Doug Allison (soccer)
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Doug Allison is a retired English football (soccer)
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who is currently the head coach of the Furman University
men's soccer team.
. Between 1984 and 1987, he was a four year starter on the Gamecocks' soccer team. He led the Gamecocks in scoring each of his four seasons and holds the team's career scoring record with 63 goals and 32 assists for 158 points. He was a 1987 First Team All American
. Allison graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in physical education and a minor in biology in 1988. He played professionally for one season in Ireland.
as he worked on his master's degree in physical education, recreation and sports science. In 1991, he returned as an assistant coach with the South Carolina Gamecocks
. In 1995, Furman University
hired Allison as head coach of the men's soccer team.
In 1991, Allison was named the National Outstanding Physical Education Teacher of the Year.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
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Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who is currently the head coach of the Furman University
Furman University
Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina...
men's soccer team.
Player
In 1984, Allison moved to the United States to attend the University of South CarolinaUniversity of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
. Between 1984 and 1987, he was a four year starter on the Gamecocks' soccer team. He led the Gamecocks in scoring each of his four seasons and holds the team's career scoring record with 63 goals and 32 assists for 158 points. He was a 1987 First Team All American
Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)
The Division I First-Team All-Americans are the best eleven U.S. college soccer players as selected by the NCAA.-1970–1983:From 1970 to 1983 the NCAA only named defenders and forwards in addition to one goalkeeper.-1983–present:...
. Allison graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in physical education and a minor in biology in 1988. He played professionally for one season in Ireland.
Coach
In 1989, Allison became an assistant coach with the North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth Carolina Tar Heels
The North Carolina Tar Heels are the athletic teams for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State...
as he worked on his master's degree in physical education, recreation and sports science. In 1991, he returned as an assistant coach with the South Carolina Gamecocks
South Carolina Gamecocks
The University of South Carolina's 19 varsity sports teams are known as the "Gamecocks". The unique moniker is held in honor of Thomas Sumter, a South Carolina war hero who was given the name "The Carolina Gamecock" during the American Revolution for his fierce fighting tactics, regardless of his...
. In 1995, Furman University
Furman University
Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina...
hired Allison as head coach of the men's soccer team.
In 1991, Allison was named the National Outstanding Physical Education Teacher of the Year.