Timbers. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
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