Šaćir Hot (; born June 10, 1991) is an American

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coach and former player who is currently the head coach of

FC Motown FC Motown is an American soccer club based in Morristown, New Jersey. Founded in 2012, the team currently fields teams in both the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and USL League Two. In 2020, the team formed a U23 side that competes in t ...

of the

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and

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Career

College and amateur

Hot grew up in

Fair Lawn, New Jersey Fair Lawn is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a bedroom community, bedroom suburb located northwest of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the boro ...

and attended Fair Lawn High School, where he received numerous accolades during his high school career. Hot was also a member of the MetroStars (later, New York Red Bulls) academy for whom he played in the U-17 Clubs World Cup in 2007. He also captained both the u16 and u18 academy sides. In 2009 Hot decided to attend

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...

. During his time in college he remained with the

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Academy and was a member of the New York Red Bull NPSL squad. As a junior even though he was not still in college anymore he was nominated for the NSCAA Herman Watch List. He played American football as a kicker for Fair Lawn during his senior year.

Professional

Hot spent his first summer off from college training with the Red Bulls' first team where he impressed coach

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. During the January 2011 transfer window, he spent some time with

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and

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...

in hopes of signing his first professional contract. He was invited back for preseason by

but instead accepted a professional contract from the

. Hot was signed by

as a Homegrown Player on January 28, 2011. On June 28, 2011, Hot made his first team debut for New York playing in a preseason friendly vs Atlante in 2011. He made his professional debut playing the entire second half in a 2–1 victory over FC New York in the

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. On February 17, 2012, Hot, along with

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, were waived by the Red Bulls. A year later, on January 15, 2013, Hot signed for

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of the

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. He would make one appearance for the club before moving back to the United States. Hot then almost signed with

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side Antigua Barracuda but left after the club couldn't secure his international transfer certificate.

International

Hot has been a member of the United States Under-18 and Under-20 men's national team. He helped the U-20s capture the 2010 Milk Cup with a 3–0 win over Northern Ireland in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Hot was also part of the final 20-man squad chosen to travel to

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for U-20 World Cup qualification in April 2011. While attending Boston College Hot was invited to a Montenegro Under-21 camp to play friendlies but had to reject the invitation because it conflicted with his college season schedule.

Coaching career

Hot was appointed head coach of Garden State Soccer League side

on September 10, 2016. His first match as a coach was to be the next day in a U.S. Open Cup qualifier against New York Greek American but the New York side forfeited the match. Hot's debut as head coach was in the

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of the U.S. Open Cup against Lansdowne Bhoys on October 16, 2016. Motown managed to get the victory 3–2 and qualified for the 2017 tournament proper. Hot's side took on

side New Jersey Copa in the

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of the U.S. Open Cup on May 10, 2017, in which Motown managed to beat Copa 2–1 in extra time. By this match, Hot's Motown were undefeated in the Garden State Soccer League season, winning all 12 of their matches. One week later, on May 17, Hot lead Motown in the

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of the U.S. Open Cup against

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of the

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. Motown fell 3–0 and were knocked out of the tournament. In December 2017, it was announced that Motown would join the

for the 2018 season. In the club's first season in the league, Hot lead the side to first in the Keystone Conference, scoring 40 goals and conceding only 5. In the Keystone Conference Playoffs, Hot lead Motown to victories over FC Monmouth and West Chester United to qualify them to the Regional and National Playoffs. In the Regional and National Playoffs, Hot guided Motown to the NPSL National Final against

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, where they were defeated by the

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lead side 3–1. During the

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, Hot managed Motown to third in the Keystone Conference, qualifying again for the Keystone Conference Playoffs. In the playoffs, Motown once again qualified for the Regional and National playoffs but were defeated in the regional semifinals against FC Baltimore Christos 1–0 on July 13.

Personal

Hot is the son of Salih and Valbona Hot, who migrated to the United States from

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in the 1980s. Hot's parents have Bosniak and Albanian backgrounds but they only lived in Montenegro, in the towns of Plav and

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. In the 7th grade, he broke his leg, but in recovering he became stronger."Red Bulls sign Fair Lawn's Sacir Hot"
''

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'', February 1, 2011. Accessed March 29, 2011. "On Monday, the Red Bulls announced the signing of Hot, a 19-year-old defender who played soccer and football at Fair Lawn.... Hot recently returned from Europe and soon after was offered a contract. The decision to stay close to home — Hot still lives in Fair Lawn — was not a difficult one." He is the older cousin of Kenan Hot, who currently plays for New York City FC II.

Honors

Player

United States U20 *

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Head coach

FC Motown * Keystone Conference:

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* Keystone Conference Playoffs:

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* Northeast Region:

References

External links

KSV Hessen profile

Red Bulls Academy
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