Shaun Pendleton

Shaun Pendleton, born in Sheffield, England, was an English-American soccer defender who played four seasons in the American Indoor Soccer Association before becoming a college soccer coach. His teams won the 1991 NAIA and 2003 NCAA Division II soccer championships.

Shaun Pendleton
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-09-28)September 28, 1961
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death September 7, 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 49)
Place of death Boone, North Carolina, United States
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1985 Akron Zips
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 Columbus Capitals (indoor)
1986–1989 Memphis Storm (indoor)
Teams managed
1989–1990 Charleston Golden Eagles
1991–2007 Lynn Fighting Knights
2008–2011 Appalachian State Mountaineers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Player

Pendleton grew up in Sheffield, England. In 1982, he entered the University of Akron, playing for the men’s soccer team until 1985. He was a 1984 and 1985 first team All American.[1][2] He graduated in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. The Zips inducted him into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2004. In 1985, Pendleton signed with the Columbus Capitals of the American Indoor Soccer Association (AISA). The Capitals folded at the end of the 1985–1986 season. He then moved to the Memphis Storm for three seasons before retiring from playing professionally.

Coach

In 1989, NCAA Division II University of Charleston hired Pendleton as its head coach. In his two seasons as head coach he, took the Golden Eagles to a 27–11–1 record. In 1991, he moved to Lynn University which played in the NAIA. Over seventeen seasons, he compiled a 293–42–12 record. He took the Fighting Knights to the 1991 NAIA national men's soccer championship, then runner up in 1992 and 1993. In 1995, Lynn University moved to the NCAA Division II, winning the 2003 championship. In 2008, Appalachian State University hired Pendleton as head coach.[3]

Pendleton was found dead at his home on September 7, 2011.[4]

References
  1. 1984 NSCAA All American
  2. 1985 NSCAA All American
  3. Appalachian State Hires Pendleton as Men’s Soccer Coach
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