David Masur (born January 10, 1962 in

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) is a retired American

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who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League,

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and

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. He is the head coach of the

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men's soccer team. He was the 1996

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Coach of the Year and led the Red Storm to the 1996 NCAA national championship.

Player

Youth

Masur graduated from

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in 1980. He was a multi-sport athlete at Columbia, playing on the basketball and lacrosse team. He had his greatest success as a three-year starter on the Columbia soccer team, winning the Group IV state championship his junior and senior seasons. He was a Parade All-American and New Jersey State Player of the Year. In May 2006, Masur was elected to the Columbia High School Hall of Fame. In 1979, the

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drafted Masur out of high school, but he elected to attend

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where he played on the men's soccer team from 1981 to 1984. He was the team's 1982 and 1983 MVP, and served as team captain from 1982 to 1984. Masur made the All-Regional team as a sweeper from 1982 to 1984. He is the only Scarlet Knight to win back-to-back All-American honors: 1983

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and 1984 Third Team All American. Masur became the third soccer player to be inducted into the Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame. In 1989, Rutgers retired his jersey.

Professional

In June 1985, the

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selected Masur in the second round of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft. He played one season with Chicago before being released during the 1986 off season. In October 1986, Masur signed with the expansion

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in the

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. The Pride folded at the end of the season. In August 1987, he became head coach of

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. In March 1988 Masur returned to playing when he signed with the

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of the American Soccer League. He played both the 1988 and 1989 seasons with the Eagles. In 1990, Masur moved to the

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of the

. He played for the Spirit again in 1991. From 1994 to 2000, he played for the North Jersey Imperials in the

Coach

Masur's career coaching record is 438-189-99. 4th most winningest active coach in Division 1 college soccer. In 1984, Masur became an assistant coach with Rutgers, a position he held for two seasons. In August 1987, he became the head coach at

which had just finished its season at 4–10. Masur turned the program around and over four seasons compiled a 53–21–6 record, taking the team to three NCAA post-season tournaments. On January 30, 1991, he became the head coach of the

men's soccer team. Since then, St. John's won the 1996

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, made four appearances in the NCAA College Cup (1996, 2001,

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and 2008) and reached twenty two NCAA post-season tournaments, including fifteen straight from 1992 to 2006. The Red Storm also reached ten consecutive NCAA Tournament Rounds of sixteen from 1996 to 2005. Under Masur, the Red Storm has also won seven

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Tournament titles, six regular season crowns and has qualified for eighteen consecutive Big East tournaments. On a personal level, Masur is a two-time NSCAA Coach of the Year.

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named him Coach of the Year in 2001. Masur is also a six-time Northeast Region Coach of the Year (1991, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2003 and 2008), Three-time Big East Coach of the Year (1991, 1993, 2008), New Jersey Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (1989), and New Jersey College Coach of the Year (1989). Masur was inducted into the St. John's Athletics Hall of Fame in May 2004. Masur also coaches youth soccer.

Personal life

Masur received his master's degree from Montclair State and his Doctorate in Education Administration and Supervision and Leadership from St. John's. He is married to Shannon Masur and they have 4 children: Samantha, Jessica, Christopher, and Sydney.

References

External links

MISL stats

St. John's coaching profile
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