George Kiefer (soccer)
George Kiefer (born c. 1971) is the head men's soccer coach at North Carolina State University, where he has served since 2017. He was the 2005 NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year, and led the South Florida Bulls from 2002 until 2016. He posted a 162-84-47 record as head coach there and won five conference championships. His Bulls reached the Elite Eight twice.
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | NC State |
Conference | ACC |
Biographical details | |
Born | c. Bay Shore, New York | October 11, 1971
Alma mater | Southern Connecticut |
Playing career | |
1990–1993 | Southern Connecticut |
1994–1995 | Connecticut Wolves |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1995–1996 | Southern Connecticut (assistant) |
1997–2001 | Connecticut (assistant) |
2002–2016 | South Florida |
2017– | NC State |
He also served as an assistant coach at UConn.
Prior to the 2017 season, Kiefer was selected to replace Kelly Findley as the NC State Wolfpack head coach.[1]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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South Florida Bulls (Conference USA/Big East/American Athletic Conference) (2002–2016) | |||||||||
2002 | South Florida | 11–7 | 6–4 | ||||||
2003 | South Florida | 7–8–3 | 6–4 | ||||||
2004 | South Florida | 10–5–2 | 5–3–1 | ||||||
2005 | South Florida | 13–6–2 | 9–2–0 | NCAA second round | |||||
2006 | South Florida | 9–6–4 | 4–3–4 | ||||||
2007 | South Florida | 14–6–2 | 6–4–1 | NCAA regional semifinals | |||||
2008 | South Florida | 15–5–3 | 7–3–1 | NCAA Regional finals | |||||
2009 | South Florida | 14–4–3 | 6–3–2 | NCAA second round | |||||
2010 | South Florida | 9–5–4 | 4–3–2 | NCAA first round | |||||
2011 | South Florida | 13–4–4 | 7–1–2 | NCAA Regional finals | |||||
2012 | South Florida | 8–6–5 | 2–3–3 | NCAA second round | |||||
2013 | South Florida | 8–4–9 | 2–2–4 | NCAA first round | |||||
2014 | South Florida | 10–7–3 | 4–3–1 | ||||||
2015 | South Florida | 11–5–3 | 5–1–2 | 2nd | NCAA second round | ||||
2016 | South Florida | 10–6–3 | 6–1–0 | 1st | NCAA first round | ||||
South Florida: | 162–84–50 | 79–40–23 | |||||||
NC State Wolfpack (ACC) (2017–present) | |||||||||
2017 | NC State | 8–6–4 | 3–3–2 | 8th | NCAA first round | ||||
2018 | NC State | 10–7–3 | 2–4–2 | 8th | NCAA second round | ||||
2019 | NC State | 9–7–3 | 3–4–1 | 5th | NCAA first round | ||||
2020 | NC State | 3–8–4 | 1–7–4 | 4th (Atlantic) | |||||
2021 | NC State | 7–8–2 | 1–5–2 | 6th (Atlantic) | |||||
2022 | NC State | 6–7–5 | 1–5–2 | 6th (Atlantic) | |||||
NC State: | 43–43–21 | 11–28–13 | |||||||
Total: | 205–127–71 (.597) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "George Kiefer Named NC State Men's Soccer Head Coach". gopack.com. North Carolina State Wolfpack Athletics. Retrieved June 9, 2017.