- Lev Kirshner
Infobox Football biography
playername= Lev Kirshner
fullname = Lev Kirshner
nickname =
dateofbirth = June 17, 1976
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth = USA
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youthyears = 1987-1990
youthclubs = Rutgers
years =
clubs =Reno Rattlers
caps(goals) =
manageryears = 1992-1995
1995
1996
1997-1999
2000-
managerclubs =Cañada College Ohlone College
Rutgers "(assistant)"
San Diego State "(assistant)"
San Diego State
pcupdate = 31 May 2006
ntupdate = 22 June 2006MedalBronze | 1993 Maccabiah | FootballLev Kirshner is the head coach for the men's soccer team
San Diego State University .Playing career
High school and college
Kirshner attended
Mission San Jose High School inFremont, California where he played soccer, badminton and ran cross country. He graduated in 1987 and was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2001. [ [http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/msjhs/sports/hof/hofinductees2001.html MISSION SAN JOSE HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 2001 ] ] After graduating from high school, Kirshner attended Rutgers. He graduated in 1991 with abachelor’s degree in communications.Maccabiah team
In 1993, Kirshner was a member of the U.S. soccer team which won the bronze medal at the Maccabiah games. He was the captain of the U.S. team at the 1997 games.
USISL
Kirshner played professionally with the
Reno Rattlers of theUSISL .Coaching
College
In 1992,
Cañada College hired Kirshner as the head coach of the women’s soccer team and assistant coach of the men’s team. Up to that time, the team had never won a conference game. Kirshner coached them to a 16-1-3 record, garnering Coast Conference Coach of the Year recognition. In 1995, Kirshner moved toOhlone College . He again turned his team around. From Ohlone, Kirshner moved to Rutgers where he was an assistant coach for the 1996 season. He then moved back west to become an assistant coach at San Diego State in 1997. He served in that capacity for three seasons before becoming head coach in 2000.Maccabiah
In 2003, Kirshner became the coach of the U.S. U-20 team which won a bronze medal at the Pan-American Maccabiah games. He was elevated to the position of national U.S. Maccabiah team in 2005. [ [http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/071405aaa.html San Diego State University Official Athletic Site ] ]
Youth clubs
In 1999, Kirshner became the director of soccer operations of the Hotspurs Soccer Club. He left that position in 2002. He is currently a youth coach with PQ Premier and has spent time as a Region IV ODP coach.
References
ee also
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SDSU Aztecs External links
* [http://goaztecs.collegesports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/kirshner_lev00.html Official Biography]
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