John Hackworth
John Hackworth (born February 5, 1970, in Dunedin, Florida) is an American soccer coach who is currently head coach of Louisville City FC.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Christopher Hackworth | ||
| Date of birth | February 5, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunedin, Florida, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Louisville City (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Brevard College | ||
| 1991–1992 | Wake Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Carolina Crunch | ||
| 1997 | Carolina Dynamo | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1992 | Wake Forest (women's) | ||
| 1993–1997 | Wake Forest (men's assistant) | ||
| 1998–2001 | South Florida Bulls | ||
| 2002–2004 | United States U17 (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2007 | United States U17 | ||
| 2007–2009 | United States (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2012 | Philadelphia Union (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Philadelphia Union | ||
| 2015–2018 | United States U17 | ||
| 2018– | Louisville City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Player
A native of Dunedin, Florida, graduated from Dunedin High School. He began his collegiate soccer career at Brevard College in 1989 and 1990. In 1991, he transferred to Wake Forest University where he finished his collegiate career in 1992.
He then played several years in the United States Development Soccer League, an amateur league created by Walter Chyzowych. He spent two seasons with the Carolina Crunch in this league. In 1997, his amateur team played against the Carolina Dynamo of the A-League. Hackworth shut down Stern John. As a result, the Dynamo signed him for the rest of the season. Hackworth spent most of the season as a reserve, but played one game as the Dynamo finished runner-up in the championship.[2][3]
Coach
By the time Hackworth retired from playing in 1997, he had already spent several years coaching. In 1993, Wake Forest University hired Hackworth as an assistant coach with the women's soccer team. In 1994, he became an assistant with the men's team. In 1998, the University of South Florida hired Hackworth head coach. During his four-year tenure, he took the team to two NCCA tournament appearances and compiled a 47–32–2 record.[4] In 2002, Hackworth became an assistant to United States U-17 men's national soccer team coach John Ellinger.[5] In 2004, when Ellinger left to become head coach at Real Salt Lake, Hackworth moved up to become head coach. He coached the team at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2005 and 2007. On November 9, 2009, Hackworth was hired by the expansion MLS Philadelphia Union as a coach and youth development coordinator.
On June 13, 2012, he was announced as the Philadelphia Union's new interim coach and was given the title permanently on August 30. On June 10, 2014, he was relieved of his duties as team manager.
On August 2, 2018, Hackworth officially signed on as head coach for Louisville City FC and is still currently leading the team. As the head coach, he has so far led the team to a championship in 2018 and runner-ups in the 2019 season.
Managerial statistics
Manager
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Philadelphia Union | 2012 | 2014 | 57 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 35.09 |
| Louisville City FC | 2018 | 2019 | 68 | 36 | 14 | 18 | 52.94 |
| Total | 57 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 35.09 | ||
Updated on April 4, 2020
Honors
Individual
- USL Coach of the Month: September/October 2020[7]
References
- LouCity (2 August 2018). "Louisville City FC Appoints John Hackworth as Head Coach". Louisville City FC. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2011-01-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "The Year in American Soccer, 1997". Homepages.sover.net. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "USF Men's Soccer Coach John Hackworth Resigns - Conference USA Official Athletic Site". Conferenceusa.cstv.com. 2002-04-24. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- "USF MEN'S SOCCER St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg, Fla. PETE YOUNG Aug 30, 2002". St. Petersburg Times. August 30, 2002. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- Arlia, John (November 8, 2018). "Spencer's Strike Leads Louisville to Second Straight USL Cup". Uslsoccer.com. Louisville, KY: USL. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- Saxon, Jonathon (October 14, 2020). "LouCity's John Hackworth earns Coach of the Month honors". www.courier-journal.com. Louisville, KY: Louisville Courier Journal. Retrieved October 17, 2020.