Kevin Anderson Named Head Soccer Coach
12/23/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Kevin Anderson, a five-year veteran of Major League Soccer and former assistant at Boston College, has been named Head Men's Soccer Coach, Dr. M. Dianne Murphy, Director, Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education announced today.
Anderson joins the Lions after serving as the Eagles assistant Coach for the past three years, earning accolades as one of the nation's Top Assistant Coaches by College Soccer News in each of the last two seasons. Last fall, he helped guide Boston College to a 15-5-1 record, the ACC regular-season and tournament titles and the NCAA Tournament's top seed.
“Kevin has an impressive combination of experience and a passion for Columbia with unrivaled integrity and dedication. He gained invaluable experience at Boston College, an annual national powerhouse. ” Murphy said. “We are deeply committed to building a winning men's soccer program here at Columbia. I know that Kevin is the right leader to revitalize the program and take Columbia back to the upper echelon of the Ivy League.”
Anderson is no stranger to Morningside Heights. Immediately after his collegiate soccer career, he served as the Lions assistant coach. After playing professionally, Anderson returned to Columbia as the assistant men's soccer coach and also as the acting head coach in 2006.
In his two years as assistant coach at Columbia, Anderson was an integral part of numerous aspects of the soccer program, including the team's strength and conditioning, day-to-day operations, academic support, and budgeting. In addition to his coaching duties, Anderson served as an adjunct professor of physical education.
“I am thrilled to have this opportunity. I loved my time at Columbia. I am excited to lead the resurgence of a program that I care deeply about and that has unmatched potential,” Anderson said. “I am inspired by the progress of Columbia Athletics over the past four years and I look forward to making the Columbia Men's Soccer program an integral part of that success.”
He spent two years coaching at his alma mater during his professional playing days and helped guide Southern Connecticut to back-to-back national titles in 1998 and 1999.
Anderson was a highly-decorated high-school athlete who earned All-America honors and New York Player of the Year recognition in his senior season. He began his collegiate career at George Mason University, where he earned Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie honors as a freshman and All-CAA first-team accolades as a sophomore. After transferring to Southern Connecticut State, Anderson captured NSCAA All-America first-team honors while leading the Owls to a national title in his senior season (1992). Additionally, he played for the U.S. National team at the U-16, U-18 and U-20 levels.
He played professionally for 10 years (1993-2003), including two years with the Colorado Rapids and three years with the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer.
In 1998 he was a part of the Minnesota Thunder side that lost the A-League Championship game to the Rochester Raging Rhinos. Before playing for Minnesota, Anderson captured a national championship as a member of the Long Island Rough Riders in 1995.
Anderson earned his bachelor's degree in liberal studies from Southern Connecticut State University in 1992. He also holds a USSF National "A" Coaching License.
Anderson joins the Lions after serving as the Eagles assistant Coach for the past three years, earning accolades as one of the nation's Top Assistant Coaches by College Soccer News in each of the last two seasons. Last fall, he helped guide Boston College to a 15-5-1 record, the ACC regular-season and tournament titles and the NCAA Tournament's top seed.
“Kevin has an impressive combination of experience and a passion for Columbia with unrivaled integrity and dedication. He gained invaluable experience at Boston College, an annual national powerhouse. ” Murphy said. “We are deeply committed to building a winning men's soccer program here at Columbia. I know that Kevin is the right leader to revitalize the program and take Columbia back to the upper echelon of the Ivy League.”
Anderson is no stranger to Morningside Heights. Immediately after his collegiate soccer career, he served as the Lions assistant coach. After playing professionally, Anderson returned to Columbia as the assistant men's soccer coach and also as the acting head coach in 2006.
In his two years as assistant coach at Columbia, Anderson was an integral part of numerous aspects of the soccer program, including the team's strength and conditioning, day-to-day operations, academic support, and budgeting. In addition to his coaching duties, Anderson served as an adjunct professor of physical education.
“I am thrilled to have this opportunity. I loved my time at Columbia. I am excited to lead the resurgence of a program that I care deeply about and that has unmatched potential,” Anderson said. “I am inspired by the progress of Columbia Athletics over the past four years and I look forward to making the Columbia Men's Soccer program an integral part of that success.”
He spent two years coaching at his alma mater during his professional playing days and helped guide Southern Connecticut to back-to-back national titles in 1998 and 1999.
Anderson was a highly-decorated high-school athlete who earned All-America honors and New York Player of the Year recognition in his senior season. He began his collegiate career at George Mason University, where he earned Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie honors as a freshman and All-CAA first-team accolades as a sophomore. After transferring to Southern Connecticut State, Anderson captured NSCAA All-America first-team honors while leading the Owls to a national title in his senior season (1992). Additionally, he played for the U.S. National team at the U-16, U-18 and U-20 levels.
He played professionally for 10 years (1993-2003), including two years with the Colorado Rapids and three years with the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer.
In 1998 he was a part of the Minnesota Thunder side that lost the A-League Championship game to the Rochester Raging Rhinos. Before playing for Minnesota, Anderson captured a national championship as a member of the Long Island Rough Riders in 1995.
Anderson earned his bachelor's degree in liberal studies from Southern Connecticut State University in 1992. He also holds a USSF National "A" Coaching License.
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