Jay Hoffman

Infobox Football biography
playername= Jay Hoffman
fullname = James A. Hoffman, Jr.
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1951|10|3
cityofbirth = Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania
countryofbirth = United States
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position = Defender
youthyears = 1968-1971
youthclubs = East Stroudsbourg
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manageryears = 1972
1973-1975
1975-1977
1978-1980
1980-1981
1981-1982
1982-1983
1983-1988
1993
1997
1999
2001
2005-2006
managerclubs = East Stroudsbourg "(assistant)"
Alderson-Broaddus College
SUNY Fredonia
Houston Hurricane "(assistant)"
Edmonton Drillers "(assistant)"
New Jersey Rockets "(assistant)"
Buffalo Stallions
Cleveland Force "(assistant)"
U.S. U-17 national team "(assistant)"
U.S. U-20 national team "(assistant)"
U.S. women "(assistant)"
Boston Breakers
Virginia Beach Mariners
pcupdate = 31 May 2006
ntupdate = 22 June 2006

James A. "Jay" Hoffman, Jr. (born January 15, 1951 in Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently Director of Coaching - Academy for the Virginia Rush.

Playing career

High school and college

Hoffman attended Conrad Weiser Middle School where he played polo, soccer and baseball, graduating in 1968. ^{[http://conradweiser.org/schools/high_school/athletics/halloffame/inductees/jay_hoffman.html]} He then attended East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania playing four seasons of soccer from 1968 to 1971. He continued to attend East Stroudsbourg, working as an assistant coach until he attained his undergraduate (1972. He later earned a master's degree in Physical Education and Recreation in 1977.

Professional

Hoffman played professionally in the Canadian National Soccer League.

Coaching

College and professional

He coached Alderson-Broaddus College from 1973 to 1975, then SUNY Fredonia from 1975 to 1977. He was assistant coach for the NASL's Houston Hurricanes and Edmonton Drillers. He also coached the Boston Breakers of the WUSA. The Breakers fired him on August 11, 2002. ^{[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9805E5DD103AF931A2575BC0A9649C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/S/Soccer]} In 2005, he was hired to coach the Virginia Beach Mariners of the USL First Division.

National teams

Hoffman was an assistant coach of the United States U-17 men's side that finished seventh in the FIFA U-17 World Cup at Japan in 1993. He was head coach of the United States U-20 men's side that went to the 9th World Youth Championships at Malaysia in July 1997. He was head coach of the 1999 U.S. Women's Pan American Games team that won the gold medal, and assistant coach to the Women's National Team that won the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. He holds the USSF "A" license, and teaches that advanced course to other coaches. ^{[http://www.a-league.com/news/2005/news,2005,0144.shtml]} He has also coached the US Paralympic soccer team since 2002.

Personal

He and his wife Susan have two children, Scott and Samantha. Hoffman is an avid golfer.

External links

* [http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/103420.html Announcement of Hoffman's hiring by the Mariners]
* [http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/hoffman.htm SoccerTimes.com profile]
* [http://www.esu.edu/athletics/Hoffman.htm ESU profile]

Persondata
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ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Hoffman, James (Jay) A. Jr., Jay Hoffman
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional soccer player and coach
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