Michael Noonan (June 30, 1961) is a retired American soccer player who played professionally in the American Indoor Soccer Association and is currently the head coach of the Clemson University men's soccer team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Noonan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | June 30, 1961[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Westport, Connecticut | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1982 | Middlebury Panthers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Louisville Thunder (indoor) | |||
| 1986–1988 | Fort Wayne Flames (indoor) | 37 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1983 | Bates Bobcats (assistant) | ||
| 1986–1989 | Vermont Catamounts (assistant) | ||
| 1989–1990 | Wheaton Lyons | ||
| 1991–1994 | New Hampshire Wildcats | ||
| 1995–2009 | Brown Bears | ||
| 2010– | Clemson Tigers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editNoonan attended Middlebury College, playing on the men's soccer team from 1979 to 1982. He was a 1981 and 1982 Division III NCAA First Team All American.[3][4] Noonan played for the Louisville Thunder in the American Indoor Soccer Association. In 1986, he signed with the Fort Wayne Flames where he spent two seasons. In 2017, Noonan was inducted into the Middlebury College Athletics Hall of Fame for his playing time there.[5]
Coaching career
editIn 1989, Noonan was hired as head coach of the Wheaton College men's soccer team. The team had a 4–11–0 record his first season, but he took them to a 12–5–1 record his second season. This led to a move to the University of New Hampshire where he coached from 1991 to 1994. In 1995, he became head coach of the Brown University's men's soccer team. Noonan compiled a 160–77–31 record with ten NCAA post-season tournament appearances in fifteen seasons with the Bears. On January 5, 2010, Clemson University announced they had hired Noonan as head coach of the men's soccer team.[6] Noonan enjoyed some success with the Tigers. In 2014, Noonan led the Tigers to ACC regular season and tournament titles. In 2015 he led them to the College Cup Final, but ultimately lost to Stanford. In 2016, Clemson finished runners up in the ACC Tournament and made it to the Quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. In 2017, Noonan obtained his 300th career coaching win in a game against South Carolina.[7] This includes wins from his time as assistant coach. In 2021, he led Clemson to an NCAA National Championship in a 2–0 win over University of Washington. In 2023, Noonan lead his Clemson Tigers to a 2–1 win over the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish for his second National Championship at Clemson.
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton Lyons () (1989–1990) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Wheaton | 4–11–0 | |||||||
| 1990 | Wheaton | 12–5–1 | |||||||
| Wheaton: | 16–16–1 | ||||||||
| New Hampshire Wildcats (North Atlantic Conference) (1991–1994) | |||||||||
| 1991 | New Hampshire | 10–6–4 | |||||||
| 1992 | New Hampshire | 9–7–3 | |||||||
| 1993 | New Hampshire | 14–5–0 | |||||||
| 1994 | New Hampshire | 15–5–2 | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||||
| New Hampshire: | 48–23–9 | ||||||||
| Brown Bears[8] (Ivy League) (1995–2009) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Brown | 16–4–0 | 6–1–0 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Third Round | ||||
| 1996 | Brown | 8–5–4 | 1–3–3 | T–6th | |||||
| 1997 | Brown | 11–6–1 | 5–1–1 | T–1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1998 | Brown | 12–2–3 | 5–0–2 | T–1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1999 | Brown | 13–5–0 | 5–2–0 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 2000 | Brown | 13–6–1 | 7–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2001 | Brown | 7–7–2 | 5–1–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 2002 | Brown | 5–8–4 | 1–4–2 | 7th | |||||
| 2003 | Brown | 10–4–3 | 6–0–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2004 | Brown | 8–7–2 | 4–3–0 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2005 | Brown | 11–5–2 | 5–1–1 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 2006 | Brown | 11–5–3 | 3–2–2 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 2007 | Brown | 15–2–1 | 7–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2008 | Brown | 9–7–1 | 3–4–0 | 5th | |||||
| 2009 | Brown | 11–3–6 | 5–2–0 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| Brown: | 149–74–26 | 68–24–13 | |||||||
| Clemson Tigers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2010–present) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Clemson | 5–8–4 | 2–4–2 | 7th | |||||
| 2011 | Clemson | 8–8–2 | 4–4–0 | 7th | |||||
| 2012 | Clemson | 6–9–5 | 3–2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2013 | Clemson | 11–7–3 | 5–4–2 | T–4th | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2014 | Clemson | 12–7–3 | 5–2–1 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Third Round | ||||
| 2015 | Clemson | 17–3–4 | 6–1–1 | 2nd (Atlantic) | NCAA Division I Runner-up | ||||
| 2016 | Clemson | 14–4–5 | 4–1–3 | 3rd (Atlantic) | NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2017 | Clemson | 12–6–1 | 4–4–0 | 3rd (Atlantic) | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 2018 | Clemson | 7–9–1 | 2–6–0 | 6th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2019 | Clemson | 18–2–2 | 6–1–1 | 1st (Atlantic) | NCAA Division I Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2020 | Clemson | 14–3–3 | 7–3–2 | 1st (Atlantic) | NCAA Division I Round of 16 | ||||
| 2021 | Clemson | 16–5–2 | 5–3–0 | 1st (Atlantic) | NCAA Division I Champions | ||||
| 2022 | Clemson | 13–7–1 | 3–4–1 | 4th (Atlantic) | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 2023 | Clemson | 15–3–5 | 4–2–2 | 2nd (Atlantic) | NCAA Division I Champions | ||||
| 2024 | Clemson | 14–2–3 | 5–2-1 | 2nd | |||||
| Clemson: | 176–83–43 | 64–43–18 | |||||||
| Total: | 389–196–79 | ||||||||
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National champion
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References
edit- ^ "Class of 2011 - Connecticut Soccer Hall Of Fame". ctsoccerhalloffame.org.
- ^ "2013 Clemson Men's Soccer Media Guide".
- ^ Inc., Advanced Solutions International. "Awards". www.nscaa.com.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Inc., Advanced Solutions International. "Awards". www.nscaa.com.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Mike Noonan Named to Middlebury Athletics Hall of Fame". clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. April 12, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Mike Noonan Named Clemson Men's Head Soccer Coach". Archived from the original on June 20, 2010.
- ^ "No. 5-Seed Clemson Hosts No. 12-Seed Syracuse in ACC Tournament First Round". theacc.com. Clemson University. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Brown Bears 2009 Media Guide" (PDF). brownbears.com. p. 28. Retrieved November 1, 2017.