John Natale

Last updated
John Natale
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Hartford Hawks
Conference Conference of New England
Biographical details
Born Wethersfield, Connecticut
Alma mater Eastern Connecticut State University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000 Hartford (assistant)
2003 Boston Breakers (assistant)
2004–presentHartford
2011–2012 United States (women; scout/video analyst)
Head coaching record
Overall137-103-43
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
America East Tournament (2006)
America East regular season (2006, 2014-2016, 2018)
Awards
Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame (2015)

John Natale is an American soccer coach, and current head coach for the Hartford Hawks women's soccer team. Before becoming the head coach at Hartford, Natale was an assistant for the Boston Breakers, and an assistant at Hartford in 2000.

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Coaching career

Natale served as an assistant at Hartford during the 2000 season, where the team posted a 17–4 record, losing to Harvard in the second round of the NCAA tournament. In his third season at Hartford, Natale led the team to a 10–9–2 record and a berth in the NCAA tournament. At Hartford he has won one conference tournament and five regular season championships. [1] In 2015 Natale was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer coaches Hall of Fame. [2]

In 2011, Natale served as a scout for the United States women's national team under head coach Pia Sundhage at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. A year later, he again rejoined the staff as a video analysis coach for the team at the Olympic football tournament. [3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Hartford Hawks (America East Conference)(2004–present)
2004Hartford 5–12–24–4–1T-6th
2005Hartford 4–13–12–5–17th
2006Hartford 10–9–26–0–21st NCAA First Round
2007Hartford 7–6–55–1–23rd
2008Hartford 8–6–54–3–14th
2009Hartford 6–10–22–5–17th
2010Hartford 7–9–34–2–2T-3rd
2011Hartford 13–2–36–1–12nd
2012Hartford 11–5–36–22nd
2013Hartford 11–6–35–34th
2014 Hartford 10–4–55–1–21st
2015 Hartford 11–4–44–1–31st
2016 Hartford 13–5–16–1–1T-1st
2017 Hartford 8–9–24–3–14th
2018 Hartford 13–3–26–1–1T-1st
2019 Hartford 10–7–25–2–13rd
2020 Hartford
2021 Hartford 8–4–43–3–3
Hartford Hawks (Independent)(2022–2023)
2022 Hartford 10–3–10–0
Hartford Hawks (Commonwealth Coast Conference)(2023–2024)
2023Hartford 16–29–0ECAC Champions
Hartford Hawks (Conference of New England)(2024–present)
2024Hartford 0–00–0
Hartford:147–110–45 (.561)74–35–20 (.651)
Total:147–110–45 (.561)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.

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References

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  2. "Class of 2015". Connecticut Soccer Hall Of Fame. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  3. "John Natale". Hartford Hawks . Retrieved April 21, 2023.