Jack Stefanowski

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Jack Stefanowski
Personal information
Full name Jack Stefanowski [1]
Birth name Jacek Stefanowski [2]
Date of birth (1975-03-26) 26 March 1975 (age 49) [3] [4]
Place of birth Poland [5]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006 Long Island Rough Riders 5 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2008 Briarcliffe Seahawks
2008–2009 Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
2009–2010 Bayamon FC
2013–2015 Nepal
2016–2017 Puerto Rico FC (assistant)
2018 Washington Spirit (assistant)
2023– Loudoun United (goalkeeper coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jack Stefanowski (born March 26, 1975) is a Polish-born American soccer manager, formally head coach of the Nepal national football team and the former interim head coach of Puerto Rico national football team, also having coached various clubs in Puerto Rico. [6] He is currently the goalkeeper coach for USL Championship side, Loudoun United

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Stefanowski is a certified coach with UEFA and other football governing bodies. [7]

Career

Jack Stefanowski was born in Poland and raised in New York on 26 March 1975.

Stefanowski graduated from New York University (NYU) in 1997 with a B.S. in physical therapy. He played for New York Wolfpacks Weston, Irish Rovers SC, Brooklyn Knights and Istria SC. At professional level, he played for Long Island Rough Riders and was an assistant coach for the Puerto Rico Islanders squad that reached the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Champions League. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Coaching career

Stefanowski has 14 years of coaching experience, from college to professional level. [12] [13] [14]

In February 2018, Stefanowski was brought on as an assistant/goalkeeping coach for the Washington Spirit in the NWSL, taking over for Nikki Wright. [15]

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