| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shaun Anthony Harris | ||
| Date of birth | May 18, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | United States | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Capital City F.C. | ||
| Number | Head coach Technical director |
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| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996 | Anaheim | 14 | (11) |
| 1997-1999 | Long Beach/Chapman | 57 | (26) |
| 2000 | Orange County | 18 | (10) |
| National team | |||
| 1992-1996 | USA U-17 & USA U-20 | 26 | (12) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999-2000 | Norco High School | ||
| 2000-2003 | Canyon High School | ||
| 2003-2005 | Santiago Canyon College | ||
| 2005-2006 | Los Angeles Galaxy (tech staff) | ||
| 2006-2008 | Irvine Valley College | ||
| 2008-2009 | California Baptist University | ||
| 2008-2011 | SUSA Everton | ||
| 2011- | Capital City F.C. | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Shaun Anthony Harris (born May 18, 1978) is a professional soccer coach, who has spent time at the professional as well as, the collegiate and academy levels. Currently with Capital City FC of Ottawa within the Canadian Soccer League first division. Harris continues to oversee an elite development model, ISDA™ with its professional development teams currently competing within USL (United Soccer Leagues). Harris brings a consistent-successful track record of trophies/medals won as well as a track record of development and placement of players within some of the top leagues globally. Harris brings a vast knowledge and diversity to professional soccer/football with time spent with Everton Football Club of the Premier League coaching within, International Football Development as well as the success and knowledge gained as part of a championship winning staff at the Los Angeles Galaxy within MLS.
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Harris' soccer/football career includes his days as a player coming through the US academy system and toward his transition into management and coaching. Harris has been part of management and coaching setups in North America and Europe. Harris has personally been on the grounds at some of the top British, Italian, French, Dutch Netherlands, German and Scandinavian clubs as well as top clubs in South American and Central American and Asia. Harris has developed a network of relationships not only in his home base of North America but with colleagues and other professionals on five different continents and in thirty plus countries. Harris is well educated as a product of the US university system and as well as holds top coaching diplomas in Europe (UEFA A) and other foreign diplomas from the Royal KNVB federation as well as in South American from the CBF. Harris holds top diplomas in North America as well from the USSF and NSCAA. Harris is also a professional member of the PFCA (professional football coaches association) and the LMA (league managers association) in the United Kingdom as well as the USSF and NSCAA.
Harris attended LBCC before transferring to Chapman University, located in Orange, California, in 1998. Before college and at the youth level he had the opportunity to play within three different clubs within cal-south, ODP (olympic development program) - regionIV USYSA and within USSF (youth national teams), also an opportunity to trial within Major League Soccer, Major Indoor Soccer League and abroad at AFC Bournemouth. While at Chapman University, Harris received a bachelors degree in MES/Kinesiology.
While in college, Harris spent time to start his coaching career at the high school and at the academy levels. After graduating from Chapman University, he moved to Canyon High School spending four seasons as the men's head coach. While at Canyon High School, Harris was invited to work with USSF and its (youth national team) programs. During this time, Harris was also introduced to his first collegiate job at Santiago Canyon College. Harris was then added and worked with the Los Angeles Galaxy, where he was part of the technical staff and received winners’ medals for the clubs success at the 2005 MLS Cup and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, as part of the staff winning the North American double. From there Harris spent four more years at the collegiate level with Irvine Valley College and then California Baptist University. Along with University coaching responsibilities Everton Football Club added Harris to their International Football Development team in 2008 and continued within the position through 2011. Harris is currently the Head Coach and Technical Director with Capital City FC of Ottawa within the professional first division of the Canadian Soccer League. Harris also continues to operate a program as part of its west coast operations the USL (United Soccer Leagues), organization in California (pacific-south) ScoreUSA / ISDA™.
In 2000, Canyon High School hired Harris away from Norco High School to serve as their men's soccer head coach. Harris started coaching at the high school level on the women's side with back to back postseason appearances and a CIF-SS semi-final appearance. The immediate success allowed him the opportunity to move back to the men's side and a head coaching position. Harris produced 4 straight post season appearances for only the second time in school history and 2001 was the first post season appearance in six years for the program. A century league title in 2002 and runner-ups in 2003 and 2004 never losing in the first round of the playoffs and reaching as far as a quarter final appearance in 2003. Harris remains the winningest coach in Canyon High School men’s soccer history with a .729 winning percentage and is the most successful men’s coach at Canyon High School in his tenure. Harris' acclaim to high school success was in the winter of 2002 when he was responsible for founding and developing the West Coast High School Classic. The national showcase event became the countries only and most exclusive High School event within soccer, an invitation only event allowing the best teams in the United States opportunity to compete in front of college and professional coaches. Many of the participating players and teams went on to greater success after competing within the "best of the best." The WCHSC event sponsored by such corporate partners as adidas, hilton hotels and resorts and jetblue. The event took on a philanthropic approach promoting awareness to such causes as grassroot soccer, kicks against breast cancer and US soccer foundation in 2004. While the event saw its greatest success with its ongoing media coverage, NSCAA all-America voting and its LIVE national broadcast in 2006 and then again in 2007 on Fox Networks, a first for amateur soccer in North America. The WCHSC was the first ever non-professional soccer event broadcasted live in network history and nationally syndicated across the country on regional networks. Harris success at the high school / academy levels sprung him forward to the USSF (youth national teams), college/university and Major League Soccer.
