Marlon LeBlanc
Marlon LeBlanc (born in East Windsor Township, New Jersey) is an American soccer coach and currently the head coach of Philadelphia Union II. Philadelphia Union II is an American professional soccer team based in Chester, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2015, the team plays in the USL Championship as the official affiliate of the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. Philadelphia Union II competes in the second tier of professional soccer (United Soccer League-USL Championship) in the United States.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marlon LeBlanc | ||
| Date of birth | October 6, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | East Windsor Township, New Jersey | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Coach | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1994 | Penn State Nittany Lions | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2001–2005 | Penn State Nittany Lions (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2019 | West Virginia Mountaineers | ||
| 2020–current | Philadelphia Union II | ||
He was formerly the head men's soccer coach at West Virginia University, a position he has held since August 10, 2006.[1] He was named the 2006 Soccer America Coach of the Year, leading the team to a 15-3-3 record. LeBlanc has led the Mountaineers to six NCAA tournament appearances, including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2007, 1 BIG EAST Championship and 2 MAC Championships. He previously served as an assistant coach at Penn State University from 2001 to 2005, leading the program as interim head coach for seven games in 2002. As an assistant, Penn State went to four out of five NCAA tournaments.
Collegiate Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Record | Postseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | D | Win % | |||
| 2002 | Penn State (interim) | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | |
| 2006 | West Virginia | 15 | 3 | 3 | .786 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2007 | West Virginia | 14 | 6 | 2 | .682 | NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 2008 | West Virginia | 5 | 9 | 5 | .395 | |
| 2009 | West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 6 | .555 | |
| 2010 | West Virginia | 11 | 8 | 2 | .571 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2011 | West Virginia | 11 | 8 | 1 | .571 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2012 | West Virginia | 9 | 6 | 2 | .600 | |
| 2013 | West Virginia | 7 | 7 | 5 | .500 | |
| 2014 | West Virginia | 11 | 7 | 1 | .611 | |
| 2015 | West Virginia | 7 | 12 | 0 | .368 | |
| 2016 | West Virginia | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | |
| 2017 | West Virginia | 9 | 6 | 4 | .579 | |
| 2018 | West Virginia | 14 | 7 | 0 | .667 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2019 | West Virginia | 10 | 9 | 2 | .524 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| Total | 142 | 103 | 34 | .570 | 6 NCAA appearances | |
Professional Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Record | Postseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | D | Win % | |||
| 2020 | Philadelphia Union II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||