Richie Grant (soccer)

Richie Grant (born February 28, 1970) is the head men's soccer coach at the California State University, Bakersfield. He has held that position since 2014, and has posted a 102–83–16 record in ten seasons. He is a two-time Conference USA Coach of the Year winner, and led the 2004 squad to the NCAA tournament, their first appearance since 1993. The 2004 team also won the Conference USA title. His teams have been ranked in the top 25 four out of the past five years, including a school record national ranking of 10.

Richie Grant
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-02-28) 28 February 1970[1]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1990–1992 Green Mountain College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993 Minnesota Thunder
Managerial career
1993–1995 Bloomsburg U. (assistant)
1995–1998 Lambuth University
1999–2013 University of Memphis
2014– Cal State Bakersfield
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He previously served as the head men's soccer coach at Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee. He led that program to a 53–29–2 record over 4 seasons including back-to-back Mid-South conference titles. He is a 1993 graduate of Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont, where he was a three-time NAIA all-American defender. He later played for the Minnesota Thunder.

References
  1. University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations. "2010 Memphis Men's Soccer Fact Book". Issuu.
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