Josh Faga
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Vincent Faga | ||
Date of birth | August 22, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | St. John's Red Storm | ||
2010–2012 | Marist Red Foxes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 |
Chicago Fire Premier | 2 | (0) |
2011–2012 | FC Buffalo | 19 | (3) |
2012–2014 |
Rochester Rhinos | 4 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Rochester Lancers | 32 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2019 | Duquesne University (assistant coach) | ||
2019– | Marshall University (assistant coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joshua Vincent Faga
Coaching career
Marshall University
In August 2019, Faga was named the assistant men's soccer coach at
During the 2020 season, Faga and the
Duquesne University
In August 2014, Faga was named the assistant men's soccer coach at Duquesne University.[7] Faga helped the Duquesne Dukes reach the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships on 3 separate occasions: 2014, 2015, & 2016.[8]
Honors
Coaching
Marshall University
Playing career
College
Born in
Rochester Rhinos
In December 2012 Faga attended a workout session with the
Rochester Lancers
In September 2013, Faga signed with the
Career statistics
- As of 28 May 2014
Club | Season | League | US Open Cup | Other | CONCACAF | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rochester Lancers
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2012 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Rochester Rhinos
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2012 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Rochester Rhinos
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2013 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Rochester Lancers
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2013 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Rochester Lancers
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2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
Podcast
Just Kickin' It Podcast
Since 2015, Faga has hosted the very popular coaching education podcast, The Just Kickin' It Podcast.[8] To date, the show has over 150 episodes featuring some of the top coaches from around the world including Rene Meulensteen, Anson Dorrance, and Raymond Verheijen.
Books
- The Real Giants of Soccer Coaching. Meyer and Meyer Sports. 2018. ISBN 978-1782551300[12]
In 2018, Faga wrote his first book titled, "The Real Giants of Soccer Coaching: Insights and Wisdom from the Game's Greatest Coaches" which is a collection of the curated thoughts of nearly 30 top soccer coaches around the globe collected during interviews spanning a 3-year time period. The book was ranked as high as the Top 20 "Coaching" books on Amazon.[12]
References
- ^ Faga is a Bambara word meaning "kill"
- ^ "History! No. 10 Men's Soccer Captures National Championship". Herd Zone. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "Josh Faga Named Assistant Men's Soccer". Herd Zone. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ "Marshall Wins First Ever C-USA Championship". Conference USA. November 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "Marshall men's soccer closes out historical season in NCAA Sweet 16". Marshall Parthenon. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "United Soccer Coaches Announces 2020-21 National College Staffs of the Year". United Soccer Coaches. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
- ^ "Josh Faga Named Assistant Men's Soccer Coach". Duquesne University Athletics. August 5, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ a b "Josh Faga - Men's Soccer Coach". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ "Josh Faga". St. John's Red Storm. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Josh Faga Signs Professional Contract With Rochester Rhinos". Marist Red Foxes. March 25, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Rochester Rhinos – New England Revolution". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on August 28, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ OCLC 1004919795.)
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