Becky Burleigh
| Sport(s) | Women's soccer |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | University of Florida |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 352–94–29 (.772) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 13, 1967 Tarpon Springs, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 1985–1988 | Methodist College |
| Position(s) | Defender, goalkeeper |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989–1993 | Berry College |
| 1995–Present | University of Florida |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 434–117–35 (.770) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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NAIA (1990, 1993) NCAA (1998) SEC (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015) SEC Tournament (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015) |
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| Awards | |
| NSCAA/Adidas National Coach of the Year (1998) College Soccer Weekly Nat'l Coach of the Year (1998) SEC Coach of the Year (1996, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
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Rebecca Lund Burleigh (born October 13, 1967) is an American college soccer coach and former college soccer player. She is the current head coach of the Florida Gators women's soccer team of the University of Florida. Burleigh is best known for coaching the Gators soccer team to a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I national championship in 1998.
Burleigh was named the first head coach of the start-up Florida Gators soccer program on June 28, 1994. Through the conclusion of the 2010 season, she has compiled a record of 349–94–28 (.771) as the head coach at the Gators. Burleigh's Gators teams have qualified for the NCAA Tournament thirteen of the last fifteen seasons.
In 1998, in the Gators soccer program's fourth year of existence, Burleigh coached the Gators to their first NCAA national title by defeating the defending national champion North Carolina Tar Heels 1–0 in the final. The 1998 Gators finished 26–1, their only regular season loss coming to the same North Carolina team that the Gators defeated in the NCAA championship final. Players from her 1998 national championship team included All-Americans Danielle Fotopoulos, Heather Mitts and Erin Baxter.
Burleigh's Gators play in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In conference play, her Gators teams have won thirteen SEC championships, and ten SEC tournament titles, leading all other SEC teams since the Florida soccer team began play in 1995.
Prior to coaching at Florida, Burleigh was the head coach at Berry College, located in Mount Berry, Georgia. She was offered the Berry job within weeks of her own college graduation, at the age of 21. From 1989 to 1993, Burleigh compiled an 82–23–6 overall record during her five seasons at Berry, and her Lady Fury teams won two National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national championships in 1990 and 1993.
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