Jay Hoffman (soccer)

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Jay Hoffman
Personal information
Full name James Arthur Hoffman Jr. [1]
Date of birth (1951-01-15) January 15, 1951 (age 73) [2]
Place of birth Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, United States
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1971 East Stroudsbourg
Managerial career
1972 East Stroudsbourg (assistant)
1973–1975 Alderson-Broaddus College
1975–1977 SUNY Fredonia
1978–1980 Houston Hurricane (assistant)
1980–1981 Edmonton Drillers (assistant)
1981–1982 New Jersey Rockets (assistant)
1982–1983 Buffalo Stallions
1983–1988 Cleveland Force (assistant)
1993 United States U17 (assistant)
1997 United States U20 (assistant)
1999 United States U18 women
1999 United States women (assistant)
2001–2002 Boston Breakers
2005–2006 Virginia Beach Mariners
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2006

James Arthur Hoffman Jr. (born January 15, 1951) is an American soccer coach and former player.

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Playing career

High school and college

Hoffman attended Conrad Weiser Middle School where he played polo, soccer and baseball, graduating in 1968. He then attended East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania playing four seasons of soccer from 1968 to 1971. He continued to attend East Stroudsbourg, working as an assistant coach until he attained his undergraduate (1972. He later earned a master's degree in Physical Education and Recreation in 1977.

Professional

Hoffman played professionally in the Canadian National Soccer League.

Coaching

College and professional

He coached Alderson-Broaddus College from 1973 to 1975, then SUNY Fredonia from 1975 to 1977. He was assistant coach for the NASL's Houston Hurricanes and Edmonton Drillers. He also coached the Boston Breakers of the WUSA. The Breakers fired him on August 11, 2002. In 2005, he was hired to coach the Virginia Beach Mariners of the USL First Division.

National teams

Hoffman was an assistant coach of the United States U-17 men's side that finished seventh in the FIFA U-17 World Cup at Japan in 1993. He was head coach of the United States U-20 men's side that went to the 9th World Youth Championships at Malaysia in July 1997. He was head coach of the 1999 U.S. Women's Pan American Games team that won the gold medal, and assistant coach to the Women's National Team that won the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. He holds the USSF "A" license, and teaches that advanced course to other coaches. He also coached the US Paralympic soccer team from 2002 until 2015.

Personal

He and his wife Susan have two children, Scott and Samantha. Hoffman is an avid golfer.

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References

  1. Yearbook. Robesonia, Pennsylvania: Conrad Weiser High School. 1968.
  2. "Jay Hoffman". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2022.