Pete Caringi Jr.
Pete Caringi is an American soccer coach who is the head coach for UMBC Retrievers men's soccer. He was named the 2014 NSCAA Division I Coach of the Year.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pete Caringi Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | March 27, 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Baltimore, Maryland | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | UMBC Retrievers (head coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1977 | Baltimore Bees | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978 | Washington Diplomats | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1981–1990 | Essex Knights | ||
| 1991– | UMBC Retrievers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
A former All-American and Three time captain, He played college soccer for the University of Baltimore. In 1973 they lost in the final four to Cal Fullerton, 1975 the Baltimore team won the NCAA National Championship in Seattle. He still holds the All-Time Record for goals with 70.[He signed for the Washington Diplomats in 1978. He is a member of the University of Baltimore athletic hall of fame. Caringi is also a member of the Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame, CCBC Athletic Hall of Fame, Region XX Hall of Fame ,NJCAA National Soccer Hall of Fame and just recently was inducted into the UMBC Athletics Hall of Fame [1]
Coaching career Head Coach : Highlight of his coaching career was American Professional Soccer League Champions in 1990 with the Maryland Bays. The Bays finished 20-5 sweeping thru the play-offs and winning the Finals against a very good San Francisco Black Hawks team. A former coach at Essex Community College (81-90)He led Essex to seven JuCo championships and five Region XX Titles. His 84 and 89 teams played in the NJCAA National Finals. He was named NJCAA National Coach of the Year in 84 and 89. He has been the head coach of UMBC Retrievers soccer since 1991. He led UMBC to the NCAA Tournament in 99 and the 2nd Round in 2010,12,13 His 2014 College Cup semifinals, Caringi was named the NSCAA Division I Coach of the Year and the Soccer America Coach of the Year.[2][3][4][5][6]
References
- "University of Baltimore News Release: Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony May 5".
- Steven Goff (December 9, 2014). "Who is UMBC? College Cup semifinalists, that's who". Washington Post.
- Baltimore Sun (December 17, 2014). "UMBC Retrievers men's soccer coach Pete Caringi is named Division I Coach of the Year – Baltimore Sun". baltimoresun.com.
- "Caringi Named NSCAA National Coach of the Year". AmericaEast.com.
- "2014 Coaches of the Year".
- "SoccerAmerica – Soccer America's 2014 Men's College Awards 01/13/2015".
External links
| Preceded by Bobby Clark |
NSCAA Division I Coach of the Year 2014 |
Succeeded by Mike Noonan |