Stephen Negoesco
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Negoesco in 1966 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 12, 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | New Jersey, United States | ||
| Date of death | February 3, 2019 (aged 93) | ||
| Place of death | San Francisco, California, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Left full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1942–1943 | Olympia Bucharest | ||
| 1943–1944 | Carmen Bucharest | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1951 | San Francisco Dons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1944–1945 | Sportul Studențesc | ||
| 1945–1947 | Kearny Scots | ||
| 1947–1949 | Olympic Club | ||
| 1949–1951 | Panamerican FC | ||
| 1952–1960 | Mercury AC | ||
| 1960–1961 | Hakoah AC | ||
| 1961–1962 | SF Vikings | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1961–1962 | SF Vikings (player-coach) | ||
| 1962–2000 | San Francisco Dons | ||
| 1963–1977 | San Francisco Italian AC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Negoesco (Romanian: Ștefan Negoescu; September 12, 1925 – February 3, 2019) was a Romanian-American soccer player and coach.
Considered one of college soccer's all-time greatest coaches, he led the University of San Francisco to more than 544 victories, five NCAA championships (the 1978 championship was later vacated because of an ineligible player), and the U.S. Open Cup.
Negoesco was the first coach in college soccer history to reach 500 career wins. He also coached several junior teams and won numerous championships.
He was inducted into The National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, New York; The West Coast Soccer Hall of Fame; The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame; The United Soccer Coaches Hall of Fame; The WCC Hall of Honor; as well as receiving numerous awards and commendations. He was known as the "King of West Coast soccer".
His overall career record was 544–172–66.