George Gelnovatch
George Gelnovatch (born February 12, 1965) is the head men's soccer coach at the University of Virginia. He has held that position since 1996, replacing Bruce Arena. He has posted a 214-79-25 record in 14 seasons with the Cavaliers. He is most notable for leading the Cavaliers to the 2009 NCAA Division 1 title, where his team won a penalty shoot-out against Akron. His teams have reached the NCAA tournament every year he's coached. He has led the Cavaliers to 3 NCAA college cup appearances, four Atlantic Coast Conference tournament titles, and two Atlantic Coast Conference regular season titles.
He had previously served on Bruce Arena's staff since 1989. He played a prominent role as a college soccer player at UVA himself. He still ranks fifth on the school's all time lists for points (118) and goals (49). During his career, the Cavaliers went 67-14-4. In 1986, he earned first team all-ACC and first team all-American honors. He was drafted by the Minnesota Strikers of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He played in two games for Arena's D.C. United in the inaugural Major League Soccer season in 1996.
Gelanovitch grew up in Wall Township, New Jersey and played soccer at Wall High School, where he was part of three state champion teams.[1]
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- Lawrence Ludwig (1941–1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Lawrence Ludwig (1946–1950)
- Hugh Moomaw (1951–1953)
- Wilson Fewster (1954)
- Robert Sandell (1955–1957)
- Eugene Corrigan (1958–1965)
- Gordon Burris (1966–1970)
- Jim Stephens (1971–1973)
- Larry Gross (1974–1977)
- Bruce Arena (1978–1995)
- George Gelnovatch (1996– )
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Gelnovatch, George |
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Soccer player and coach |
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February 12, 1965 |
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Wall Township, New Jersey |
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