John Hackworth

John Hackworth

Personal information
Place of birth	Dunedin, Florida, United States
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Philadelphia Union (assistant)
Youth career
1989-1990	Brevard College
1991-1992	Wake Forest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992-1994	Carolina Crunch
1997	Carolina Dynamo	1	(0)
Teams managed
1993-1997	Wake Forest (assistant)
1998–2001	University of South Florida
2002–2004	United States U-17 (assistant)
2004–2007	United States U-17
2007–2009	United States (assistant)
2010–	Philadelphia Union (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

John Hackworth is an American soccer coach who is a Coach and Youth Development Coordinator for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. He also served as an assistant with the United States national team and as head coach of the United States U-17 men's national soccer team. He was also the technical director of the U.S. Soccer Federation's Bradenton Academy.

Player

A native of Dunedin, Florida, graduated from Dunedin High School. He began his collegiate soccer career at Brevard College in 1989 and 1990. In 1991, he transferred to Wake Forest University where he finished his collegiate career in 1992. He then played several years in the United States Development Soccer League, an amateur league created by Walter Chyzowych. He spent two seasons with the Carolina Crunch in this league. In 1997, his amateur team played against the Carolina Dynamo of the A-League. Hackworth shut down Stern John. As a result, the Dynamo signed him for the rest of the season. Hackworth spent most of the season as a reserve, but played one game as the Dynamo finished runner-up in the championship.

Coach

By the time Hackworth retired from playing in 1997, he had already spent several years coaching. In 1993, Wake Forest University hired Hackworth as an assistant coach with the women's soccer team. In 1994, he became an assistant with the men's team. In 1998, the University of South Florida hired Hackworth head coach. During his four year tenure, he took the team to two NCCA tournament appearances and compiled a 47-32-2 record. In 2002, Hackworth became an assistant to United States U-17 men's national soccer team coach John Ellinger. In 2004, when Ellinger left to become head coach at Real Salt Lake, Hackworth moved up to become head coach. He coached the team at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2005 and 2007. On November 9, 2009, Hackworth was hired by the expansion MLS Philadelphia Union as a Coach and Youth Development Coordinator.