Fran O'Leary is an Irish soccer coach. He is currently the men's head coach for the

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Playing career

O'Leary played on the youth team of League of Ireland Club, St. Patrick's Athletic."

Coaching career

He started his coaching career as an assistant at

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, and later the

University of New Hampshire The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Durham, New Hampshire, United States. It was founded and incorporated in 1866 as a land grant coll ...

. From 1989 to 1991, he served as the men's soccer head coach at

Elmira College Elmira College is a private college in Elmira, New York, United States. Founded as a Timeline of women's colleges in the United States#First and oldest, college for women in 1855, it is the oldest existing college granting degrees to women that ...

, where he posted a 38-11-2 record. From 1992 to 1993, he moved to

Kenyon College Kenyon College ( ) is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1824 by Episcopal Bishop Philander Chase. It is the oldest private instituti ...

, where he posted a 32-4-4 record as a head coach. From 1994 to 2000, he was the men's soccer head coach at

Dartmouth College Dartmouth College ( ) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, Dartmouth is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the America ...

, where he went 56-48-14. From 2001 to 2005, he served as the men's soccer head coach at

George Mason University George Mason University (GMU) is a Public university, public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., the university is named in honor of George Mason, a Founding Father ...

. He posted a career record of 160-96-32. From 2005 to 2012, he served as the men's soccer head coach at

Bowdoin College Bowdoin College ( ) is a Private college, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine. It was chartered in 1794. The main Bowdoin campus is located near Casco Bay and the Androscoggin River. In a ...

, where he went 74-39-14. In 2013 O'Leary was made an assistant coach of

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matc ...

. He was fired in 2014 along with head coach

Ryan Nelsen Ryan William Nelsen (born 18 October 1977) is a former New Zealand professional football player and former head coach of Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. Nelsen commonly played as a defender, and his professional career began in 1995. He ...

, assistants

Jim Brennan James Gerald Brennan (born 8 May 1977) is a Canadian soccer coach, analyst and former player. During his playing career, he played as a defender in Canada and England, most notably with Bristol City, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Norwich C ...

and

Duncan Oughton Duncan Oughton (born 14 June 1977) is a retired New Zealand association football player. Oughton played professionally in the United States for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and represented New Zealand internationally. He was an assist ...

, and strength and conditioning coach Adrian Lamb. In February 2015, O'Leary was named Men's Soccer Head Coach at the University of Massachusetts.

Personal life

O'Leary was born in

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. He is married with two children.

References

External links

*http://athletics.bowdoin.edu/sports/fall/msoc/coaches/index
UMass Minutemen bio
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