Jay Hoffman (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James A. Hoffman, Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | January 15, 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1968–1971 | East Stroudsbourg | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1972 | East Stroudsbourg (assistant) | ||
| 1973–1975 | Alderson-Broaddus College | ||
| 1975–1977 | SUNY Fredonia | ||
| 1978–1980 | Houston Hurricane (assistant) | ||
| 1980–1981 | Edmonton Drillers (assistant) | ||
| 1981–1982 | New Jersey Rockets (assistant) | ||
| 1982–1983 | Buffalo Stallions | ||
| 1983–1988 | Cleveland Force (assistant) | ||
| 1993 | U.S. U-17 men's(assistant) | ||
| 1997 | U.S. U-20 men's (assistant) | ||
| 1999 | U.S. U-18 women's | ||
| 1999 | U.S. women's (assistant) | ||
| 2001 | Boston Breakers | ||
| 2005–2006 | Virginia Beach Mariners | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2006 | |||
James A. "Jay" Hoffman, Jr. (born January 15, 1951 in Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently Director of Coaching - Academy for the Virginia Rush.
Hoffman attended Conrad Weiser Middle School where he played polo, soccer and baseball, graduating in 1968.[1] He then attended East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania playing four seasons of soccer from 1968 to 1971. He continued to attend East Stroudsbourg, working as an assistant coach until he attained his undergraduate (1972. He later earned a master's degree in Physical Education and Recreation in 1977.
Hoffman played professionally in the Canadian National Soccer League.
He coached Alderson-Broaddus College from 1973 to 1975, then SUNY Fredonia from 1975 to 1977. He was assistant coach for the NASL's Houston Hurricanes and Edmonton Drillers. He also coached the Boston Breakers of the WUSA. The Breakers fired him on August 11, 2002.[2] In 2005, he was hired to coach the Virginia Beach Mariners of the USL First Division.
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