| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gregory J. Wilson | ||
| Date of birth | 1971or1972(age 52–53) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Downingtown High School | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Pennsylvania Freedom | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Philadelphia University | ||
| 2006–2014 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (asst.) | ||
| 2015– | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (assoc.) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gregory J. Wilson [1] (born c. 1971/72) [2] is an American soccer head coach and former professional player. He is currently the associate head coach with the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team.
Wilson was a native of Downingtown, Pennsylvania and attended Downingtown High School. [3] He was a member of the state championship soccer team in 1989 and was named as a National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American player before the conclusion of his high school career. [2] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Wilson attended college at Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science and was a student-athlete on the men's soccer team from 1990 to 1993. [3] [8] He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in marketing in 1994. [3] [9]
Wilson played professionally with the Pennsylvania Freedom in the USISL for three years. [2] [3] At 22, he was one of the youngest players on the Freedom for the 1994 United States Interregional Soccer League season. [2]
After playing professionally, Wilson coached several youth teams based in the Pennsylvania area including FC Delco and Downingtown High School, the latter with whom he won back-to-back Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association in 1998 and 1999. [3] He was named the 1998 The Philadelphia Inquirer Coach of the Year. [10] He also served on staff for the Penn Quakers in 2002. [3]
Wilson was named head coach of his alma mater, since renamed as Philadelphia University, before the 2003 season. [11] His first game with the Rams was September 2, 2003. [12]
After three seasons with the Rams, it was announced in March 2006 that Wilson would join the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team as an assistant coach. [13] Before the 2015 season, Wilson was elevated to an associate head coach position with the Gauchos. [14]
Greg Wilson resides in Santa Barbara, California with his wife, Andra, and their son, Baylor. [15]