Marvin Allen (soccer)

Marvin Allen

Personal information
Full name	Dr. E. Marvin Allen Jr.
Place of birth	Wilmington, North Carolina
Date of death	1996
Teams managed
Years	Team
1953-1976	University of North Carolina

Dr. E. Marvin Allen Jr. (died 1996) is a former collegiate head soccer coach. He started the University of North Carolina soccer program in 1946, and became the program's first ever coach. From 1946 to 1976, he coached the North Carolina men's soccer program. He compiled a 174-81-23(.667) record in 30 years with the Tar Heels, boasting a 53-41-16(.555) mark in ACC play. He coached soccer coaching legend Anson Dorrance at UNC.

In 1962, he served as president of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). He was inducted into the NSCAA Hall of Fame in 1988. He died in 1996, and was posthumously induucted into the North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame.

References

• UNC Soccer Media Guide 2008
• http://www.ncsoccerhalloffame.com/eallen.htm

Persondata
Name	Allen, Marvin
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Date of birth
Place of birth	Wilmington, North Carolina
Date of death	1996
Place of death