USD Men's Soccer 2004

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Head Coach Seamus McFadden

HEAD COACH SEAMUS McFADDEN - 26th YEAR With all of the success enjoyed by the Torero soccer teams the last several years - eleven NCAA Tournament appearances in fourteen 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 Conference Coach of the Year a record seven times (2000, '99, '98, '95, '94, '92, '86); won five WCC championships; has coached eight WCC Defensive Players of the Year, six WCC Offensive Players of the Year and two WCC Freshman Players of the Year. Last season his squad went 12-4-4, placed second in the highly competitive WCC, and reached the 2nd round of the NCAA Tourney. The team's 5th win of the year, a 1-0 win over UC Irvine, was McFadden's 250th career victory and he enters the 2004 campaign with a career mark of 257-178-34. Two seasons ago he directed USD

to a 14-6 mark and first round appearance in the NCAATourney. In 200 l the Toreros went 12-4-1 and four seasons ago he directed his Toreros to a 16-2-2 record, anotherWCC title and its eighth trip to the NCAAs since 1990. The Toreros reached a national ranking as high as 3rd before finishing the season tenth overall (program-best). 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 have no doubts that in the near future the University of San Di– ego 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 season and ad– vanced to the NCAA Second Round. Those who know McFadden closely could see the writing 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 guid–

SEAMUS McFADDEN 26th Year McFadden At USD

Overall wee NCAA

Year 2003 2002 2001 2CXX) 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980

4-2-0 3-3-0 3-2-1

2nd Rd 1st Rd 2nd Rd

12-4-4 14-6-0 12-4-1 16-2-2 14-4-0 12-9-0 11-7-l 10-3-5 12-5-2 13-6-0 14-7-0 19-5-0 7-12-0 16-3-5 14-6-1 10-8-2 12-7-2 19-4-1 7-11-2 4-12-4 1-14-0 3-15-1 5-12-1

5-0-1* 2nd Rd 4-2-0* 1st Rd 5-1-0* 2nd Rd

3-3-0 3-2-1

5-1-0* 1st Rd

4-2-0 4-2-0

1st Rd 2nd Rd

4-1-0* Final

1-4-0 2-2-1 2-3-0 1-3-1

2nd Rd

Seamus McFadden 7-time WCC Coach ofthe Year ing 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 several 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 remarkable poise under their leader, compiling a 19-5 record and ad– vancing to the NCAA Championship Game. The 52-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 stun– ning upsets over the heavily-favored Bruins. In 1994, USD shutout No. 6 ranked N.C. State, 3-0, in front of a national cable television audience. In 1998, USD upset Cal State Fullerton, the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, at Titan Stadium in first round

0-12-0 Totals 257-178-34; 53-33-5 wee * won or shared WCC title

action. In 1999 the Toreros defeated then No. I-ranked Santa Clara on the road, 2-1 in overtime. USD is 8-10 in NCAATourna– ment 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. In the sum– mer of 2002 he is took his players to England. A native of Donegal, Ireland, Seamus and his wife davette have two daughters (Hadley & Rorye) and a son (Conor). The

Staff (l-r): Tommy Tate, Seamus McFadden, Harry Tweedie, Scott Burcar McFaddens reside in Rancho Penasquitos. USD NCAA Tournament Appearances - 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1990