Jay Vidovich

Jay Vidovich
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-02-02) February 2, 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Detroit, Michigan, United States
Position(s) Midfielder / Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978 Indiana Hoosiers
1979–1981 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops
Managerial career
1982 Denver Pioneers (assistant)
1983 Regis Rangers (assistant)
1984–1985 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops (assistant)
1986–1993 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (assistant)
1994–2014 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2015 Portland Timbers 2
2016– Pittsburgh Panthers

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 to 2014, posting a 225–87–31 record during that span, including a 60–7–4 mark from 2012 through 2014. He was named the NCAA Men's Division 1 "Coach of the Year" by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) in both 2007 and 2008.[3] During those seasons, Wake Forest won the 2007 NCAA D1 Championship over Ohio State University and finished with a 22–2–1 record,[4] and were ranked #1 for most of 2008, before falling in the Final Four to North Carolina. During the 2009 tournament, the Deamon Deacons fell to the eventual national champion Virginia Cavaliers.

His teams at Wake Forest finished in the Top 10 of the final rankings nine out of Vidovic's last 11 seasons, and won three ACC regular season championships. He was named ACC Men's Soccer Coach of the Year in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, & 2009.[5] From 1986 to 1993, he had 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]

  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. ^ "Vidovich, Porter Win National Coach of the Year Awards".
  4. ^ NCAA D1 Men's Soccer. Championship History
  5. ^ "Vidovich, staff ready to re-energize Pitt men's soccer". 25 March 2016.
  6. ^ "T2 names Jay Vidovich as first head coach". Timbers. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.