Scott Donnelly (coach)

Scott Donnelly
Sport(s) Soccer
Current position
Title Technical Advisor
Team US Soccer (Northeast)
Playing career
1999
2000-2002
Binghamton University
SUNY Geneseo
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–05
2005–06
2007–08
2009–11
2012–13
2013–14
Washington College (Asst.)
Sewanee (Asst.)
Mars Hill
Northern Illinois (Assoc.HC)
SIU Edwardsville (Assoc.HC)
SIU Edwardsville
Head coaching record
Overall 18–18–3

Scott Donnelly is the former Head Coach of the men's soccer team at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He was promoted from the position of Associate Head Coach in December 2013.[1] On August 10, 2014 it was announced that coach Scott Donnelly had suddenly and unexpectedly resigned after being recruited to be the new Technical Advisor for the Northeast region with the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer).[2]

Youth & education

Donnelly attended Binghamton University for his freshman year, then transferred to the State University of New York at Geneseo, where he played for three years. He graduated from SUNY Geneseo in 2002 with dual bachelors degrees in English Literature and Spanish Language. He earned a masters degree in European History from Washington College in 2005.[3]

Coaching

Donnelly began his coaching as an assistant for three seasons at Division III Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. That was followed by two seasons as an assistant (and interim head coach) at Sewanee:The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, another Division III school.[4]

In 2007, Donnelly moved up to Division II when he was named head coach at Mars Hill College (now University) of Mars Hill, North Carolina. His two seasons at Mars Hill turned the program from a perennial loser into a winner, prompting his early hiring away from that job.[3]

In 2009, Donnelly was hired as an assistant at Division I Northern Illinois University, and in 2010, he was promoted to the position of Associate Head Coach. After three years at NIU, he was lured away to the higher profile program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he was hired as Associate Head Coach in 2012. When, at the conclusion of the 2013 season, Kevin Kalish resigned for a job that would allow him more time with his family, Donnelly was named as his successor, becoming only the fourth head coach in the program's distinguished history.[5]

Donnelly's credentials include a USSF "A" License and the NSCAA Premier Diploma.[5]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Mars Hill College (South Atlantic Conference) (2007–2008)
2007 Mars Hill 8–9–3 1–5–1 7th SAC 1st round
2008 Mars Hill 10–9–0 4–4–0 5th SAC 1st round
Mars Hill: 18–18–3 5–9–1
SIU Edwardsville (Missouri Valley Conference) (2014–present)
2014 SIUE 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0
SIUE: 0–0–0 0–0–0
Total: 18–18–3

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References