Thursday,
June 15, 2006
Bruce Arena; IA Coach of US Soccer Team Plays
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Bruce Arena is the Coach of the USA Soccer
Team playing in the World Cup, and against
Bruce Arena's grandparents were born in
But when asked what he likes about
few countries can claim even one), and
Arena replies "Pasta".
Bruce!!!! Bruce!!!!! Spoken more like a "hick" American rather than
one with a rich Culture coursing through his veins!
ARENA LOOKS FORWARD
TO PLAYING
Sporting News
Associated Press
June 15, 2006
Bruce Arena's grandparents were born in
With the
"I do, but not the kind of words that you want to hear," he said at a news conference. "Maybe you do, but I can't say it."
His mother's side of the family is from
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"In my eyes, I think everybody looks at
Asked what he likes about
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BRUCE ARENA Profile:
Highlights:
All-American in soccer and lacrosse at Nassau C.C.; All-American in lacrosse at Cornell; Most Valuable Defensive Player, NCAA Division I Soccer Championships (1972).
During an 18-year career as head soccer coach at the University of Virginia where he built the program into a perennial powerhouse, Virginia appeared in 15 consecutive NCAA tournaments, won the NCAA title five times (including four consecutive from 1991-1994), and dominated the Atlantic Coast Conference by winning the conference regular season and tournament titles numerous times. For his efforts, Arena was the recipient of numerous accolades, including seven ACC Coach of the Year honors and the 1993 National Coach of the Year award.
Arena amassed a record of 295-58-32. His winning percentage (.808) at UVa ranks among the best ever in collegiate sports, surpassing even legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden (.804).
Arena joined D.C. United in D.C's first year in 1996, and D.C. United
won its first two MLS championships and the 1996 U.S. Open Cup,
Arena was 1997 MLS Coach of the Year; 1997
and 1998 MLS All-Star head coach. but perhaps his
finest accomplishments was when D.C. was crowned as the champion of the
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Had there been any doubters to begin with,
Bruce Arena would have silenced them after his first year on the job as head
coach of the U.S. Men's National Team. After compiling a 7-4-2 record, which
included two victories over
As the first U.S. head coach with the
advantage of a complete four-year World Cup cycle to build his program, Arena
has shown unwavering faith in the young American player, utilizing Major League
Soccer players as well as the usual suspects of overseas American
professionals.
Since taking over in October, 1998, 47
players have earned at least one cap under Arena, including 17 players who have
earned their first-ever international appearance.
When the search for a new head coach began at
the conclusion of the 1998 World Cup, some of the criteria that kept popping up
included, among other things: a) an American coach, b) a coach with
international experience, c) a coach that understands the American player, and
d) a coach who knows how to develop American talent.
With his incredible success at the
professional level and the collegiate level, international experience with the
1996 U.S. Olympic Team and a reputation as a great developer of talent, Arena
was a perfect fit.
With 18 seasons under his belt as the head
soccer coach at the
At D.C. United the 48-year-old Arena has had
the Midas touch. Despite winning the first two MLS championships and the 1996
U.S. Open Cup, perhaps his finest accomplishments came in international
victories in 1998. First, United claimed an impressive victory in the CONCACAF
Champions Cup final over
Those titles, combined with his four NCAA
titles, one U.S. Open Crown, and two MLS Cup victories, marked Arena's eighth
and ninth championship of the 1990s. To earn his two MLS titles, Arena built
the team from scratch after being hired on January 3, 1996 for the team's debut
season. That summer, the native of
With the Olympic team, Arena was widely
credited with accelerating the development of a number of U.S. National Team
players, including midfielder Claudio Reyna and defender Eddie Pope, both of whom
became eventual starters on the
In 1997, Arena duplicated his efforts with
United, advancing D.C. to a second MLS Cup title to earn MLS Coach of the Year
honors.
When Arena took on the professional challenge
of guiding D.C. United and the Under-23 National Team, it brought to a close an
18-year career as head soccer coach at the University of Virginia where he
built the program into a perennial powerhouse, winning five NCAA Division I
championships while amassing a record of 295-58-32. His winning percentage
(.808) at UVa ranks among the best ever in collegiate
sports, surpassing even legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden (.804).
Arena took over the soccer program at
Arena's previous soccer coaching experience
came as head coach of the
His experience also extends to the playing
field, where he competed professionally in lacrosse with the Montreal Quebecois
in 1975. A year later he played professionally for the Tacoma Tides of the
American Soccer League. In 1973, Arena earned a cap for the
Personal: Married to Phyllis, the couple have an 18-year-old
son named Kenny and reside in
Collegiate Soccer Coaching Career: Assistant coach,
Playing Honors: All-American in soccer and lacrosse at Nassau C.C.;
All-American in lacrosse at Cornell; Most Valuable Defensive Player, NCAA
Division I Soccer Championships (1972).
Coaching Honors: 1997 MLS Coach of the Year; 1997 and 1998 MLS
All-Star head coach.
International Experience: One full cap with U.S. Men's National Team (as a
substitute on Nov. 15, 1973, in a 2-0 loss to
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