Lev Kirshner

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Lev Kirshner
Full name	Lev Kirshner
Date of birth	June 17, 1976
Place of birth	USA
Youth clubs
1987-1990	Rutgers
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
	Reno Rattlers
Teams managed
1992-1995 1995 1996 1997-1999 2000-	Cañada College Ohlone College Rutgers (assistant) San Diego State (assistant) San Diego State
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Lev Kirshner is the head coach for the men's soccer team San Diego State University.

1 Playing career
2 Coaching
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Playing career

[edit] High school and college

Kirshner attended Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, California where he played soccer, badminton and ran cross country. He graduated in 1987 and was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2001.^[1] After graduating from high school, Kirshner attended Rutgers. He graduated in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in communications.

[edit] Maccabiah team

In 1993, Kirshner was a member of the U.S. soccer team which won the bronze medal at the Maccabiah games. He was the captain of the U.S. team at the 1997 games.

[edit] USISL

Kirshner played professionally with the Reno Rattlers of the USISL.

[edit] Coaching

[edit] College

In 1992, Cañada College hired Kirshner as the head coach of the women’s soccer team and assistant coach of the men’s team. Up to that time, the team had never won a conference game. Kirshner coached them to a 16-1-3 record, garnering Coast Conference Coach of the Year recognition. In 1995, Kirshner moved to Ohlone College. He again turned his team around. From Ohlone, Kirshner moved to Rutgers where he was an assistant coach for the 1996 season. He then moved back west to become an assistant coach at San Diego State in 1997. He served in that capacity for three seasons before becoming head coach in 2000.

[edit] Maccabiah

In 2003, Kirshner became the coach of the U.S. U-20 team which won a bronze medal at the Pan-American Maccabiah games. He was elevated to the position of national U.S. Maccabiah team in 2005.^[2]

[edit] Youth clubs

In 1999, Kirshner became the director of soccer operations of the Hotspurs Soccer Club. He left that position in 2002. He is currently a youth coach with PQ Premier and has spent time as a Region IV ODP coach.