Marvin Allen (soccer)

Marvin Allen
Personal information
Full name Dr. E. Marvin Allen Jr.
Date of birth January 6, 1915
Place of birth Wilmington, North Carolina
Date of death September 13, 1996
Teams managed
Years Team
1947–1950
1953–1976
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina

Dr. E. Marvin Allen Jr. (January 6, 1915–September 13, 1996) was a former collegiate head soccer coach. He started the University of North Carolina soccer program in 1947, and became the program's first ever coach. From 1947 to 1976, he coached the North Carolina men's soccer program. He compiled a 174-81-23(.667) record in 30 years with the Tar Heels, boasting a 53-41-16(.555) mark in ACC play. He coached soccer coaching legend Anson Dorrance at UNC.

In 1962, he served as president of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). He was inducted into the NSCAA Hall of Fame in 1988. He died in 1996, and was posthumously inducted into the North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame.

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