USD Men's Soccer 1999

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Head Coach Seamus McFadden

HEAD COACHSEAMUSMcFADDEN - 21st YEAR With the recent success enjoyed by the Torero soccer teams the last few years - six NCAA Tournament appearances in nine seasons - it is easy to overlook the remarkable job Coach Seamus McFadden has done building the program from the ground up. McFadden has been named West Coast Confer– ence Coach of the Year a record five times ('98, '95, '94, '92, '86); won three WCC championships; has coached four WCC Defensive Players of the Year, four WCC Offensive Players of the Year and two WCC Freshman Players of the Year. McFadden arrived at USD in 1979 and fielded USD's first team in the fall of 1980. That same year he was quoted in the team's yearbook as saying: "I

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have no doubts that in the near future the University ofSan Diego will become a force to be reckoned with in Southern California intercollegiate soccer." How prophetic his words turned out to be. The 1986 Toreros won 19 of 24 games. The 1990 squad, led by the first of McFadden's four All-Americans, dropped just three games the entire sea– son and advanced to the NCAA Sec– ond Round. Those who know McFadden closely could see the writ- ing on the wall many years earlier, when the Irishman led Mesa JC to a 30-4 record over two seasons while at the same time guiding Clairemont High to consecutive CIF-San Diego Section titles and the La Jolla Cup . The whole puzzle came together in 1992 when McFadden had in place sev– eral of San Diego's best local talent. Student-athletes, who in the past had looked outside the city to showcase their talents, were suddenly arriving at Alcala Park. The 1992 Toreros showed re-

SEAMUS McFADDEN 21st Year McFadden At USD Overall wee NCAA 12-9-0 5-1-0 2nd Rd 11-7-1 3-3-0 I0-3-5 3-2-1 12-5-2 5-1-0 1st Rd 13-6-0 4-2-0 1st Rd l4-7-0 4-2-0 2nd Rd 19-5-0 4-1-0 Final 7-12-0 1-4-0 16-3-5 2-2-1 2nd Rd 14-6-1 2-3-0 I0-8-2 1-3-1 12-7-2 19-4-1 7-11-2 4-12-4 1-14-0 3-15-1 5-12-1 0-12-0 189-158-27; 34-24-3 wee

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Seamus McFadden

5-time WCC Coach of the Year markable poise under their leader, compiling a 19-5 record and advancing to the NCAA Championship Game. The 47-year old McFadden seems to save his best coaching for the big games. Twice the Toreros have marched onto UCLA's home turf and walked away with stunning upsets over the heavily-favored Bruins. In 1994, USO shutout No . 6 ranked N .C. State, 3-0, in front of a national cable television audience. Last season USO upset Cal State Fullerton, the No. 7 seed in the

NCAA Tournament, at Titan Stadium in first round ac– tion . USO can boast of a .600 winning percentage in NCAA games under McFadden's direction . McFadden played collegiately at San Diego State, where he received a B.A. degree in History in 1976. That same summer he was with the San Diego Jaws of the North American Soccer League. Keeping true to his native roots, McFadden took the 1997 squad on a trip to his homeland Ireland during the summer for exhibition games against Ireland and Britain's elite. A native of Donegal , Ireland, Seamus and his wife davette have two daughters (Hadley & Rorye) and a son (Conor). The McFaddens reside in Rancho Penasquitos.

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McFadden addresses media after NCAA ]st Rd. win