John Natale
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Hartford Hawks |
| Conference | America East Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Wethersfield, Connecticut |
| Alma mater | Eastern Connecticut State University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2000 | Hartford (assistant) |
| 2003 | Boston Breakers (assistant) |
| 2004–present | Hartford |
| 2011–2012 | United States (women; scout/video analyst) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 137-103-43 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| America East Tournament (2006) 5× America East regular season (2006, 2014-2016, 2018) | |
| Awards | |
| Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame (2015) | |
John Natale is an American soccer coach, and current head coach for the Hartford Hawks women's soccer team. Before becoming the head coach at Hartford, Natale was an assistant for the Boston Breakers, and an assistant at Hartford in 2000.
Coaching career[edit]
Natale served as an assistant at Hartford during the 2000 season, where the team posted a 17–4 record, losing to Harvard in the second round of the NCAA tournament. In his third season at Hartford, Natale led the team to a 10–9–2 record and a berth in the NCAA tournament. At Hartford he has won one conference tournament and five regular season championships.[1] In 2015 Natale was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer coaches Hall of Fame.[2]
In 2011, Natale served as a scout for the United States women's national team under head coach Pia Sundhage at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. A year later, he again rejoined the staff as a video analysis coach for the team at the Olympic football tournament.[3]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Hawks (America East Conference) (2004–present) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Hartford | 5-12-2 | 4-4-1 | T-6th | |||||
| 2005 | Hartford | 4-13-1 | 2-5-1 | 7th | |||||
| 2006 | Hartford | 10-9-2 | 6-0-2 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2007 | Hartford | 7-6-5 | 5-1-2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008 | Hartford | 8-6-5 | 4-3-1 | 4th | |||||
| 2009 | Hartford | 6-10-2 | 2-5-1 | 7th | |||||
| 2010 | Hartford | 7-9-3 | 4-2-2 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2011 | Hartford | 13-2-3 | 6-1-1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2012 | Hartford | 11-5-3 | 6-2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2013 | Hartford | 11-6-3 | 5-3 | 4th | |||||
| 2014 | Hartford | 10-4-5 | 5-1-2 | 1st | |||||
| 2015 | Hartford | 11-4-4 | 4-1-3 | 1st | |||||
| 2016 | Hartford | 13-5-1 | 6-1-1 | T-1st | |||||
| 2017 | Hartford | 8-9-2 | 4-3-1 | 4th | |||||
| 2018 | Hartford | 13-3-2 | 6-1-1 | T-1st | |||||
| 2019 | Hartford | 10-7-2 | 5-2-1 | 3rd | |||||
| 2020 | Hartford | † | † | † | † | ||||
| Hartford: | 147–110–45 (.561) | 74–35–20 (.651) | |||||||
| Total: | 147–110–45 (.561) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.
References[edit]
- ^ "Another Title For Hartford Women's Soccer". Hartford Courant. October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ "Class of 2015". Connecticut Soccer Hall Of Fame. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ "John Natale". Hartford Hawks. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Living people
- American soccer coaches
- American women's soccer coaches
- People from Wethersfield, Connecticut
- Soccer players from Connecticut
- Hartford Hawks women's soccer coaches
- Eastern Connecticut State University alumni
- Western Mass Pioneers players
- American men's soccer players
- United States women's national soccer team non-playing staff