Patrice Gheisar

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Patrice Gheisar
Patrice Gheisar, head coach of HFX Wanderers FC.jpg
Gheisar in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-06-15) June 15, 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Team information
Current team
 HFX Wanderers (head coach)
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2002 York Lions
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998 York Region Shooters
Managerial career
2010–2012 York University Lions (assistant)
2010–2011 SC Toronto (assistant)
2012 SC Toronto
Ryerson University Rams (assistant)
2014–2018 Vaughan Azzurri (assistant)
2019–2022 Seneca College Sting
2019–2022 Vaughan Azzurri
2022– HFX Wanderers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrice Gheisar (born June 15, 1975) is a Canadian soccer coach, who currently serves as head coach of HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League.

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Playing career

Gheisar attended York University and played for the men's soccer team for five seasons. [1]

He later played for the York Region Shooters in the Canadian Professional Soccer League. [2]

Coaching career

Gheisar began coaching with youth soccer club North York Hearts-Azzurri SC in 2005. [3] Afterwards, he joined Vaughan Azzurri as a youth soccer coach where he remained in various roles for 16 years until 2022. [4]

He also served as an assistant coach with Portugal FC/SC Toronto in the Canadian Soccer League under Carmine Isacco. [1] In 2011, he was nominated for the Coach of the Year award while managing SC Toronto's reserve team in the CSL's second division. [5] In 2012, he was named head coach of the first team, after Iascco moved to the role of Technical Director. [6]

At the university level, he served as an assistant coach with the Ryerson Rams and York Lions. [2]

In December 2018, he was announced as the head coach of the Seneca College's men's soccer team at the college level. [7] With Seneca, Gheisar was named OCAA coach of the year in 2019. [8]

He also served as coached Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, under Carmine Isacco (who he also worked with at SC Toronto and with the York Lions). [9] [10] In 2019, he was named head coach of the League1 Ontario side, taking over from Isacco. [11] In 2019, Vaughan participated in the 2019 Canadian Championship, defeating professional club HFX Wanderers FC 1-0 on the road in the second leg, but were eliminated on away goals in the two-legged tie. [12] In 2021, he was named East Division Coach of the Year, [13] and the following season was named the overall league Coach of the Year. [14]

On November 30, 2022, he was named head coach of HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League. [15] At the time of his hiring, Wanderers president Derek Martin emphasized Gheiser's history of developing strong attacking teams and his recruitment ability as prime reasons for his hiring. [16] [17] He won his first professional match on June 10 in a 2-0 victory over Valour FC and was named the CPL Manager of the Month for June. [18] After his first season, he extended his contract with the club through 2025. [19]

Coaching statistics

The following statistics are for club teams only (playoff and cup matches are included).

As of October 14, 2023
Coaching record by team and tenure
TeamNat.LeagueFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
SC Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN Canadian Soccer League 20122314455117+34060.87
Vaughan Azzurri Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN League1 Ontario 2019202253436417359+114081.13
HFX Wanderers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN Canadian Premier League 2023present30119104036+4036.67
Total106681919264112+152064.15

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References

  1. 1 2 "Patrice Gheisar York Lions profile". York Lions .
  2. 1 2 "Patrice Gheisar named Halifax Wanderers head coach". Canadian Premier League . November 30, 2022.
  3. ↑ "'He pulls the best out of his players': Patrice Gheisar begins journey as Wanderers head coach". HFX Wanderers FC . November 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ @vaughansoccercl (November 30, 2022). "We want to congratulate our very own Patrice Gheisar, Director or High Performance on being named Head Coach of Halifax Wanderers. Patrice has been at Vaughan Soccer for the past 16 years" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Hot Strikers in Contention for CSL'S MVP - Annual awards Sunday". Canadian Soccer League . June 15, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ Glover, Robin (May 11, 2012). "SC Toronto vs St. Catharines Roma Wolves". Rocket Robin Soccer in Toronto.
  7. ↑ "Sting Select Gheisar to Lead Sting". Seneca College . December 21, 2018.
  8. ↑ "League1 Men's Players Sweep Up At OUA/ OCAA Awards With 11 Individual And 55 All-Star Awards". League1 Ontario . November 5, 2019.
  9. ↑ Jacques, John (November 30, 2022). "Patrice Gheisar Is Halifax's New Head Coach". Northern Tribune.
  10. ↑ "Title-winning coach Patrice Gheisar steps up to CPL". League1 Ontario . November 30, 2022.
  11. ↑ Linh Nam, Devin (May 21, 2019). "Vaughan Azzurri Looking to take Advantage of the Canadian Championship, Win or Lose". Humber College .
  12. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 30, 2022). "'Excitement beyond imagination': Former L1O tactician Gheisar thrilled for new challenge as Wanderers coach". Canadian Premier League .
  13. ↑ Thompson, Marty (December 22, 2021). "2021 L1O Men's Premier Division Awards: Guelph sweeps West; Phillip & Kotsopoulos take MVP". League1 Ontario .
  14. ↑ "Massimo Ferrin collects MVP and Golden Boot among Men's Premier Division 2022 award winners". League1 Ontario . November 15, 2022.
  15. ↑ MacDonald, Glenn; Palov, Willy (December 1, 2022). "Wanderers name Patrice Gheisar new head coach". SaltWire Network .
  16. ↑ MacDonald, Glenn (December 8, 2022). "Newly appointed head coach Patrice Gheisar putting his stamp on HFX Wanderers". SaltWire Network .
  17. ↑ Rice, Michael (February 11, 2023). "'Endless Potential': Gheisar Preparing For Step Up To CPL". Northern Tribune.
  18. ↑ "Halifax Wanderers' Patrice Gheisar named CPL Manager of the Month for June". Canadian Premier League . July 6, 2023.
  19. ↑ MacDonald, Glenn (November 30, 2023). "Wanderers extend contract of head coach Patrice Gheisar through 2025". Saltwire Network .
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