Jay Vidovich

Jay Vidovich
Personal information
Date of birth February 2, 1960 (1960-02-02) (age 52)
Place of birth Detroit, Michigan, United States
Playing position Midfielder / Defender
Youth career
Years Team
1978 Indiana University
1980-1992 Ohio Wesleyan
Teams managed
Years Team
1982 Denver University (assistant)
1983 Regis College (assistant)
1984-1985 Ohio Wesleyan (assistant)
1986-1993 Wake Forest (assistant)
1994- Wake Forest

Jay Vidovich is the head men's soccer coach at Wake Forest University. He has served as the school's head soccer coach since 1994, posting an incredible 225-87-31 record during that span, including a 60-7-4 mark over the past three seasons. He is widely considered one of the best men's NCAA soccer coaches in the world right now. His team won the 2007 NCAA championship over Ohio State and finished with a 22-2-1 record. The following season, the Demon Deacons were ranked number 1 for most of the year, before falling in the final four to North Carolina. During the 2009 season, his team fell to the eventual national champion, Virginia Cavaliers.

His teams at Wake Forest have finished in the Top 10 of the final rankings nine out of the past eleven seasons. His teams have won three ACC regular season championships. He is also a three time ACC coach of the year, and has also earned the National coach of the year honor before. From 1986 to 1993, he served as an assistant coach at Wake Forest.

Playing career

He played his college soccer at Indiana University in 1978, before transferring to Ohio Wesleyan University. He played at OWU from 1980 to 1982, leading his team to the NCAA semifinals his senior campaign. He earned a Bachelor's degree at Ohio Wesleyan in 1982, and later a master's degree at Denver University in 1983 in Sports Sciences.

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Current men's soccer head coaches of the Atlantic Coast Conference