John Natale is an American soccer coach, and current head coach for the Hartford Hawks women's soccer team. Before becoming the head coach at Hartford, Natale was an assistant for the Boston Breakers, and an assistant at Hartford in 2000.

John Natale
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamHartford Hawks
ConferenceConference of New England
Biographical details
BornWethersfield, Connecticut
Alma materEastern Connecticut State University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000Hartford (assistant)
2003Boston Breakers (assistant)
2004–presentHartford
2011–2012United States (women; scout/video analyst)
Head coaching record
Overall137-103-43
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
America East Tournament (2006)
America East regular season (2006, 2014-2016, 2018)
Awards
Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame (2015)

Coaching career

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Natale served as an assistant at Hartford during the 2000 season, where the team posted a 17–4 record, losing to Harvard in the second round of the NCAA tournament. In his third season at Hartford, Natale led the team to a 10–9–2 record and a berth in the NCAA tournament. At Hartford he has won one conference tournament and five regular season championships.[1] In 2015 Natale was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer coaches Hall of Fame.[2]

In 2011, Natale served as a scout for the United States women's national team under head coach Pia Sundhage at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. A year later, he again rejoined the staff as a video analysis coach for the team at the Olympic football tournament.[3]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Hartford Hawks (America East Conference) (2004–present)
2004 Hartford 5–12–2 4–4–1 T-6th
2005 Hartford 4–13–1 2–5–1 7th
2006 Hartford 10–9–2 6–0–2 1st NCAA First Round
2007 Hartford 7–6–5 5–1–2 3rd
2008 Hartford 8–6–5 4–3–1 4th
2009 Hartford 6–10–2 2–5–1 7th
2010 Hartford 7–9–3 4–2–2 T-3rd
2011 Hartford 13–2–3 6–1–1 2nd
2012 Hartford 11–5–3 6–2 2nd
2013 Hartford 11–6–3 5–3 4th
2014 Hartford 10–4–5 5–1–2 1st
2015 Hartford 11–4–4 4–1–3 1st
2016 Hartford 13–5–1 6–1–1 T-1st
2017 Hartford 8–9–2 4–3–1 4th
2018 Hartford 13–3–2 6–1–1 T-1st
2019 Hartford 10–7–2 5–2–1 3rd
2020 Hartford
2021 Hartford 8–4–4 3–3–3
Hartford Hawks (Independent) (2022–2023)
2022 Hartford 10–3–1 0–0
Hartford Hawks (Commonwealth Coast Conference) (2023–2024)
2023 Hartford 16–2 9–0 ECAC Champions
Hartford Hawks (Conference of New England) (2024–present)
2024 Hartford 0–0 0–0
Hartford: 147–110–45 (.561) 74–35–20 (.651)
Total: 147–110–45 (.561)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.

References

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  1. ^ "Another Title For Hartford Women's Soccer". Hartford Courant. October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Class of 2015". Connecticut Soccer Hall Of Fame. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "John Natale". Hartford Hawks. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
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