Jay Vidovich is the head men's soccer coach at Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...

. He has served as the school's head soccer coach since 1994, posting an incredible 225-87-31 record during that span, including a 60-7-4 mark over the past three seasons. He is widely considered one of the best men's NCAA soccer coaches in the world right now. His team won the 2007 NCAA championship over Ohio State

Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

 and finished with a 22-2-1 record. The following season, the Demon Deacons were ranked number 1 for most of the year, before falling in the final four to North Carolina. During the 2009 season, his team fell to the eventual national champion, Virginia Cavaliers

Virginia Cavaliers

The Virginia Cavaliers, also known as Wahoos or Hoos, are the athletic teams officially representing the University of Virginia in college sports. The Cavaliers compete in 25 NCAA Division I varsity sports and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

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His teams at Wake Forest have finished in the Top 10 of the final rankings nine out of the past eleven seasons. His teams have won three ACC regular season championships. He is also a three time ACC coach of the year, and has also earned the National coach of the year honor before. From 1986 to 1993, he served as an assistant coach at Wake Forest.

Playing career

He played his college soccer at Indiana University

Indiana University

Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...

 in 1978, before transferring to Ohio Wesleyan University

Ohio Wesleyan University

Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges...

. He played at OWU from 1980 to 1982, leading his team to the NCAA semifinals his senior campaign. He earned a Bachelor's degree at Ohio Wesleyan in 1982, and later a master's degree at Denver University in 1983 in Sports Sciences.

External links

• http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/vidovich_jay00.html