Paul Ratcliffe (soccer)

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Paul Ratcliffe
Personal information
Date of birth 1969 (age 54–55)
Place of birth England
Team information
Current team
 Stanford (coach)
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1992 UCLA
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993 Los Angeles United
1994 Anaheim Splash
Managerial career
1998–2002 Saint Mary's
2003– Stanford
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Ratcliffe is an English-born American college soccer coach. He is the head coach of Stanford Cardinal women's soccer. He led Stanford to the 2011 National Championship. He is a three-time NSCAA Coach of the Year, winning the award in 2008, 2009, and 2011.

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Coaching career

Ratcliffe was the head coach of Saint Mary's from 1998 until February 2003, when he was hired to coach Stanford. [1] He won NSCAA Coach of the Year in 2008, 2009, [2] and 2011. [3] He led Stanford to national runners-up finishes in 2009 and 2010 before leading Stanford to a 2011, 2017, and 2019 National Championships. [4] [5]

College head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Saint Mary's (West Coast)(1998–2002)
1998Saint Mary's 6–12–0
1999Saint Mary's 13–4–1
2000Saint Mary's 12–6–2
2001Saint Mary's 15–3–2 NCAA Second Round
2002Saint Mary's 9–9–2
Saint Mary's:55–34–7 (.609)
Stanford (Pac-12)(2003–present)
2003Stanford 10–9–25–3–1T–3rd NCAA First Round
2004Stanford 13–6–34–3–2T–4th NCAA Second Round
2005Stanford 10–7–34–3–24th NCAA First Round
2006Stanford 15–6–26–2–13rd NCAA Round of 16
2007Stanford 15–3–55–1–3T–3rd NCAA Round of 16
2008Stanford 22–2–18–1–02nd NCAA Semifinals
2009Stanford 25–1–09–0–01st NCAA Runners-up
2010Stanford 23–1–29–0–01st NCAA Runners-up
2011Stanford 25–0–111–0–01st NCAA Champions
2012Stanford 21–2–111–0–01st NCAA Semifinals
2013Stanford 15–6–16–5–04th NCAA Round of 16
2014Stanford 20–2–39–1–12nd NCAA Semifinals
2015Stanford 19–2–210–0–11st NCAA Quarterfinals
2016Stanford 18–2–110–1–01st NCAA Second Round
2017Stanford 24–1–011–0–01st NCAA Champions
2018Stanford 21–1–210–0–11st NCAA College Cup Semifinals
2019Stanford 24–1–011–0–01st NCAA Champions
Stanford:320–52–29 (.834)
Total:375–86–36 (.775)139–20–12 (.848)

      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

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References

  1. ↑ "SoccerAmerica – COLLEGE WOMEN: Stanford lures Ratcliffe from St. Mary's 02/10/2003". www.socceramerica.com.
  2. ↑ "Sports Around the World: Stanford soccer coach Paul Ratcliffe honored". 16 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Stanford's Paul Ratcliffe wins national soccer coach of the year for third time in four years". 14 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Women's Soccer 2011: Champs Won't Be Forgotten". Stanford University.
  5. ↑ "Champions at Last!". Stanford University.
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