USD Men's Soccer 2001

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Torero Assistant Coaching Staff

HARRY TWEEDIE - llTH YEAR

I Assistant Coach H a rry Tweed ie re turns for hi s eleventh season at the University of San Diego, and hi s first as a fulltime assistant coach with the Torero men' s soccer program. He will ass ist Coach McFadden with prac– ti ce and game preparations, scouting and player evaluation . A native of Belfast, Northern Ire land , Tweedie is a veteran of 16 years playing in many of hi s homeland's top leagues. Tweedie immigrated to the United States in 1970 and since has had an extensive background in coaching and player development in thi s country. He was head coach of the San Diego Villa Under 19 team which captured the McGuire Cup as National Champions in 1979 and 1980.

TOMMY TATE - 5TH YEAR

Assistant Coach Tommy Tate return s for hi s fifth season coaching the Torero goalies. No stranger to USO, he played four years for Coach McFadden between I990- 1994. He recorded 17 shutouts during hi s career and fini shed with a 37-14-5 record as the starting keeper. He recorded 16 wins and 9 shutouts as a freshman and went 13-4 during hi s senior campaign. A 1995 graduate of USO with a B.A. in History, Tommy also assists the USO women's goali es, and thi s past season was goalkeeper coach for the San Diego Spirit of the WUSA . He has additi onal coac hing ex perience with two San Diego Surf club teams (U-17 boys and U-8 boys); and as an assistant coach for the boy's team at the University of San Diego Hi gh School. He is in hi s fo urth year as a goalie for the San Diego Flash profess ional minor league team th at plays in the A-League Western Division .

LEIGHTONO'BRIEN- 2nd YEAR Leighton O'Brien begins hi s second season as an ass istant to head coach Seamus McFadden. Like Tate, O'Brien pl ayed four years fo r the Toreros. He fini shed hi s outstanding career in 1998 by being named the West Coast Conference Offensive Pl ayer of the Year. He earned the same honor during hi s sophomore campaign when he scored IO goals and di shed out 13 assists. A three-time First Team All-Far West Region performer, O'Brien left USO with 28 goals, 39 assists and 95 points in 75 caree r match es. He was part of fo ur Torero teams that acc umu– lated 45 victories, won two WCC titl es and advanced to the NCAA Tournament twi ce. O 'Brie n played loca ll y for the San Diego Flash profess ional minor league team that competes in the A-League Western Di vision two seasons ago , and th is past year played in the same league for the Seattl e Th un der.