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Head Coach Seamus McFadden

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HEAD COACH SEAMUS McFADDEN - 25th YEAR

With all of the success enjoyed by the Torero soccer teams the last several years - ten NCAA Tournament appearances in thi11een 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 champ ionships; has coached seven WCC Defensive Players of the Year, six WCC Offensive Players of the Year and two WCC Freshman Players of the Year. Last season he directed USD to a 14- 6 mark and first round appearance in the NCAA Tourney. In 200 I the Toreros went 12- 4-1 and three seasons ago he directed his Toreros to a 16-2-2 record , another WCC 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 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 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 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 several of San Diego's best local talent. Student-ath-

SEAMUS McFADDEN 25th Year McFadden At USD Overall wee NCAA

Year 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 198 1 1980

14-6-0 12-4-1 16-2-2 14-4-0 12-9-0 11-7-1 I0-3-5 12-5-2 13-6-0 14-7-0 19-5-0 7-12-0 16-3-5 14-6-1 I0-8-2 12-7-2 I9-4-1 7- 11 -2 4-12-4 1- 14-0 3-15-1 5-12-1

3-3-0 3-2-1

!st Rd 2nd Rd

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

3-3-0 3-2-1

5-1-0* !st Rd

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

!st Rd 2nd Rd

4-1-0* Final

2nd Rd

. Seamus McFad~en

7-tune WCC Coach of the Year letes, who in the past had looked outside the city to showcase their talents, were sud– denly arriving at Alcala Park. The 1992 Toreros showed remarkable poise under their leader, compiling a 19-5 record and advancing to the NCAA Champion ship Game. The 51-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 nationa l cab le television audience. In 1998 USD upset Cal State Fullerton, the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, at Titan Stadium in first round action. In 1999 the Toreros defeated then No. I-ranked Santa Clara on the road, 2-1 in overtime. USD is 8-10 in NCAA Tournament games under McFadden 's direction.

0-12-0 Totals 245-174-30; 49-31-s wee * won or shared WCC title

McFadden played co ll egiately 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 hi s native roots, McFadden took the 1997 squad on a trip to hi s homeland Ire land during th e summer for exhibiti on games against Ire land and Britain's el ite. In the sum– mer of 2002 he is took his players to Eng land. A native of Donegal, Ireland, Seamus and his w ife davette have two daughters (Had ley & Rorye) and a son (Conor). The McFaddens res ide in Rancho Penasquitos.

Torero Staff: Asst. Harry Tweedie, Seamus McFadde11, Asst. Tommy Tate USD Men's Soccer NCAA Tourney Appearances - 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1990