Jay Vidovich is the head coach of the

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men's soccer team. He is the former coach of the

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and formerly served as

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's head soccer coach from 1994–2014, posting a 225–87–31 record during that span, including a 60–7–4 mark from 2012 through 2014. He was named the NCAA Men's Division 1 "Coach of the Year" by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) in both 2007 and 2008. During those seasons, Wake Forest won the 2007 NCAA D1 Championship over

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and finished with a 22–2–1 record, and were ranked #1 for most of 2008, before falling in the Final Four to North Carolina. During the 2009 tournament, the Deamon Deacons fell to the eventual national champion Virginia Cavaliers. His teams at Wake Forest finished in the Top 10 of the final rankings nine out of Vidovic's last 11 seasons, and won three ACC regular season championships. He was named ACC Men's Soccer Coach of the Year in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, & 2009. From 1986 to 1993, he had served as an assistant coach at Wake Forest. On December 18, 2014, it was announced that Vidovich had been named as the head coach of the

head coach of the

Playing career

He played college soccer at

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in 1978, before transferring to Ohio Wesleyan University. He played at OWU from 1980 to 1982, leading his team to the NCAA semifinals his senior campaign. He earned a Bachelor's degree at Ohio Wesleyan in 1982, and later a master's degree at

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in 1983 in Sports Sciences.

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