Steve Burns is a former American soccer coach. He served as the inaugural head coach of the

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Coaching career

Michigan Bucks

Burns served as the inaugural head coach of the

of the

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from 1996 to 1999. During his tenure as head coach he led the Bucks to a 69–28–0 record, and four consecutive divisional titles. He helped lead them to national finalist finishes in 1996 and 1997 and advanced to the round of 16 in the

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University of Michigan

Burns was the Michigan club team's head coach from 1993 until the program earned varsity status in 2000. He helped lead the club to six consecutive appearances in the national club championship tournament, and won back-to-back national club titles in 1997 and 1998. On September 28, 1999, he was named the inaugural head coach for

team. His most successful season was in

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when he led the team to a 17–5–3 record, and their first Big Ten Tournament championship in program history. The team also advanced to the College Cup where they lost to eventual tournament champion

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in the national semifinals. He served as head coach for the Wolverines until he resigned on November 30, 2011. During his tenure as head coach he led the Wolverines to a 122–98–22 overall record. He helped Michigan produce 11 All-Big Ten first team honors, and 10 second-team all-conference honors, while three Wolverines earned NSCAA All-America honors during his tenure.

Head coaching record

References

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