Tom Giovatto

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Tom Giovatto
Personal information
Date of birth 1975 (age 47–48)
Team information
Current team
 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers
Youth career
1989–1993 Xavier High School
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1997 Iona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997 Brooklyn Knights
Managerial career
2001–2004 Xavier High School
2001–2004 Saint Peter's (assistant)
2004–2006 Stony Brook (assistant)
2006–2007 St. Francis Brooklyn (assistant)
2007– St. Francis Brooklyn
Honours
St. Francis Brooklyn
WinnerNEC Tournament2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
WinnerNEC Regular Season2016, 2017
WinnerNEC Coach of the Year2016, 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tom Giovatto is an American retired soccer player and the current head coach the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's soccer team. [1]

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Early life

Giovatto attended Xavier High School where he played forward on the soccer team. He then got a scholarship to play at Iona College and graduated in 1997 receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communication. [1]

Coaching

On August 22, 2007, Giovatto was appointed just the fourth head coach in the history of the St. Francis Brooklyn men’s soccer program. [2] Since joining the program, he has led St. Francis Brooklyn to seven winning seasons, three NCAA Tournaments, and three NEC Tournament Championships. Giovatto's squads have been nationally ranked and he has helped coach two All-Americans, Kevin Correa and Vincent Bezecourt.

In 2013, Giovatto's team went 12–6–1 overall, won the 2013 Northeast Conference Tournament and participated in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, for the first time since 1982. Due to his impressive performance, Giovatto was named the BigAppleSoccer.com Coach of the Year and the NSCAA North Atlantic Region Coach of the Year. [3] [4]

In 2014, the Terriers went 11–6–4 overall and 4–1–2 in conference play. The team won their second consecutive Northeast Conference Tournament and participated in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. The 2015 Terriers started the season unbeaten in their first 9 games and as a result were ranked at 22nd Nationally by the NSCAA Top 25 Coaches Poll for the first time in the Tom Giovatto era. [5] Yet the finished at 10–4–4 overall and 3–2–2 in conference play.

In 2016, Giovatto won NEC Coach of the Year, after leading his team to an NEC Regular Season Championship, he then proceeded to win the 2016 NEC Tournament and participate in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Giovatto was also named BigAppleSoccer.com men's college coach of the year and Northeast Region head coach of the year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. [6] [7]

In 2017, Giovatto won NEC Coach of the Year, after leading his team to an NEC Regular Season Championship, he then proceeded to win the 2017 NEC Tournament and participate in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers (Northeast Conference)(2007–present)
2007 St. Francis (NY) 4–9–52–5–28th
2008 St. Francis (NY) 11–4–34–3–25th
2009 St. Francis (NY) 10–6–27–2–12nd
2010 St. Francis (NY) 5–9–33–6–18th
2011 St. Francis (NY) 10–5–35–3–26th
2012 St. Francis Brooklyn 7–10–14–6–08th
2013 St. Francis Brooklyn 12–6–14–3–04th NCAA First Round
2014 St. Francis Brooklyn 11–6–44–1–23rd NCAA First Round
2015 St. Francis Brooklyn 10–4–43–2–24th
2016 St. Francis Brooklyn 12–5–36–0–11st NCAA First Round
2017 St. Francis Brooklyn 14–5–16–0–11st NCAA First Round
2018 St. Francis Brooklyn 7–10–04–4–0T-5th
2019 St. Francis Brooklyn 7–6–23–5–1T-6th
2020 St. Francis Brooklyn 7–2–15–1–11st NCAA Second Round
St. Francis Brooklyn:127–87–3360–41–16
Total:127–87–33

      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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