Richie Grant
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 February 1970[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Green Mountain College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | Minnesota Thunder | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993–1995 | Bloomsburg U. (assistant) | ||
| 1995–1998 | Lambuth University | ||
| 1999–2013 | University of Memphis | ||
| 2014– | Cal State Bakersfield | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Richie Grant is the head men's soccer coach at the California State University, Bakersfield. He has held that position since 1999, and has posted a 102–83–16 record in ten seasons. He is a two-time Conference USA Coach of the Year winner, and led the 2004 squad to the NCAA tournament, their first appearance since 1993. The 2004 team also won the Conference USA title. His teams have been ranked in the top 25 four out of the past five years, including a school record national ranking of 10.
He previously served as the head men's soccer coach at Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee. He led that program to a 53–29–2 record over 4 seasons including back-to-back Mid-South conference titles. He is a 1993 graduate of Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont where he was a three-time NAIA all-American defender. He later played for the Minnesota Thunder.
References
- ↑ University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations. "2010 Memphis Men's Soccer Fact Book". Issuu.