Troy Fabiano is a retired American

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player who is currently the head coach with the

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's women's soccer team. He played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League,

Continental Indoor Soccer League The Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) was a professional indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997. History In the summer of 1989 Dr Jerry Buss, the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and California Sports, told his executive Vice Pre ...

and

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Player

Fabiano grew up in

Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha () is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Kenosha County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 99,986 which made it the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Kenos ...

where he attended and played soccer at Mary D. Bradford High School. He played collegiate soccer at

Robert Morris University Robert Morris University (RMU) is a private university in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1921 and is named after Robert Morris, known as the "financier of the mericanrevolution." It enrolls nearly 5,000 students and offers 60 b ...

in Pennsylvania from 1990 to 1993. He graduated in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in communications. He was inducted into the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. In December 1993, the

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selected Fabiano in the fourth round of the National Professional Soccer League amateur draft. However, he did not sign with them. In 1994, he signed with the

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of the

. On June 21, 1995, the Stingers traded Fabiano and several draft choices to the

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in exchange for Tim Wittman. He did not sign with the SeaDogs. He played for the

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in the

for one season. He also played nine games for the

during the 1996–1997 NPSL season.

Coach

Fabiano began his coaching career as an assistant at

. In 1995, he then served as an interim head coach at

Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University is a public university in Charleston, Illinois. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a co ...

. In 1996, he became an assistant coach with the

University of Wisconsin–Parkside The University of Wisconsin–Parkside (UWP) is a public university in Somers, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and has 4,644 students, 161 full-time faculty, and 89 lecturers and part-time faculty. The university of ...

women's team. In 1997, he became the team's head coach. In 2015 he was hired as the head coach at the

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UW–Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a public urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a member of the University of Wiscons ...

. Fabiano enjoyed success while at Wisconsin-Milwaukee posting a 101–16–13 overall record. He won

Horizon League The Horizon League is an 11-school collegiate athletic conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, whose members are located in and near the Great Lakes region. The Horizon League founded in 1979 as the Midw ...

Coach of the Year six times and claimed six regular season titles during his seven year tenure. He also lead the team to qualification for the

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four times. Fabiano was hired as the head coach at

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prior to the 2022 season.

References

External links

UW-Parkside coaching bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fabiano, Troy American soccer coaches American men's soccer players Continental Indoor Soccer League players Eastern Illinois Panthers men's soccer coaches Living people Robert Morris Colonials men's soccer players Milwaukee Rampage players Milwaukee Wave players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Pittsburgh Stingers players USISL players Wisconsin–Parkside Rangers coaches Men's association football forwards Soccer players from Wisconsin Sportspeople from Kenosha, Wisconsin Mary D. Bradford High School alumni Milwaukee Panthers women's soccer coaches Kentucky Wildcats women's soccer coaches 1972 births