Shaun Pendleton

Shaun Pendleton

Personal information
Date of birth	(1961-09-28)September 28, 1961
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Date of death	September 7, 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 49)
Place of death	Boone, North Carolina, United States
Position(s)	Defender
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1985	Akron Zips
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1986	Columbus Capitals (indoor)
1986–1989	Memphis Storm (indoor)
Managerial career
1989–1990	Charleston Golden Eagles
1991–2007	Lynn Fighting Knights
2008–2011	Appalachian State Mountaineers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shaun Pendleton, born in Sheffield, England, was an English-American soccer defender who played four seasons in the American Indoor Soccer Association before becoming a college soccer coach. His teams won the 1991 NAIA and 2003 NCAA Division II soccer championships.

Player

Pendleton grew up in Sheffield, England. In 1982, he entered the University of Akron, playing for the men's soccer team until 1985. He was a 1984 and 1985 first team All American. He graduated in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. The Zips inducted him into the school's Hall of Fame in 2004. In 1985, Pendleton signed with the Columbus Capitals of the American Indoor Soccer Association (AISA). The Capitals folded at the end of the 1985–1986 season. He then moved to the Memphis Storm for three seasons before retiring from playing professionally.

Coach

In 1989, NCAA Division II University of Charleston hired Pendleton as its head coach. In his two seasons as head coach he, took the Golden Eagles to a 27–11–1 record. In 1991, he moved to Lynn University which played in the NAIA. Over seventeen seasons, he compiled a 293–42–12 record. He took the Fighting Knights to the 1991 NAIA national men's soccer championship, then runner up in 1992 and 1993. In 1995, Lynn University moved to the NCAA Division II, winning the 2003 championship. In 2008, Appalachian State University hired Pendleton as head coach.

Pendleton was found dead at his home on September 7, 2011.