Paul Ratcliffe (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1969 (age 54–55) | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stanford (coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | UCLA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | Los Angeles United | ||
| 1994 | Anaheim Splash | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–2002 | Saint Mary's | ||
| 2003– | Stanford | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul Ratcliffe is an English-born American college soccer coach. He is the head coach of Stanford Cardinal women's soccer. He led Stanford to the 2011 National Championship. He is a three-time NSCAA Coach of the Year, winning the award in 2008, 2009, and 2011.
Coaching career
[edit]Ratcliffe was the head coach of Saint Mary's from 1998 until February 2003, when he was hired to coach Stanford.[1] He won NSCAA Coach of the Year in 2008, 2009,[2] and 2011.[3] He led Stanford to national runners-up finishes in 2009 and 2010 before leading Stanford to a 2011, 2017, and 2019 National Championships.[4][5]
College head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's (West Coast) (1998–2002) | ||||||||||
| 1998 | Saint Mary's | 6–12–0 | ||||||||
| 1999 | Saint Mary's | 13–4–1 | ||||||||
| 2000 | Saint Mary's | 12–6–2 | ||||||||
| 2001 | Saint Mary's | 15–3–2 | NCAA Second Round | |||||||
| 2002 | Saint Mary's | 9–9–2 | ||||||||
| Saint Mary's: | 55–34–7 (.609) | |||||||||
| Stanford (Pac-12) (2003–present) | ||||||||||
| 2003 | Stanford | 10–9–2 | 5–3–1 | T–3rd | NCAA First Round | |||||
| 2004 | Stanford | 13–6–3 | 4–3–2 | T–4th | NCAA Second Round | |||||
| 2005 | Stanford | 10–7–3 | 4–3–2 | 4th | NCAA First Round | |||||
| 2006 | Stanford | 15–6–2 | 6–2–1 | 3rd | NCAA Round of 16 | |||||
| 2007 | Stanford | 15–3–5 | 5–1–3 | T–3rd | NCAA Round of 16 | |||||
| 2008 | Stanford | 22–2–1 | 8–1–0 | 2nd | NCAA Semifinals | |||||
| 2009 | Stanford | 25–1–0 | 9–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Runners-up | |||||
| 2010 | Stanford | 23–1–2 | 9–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Runners-up | |||||
| 2011 | Stanford | 25–0–1 | 11–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | |||||
| 2012 | Stanford | 21–2–1 | 11–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Semifinals | |||||
| 2013 | Stanford | 15–6–1 | 6–5–0 | 4th | NCAA Round of 16 | |||||
| 2014 | Stanford | 20–2–3 | 9–1–1 | 2nd | NCAA Semifinals | |||||
| 2015 | Stanford | 19–2–2 | 10–0–1 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | |||||
| 2016 | Stanford | 18–2–1 | 10–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | |||||
| 2017 | Stanford | 24–1–0 | 11–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | |||||
| 2018 | Stanford | 21–1–2 | 10–0–1 | 1st | NCAA College Cup Semifinals | |||||
| 2019 | Stanford | 24–1–0 | 11–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions | |||||
| Stanford: | 320–52–29 (.834) | |||||||||
| Total: | 375–86–36 (.775) | 139–20–12 (.848) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "SoccerAmerica – COLLEGE WOMEN: Stanford lures Ratcliffe from St. Mary's 02/10/2003". www.socceramerica.com.
- ^ "Sports Around the World: Stanford soccer coach Paul Ratcliffe honored". 16 January 2010.
- ^ "Stanford's Paul Ratcliffe wins national soccer coach of the year for third time in four years". 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Women's Soccer 2011: Champs Won't Be Forgotten". Stanford University.
- ^ "Champions at Last!". Stanford University.