Jeff Korytoski

Jeffrey "Ziggy" Korytoski (born 1977) is an American professional soccer coach.

Jeffrey Korytoski
Personal information
Date of birth 1977 (age 43–44)
Place of birth Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Teams managed
Years Team
2007 Northern Mariana Islands
2008–2010 Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo (assistant)
2010–2011 Antigua GFC
2012 Harvard University (assistant)
2012–2013 University of Hawaii at Hilo
2013 Antigua GFC
2013–2014 Deportivo Coatepeque
2015–2016 San Diego State University (assistant)
2016–2020 Albion SC Pros/ASC San Diego
2020- Antigua GFC

Career

Korytoski is currently the Director Tecnico (Head Coach) for Antigua GFC in Guatemala's Liga Nacional. His teams are known to be possession oriented in the build up, dynamic in the final third and extremely organized and disciplined defensively. Korytoski holds both his UEFA A and USSF A Licenses and has been very active in each of the communities he has been a part of throughout his career. Korytoski began his international coaching career in 2007 when he was hired to coach the Northern Mariana Islands National Football Team.[1] Coming off a successful stint at them helm of the CNMI, he was next hired as an assistant to Paul Holocher at Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo, as part of the staff that beat UCLA in the 2009 NCAA tournament.[2] Following his time in Saipan, Korytoski was then named the head coach of Antigua GFC in June 2010. While in Antigua, Korytoski helped guide the team to promotion during his first year in the top division. and a semi-final appearance in year two (2). Korytoski returned home to assist at Harvard University in the fall before being named the head coach of the University of Hawai'i at Hilo. Following a brief return to Antigua GFC which concluded with his battle to avoid relegation in 2013, Korytoski was hired at Deportivo Coatepeque.[3]

In 2016 Ziggy coached the Albion SC Pros and led them to an undefeated record at 8–0–4 in league play. In 2019, Korytoski capped off his time in San Diego by leading ASC San Diego to the National Semi-final dropping the tie to the New York Cosmos.

References
  1. Northern Mariana Islands representative football team ("the Blue Ayuyu") – RSSSF
  2. Coach Profile: Jeff “Ziggy” Korytoski | SloSoccerBlog
  3. American Coach Finds Success in Guatemala – NYTimes.com


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