Harris was extended his first college coaching job at Santiago Canyon College due to his success at nearby Canyon High School, SCC saw its best two year period in program history during Harris' tenure as its 1st assistant coach. Such success saw Harris leave Santiago Canyon College to become an associate head coach to Martin McGrogan at Irvine Valley College. While at Irvine Valley College, Harris experienced immediate success again finishing runner-up both seasons on the final day of conference play within the orange empire conference and as part of the staff saw Irvine Valley College earn two straight regional finalist berths. Harris' ability to recruit and his success on and off the field provided him the opportunity to move to California Baptist University in 2008 as the lead assistant men's soccer coach. In two seasons at California Baptist University, Harris was responsible for helping the Lancers to back to back postseason berths in 2008 and 2009 and only its second and third ever playoff appearances in university men’s soccer history at the present time. Harris left the university scene after the completion of the 2009 season to focus directly on his role with Everton Football Club returning back into professional soccer full time.
Harris was added in 2005 to the Los Angeles Galaxy, Steve Sampson staff who Harris' largely credits his professional development toward. During Harris' time at the Los Angeles Galaxy and in 2005 Harris was apart of the staff winning the U.S. Open Cup and MLS Cup double. During the 2005 season Harris' role was defined on the technical staff focusing on the reserve team, performance analysis, player development, scouting and the MLS super draft, while preparing for the Major League Soccer (super draft) leading into the 2006 season. The tragedy of President and General Manager Doug Hamilton’s sudden death in the preseason of 2006 shifted the regime of the staff, after the start of the 2006 season. Harris remained with the Los Angeles Galaxy as Frank Yallop took over as head coach later in 2006.
Harris began working for Everton Football Club within international football, first as a partner in 2006, as the relationship built in 2007, USL (United Soccer Leagues) granted SUSA Everton a new partnership in California. SUSA Everton appointed Harris as its head coach. Also In 2008 Harris was added to the International Football Development staff for Everton Football Club and will remain as the USL (United Soccer Leagues) head coach USL (United Soccer Leagues) within duel roles during that period. In his first season with SUSA Everton, Harris led the USL (United Soccer Leagues) organization to a runner-up finish as the only new expansion team within the pacific south conference. In 2010 SUSA Everton returned for its second season finishing runner-up for a second year in a row and overall with the top goal differential in the country and only one point off of the pacific south conference title, gaining an invitation to the North American Super20 Cup in Rockford, Illinois. Also in 2010 SUSA-Everton added a u23 program finishing 4-4-2, providing the u23 program direct competition to Major League Soccer teams during the 2010 FIFA World Cup break and other West Coast based professional teams from the USL (United Soccer Leagues) and NPSL (National Premier Soccer League) and Mexican League1. Harris remained with Everton Football Club working with the academy as an International Football Development Officer through 2011.
Harris currently remains in professional soccer/football, presently with Capital City FC of Ottawa within the first division of the Canadian Soccer League. Harris was appointed in 2011 as Head Coach and Technical Director in March before the start of CCFC’s 2011 inaugural season. Harris will oversee all football operations for Capital City FC of Ottawa. Harris and Capital City FC of Ottawa have had immediate success in 2011. Capital City FC of Ottawa had two separate 12 match unbeaten stints during the 2011 season. The team completed its first season within the Canadian Soccer League third overall in the league standings and with their immediate success Capital City FC of Ottawa secured a postseason berth as early as August 2011 with a month remaining in the regular season. Capital City FC of Ottawa continued its consistent form into the postseason winning the quarter-final series 3-2 on aggregate versus Montreal Impact and then impressively defeating Serbia White Eagles of Toronto in the semi-finals 5-0. Capital City FC of Ottawa impressed upon many with the third youngest roster in the Canadian Soccer League and in their inaugural year made a Cup Final appearance in the 2011 Canadian Soccer League first division championship match, finishing runner-up's medalist.
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