Draft:Charles Dailey
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 July 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Reedville, Virginia | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Angkor City (assistant coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014–23 | Next Step FC (assisant) | ||
| 2023– | Angkor City (assistant) | ||
Charles Dailey (born 31 July 1953) is an American professional soccer coach, who is currently a first-team assistant coach and academy coach at Cambodia League 2 club Angkor City (formerly known as Next Step FC).[1]
Managerial and coaching career
A formative figure in the development of youth soccer in Southwest Florida, he served as the inaugural President of the Southwest Florida Youth Soccer League from 1981 to 1984.
During this period, he coached future USA national team player and first American goalkeeper to play in the Premier League, Juergen Sommer.[2]
From 1983 to 1984, Dailey coached at St. John Neumann High School. In his only season in charge, he guided the team to a 7-6-1 district record, good for fourth place.[3]
In 1984, Dailey led Naples Soccer Club to fourth in the Amateur Athletic Union National Tournament.
He went on to coach at Barron G. Collier High School in Naples, where they were undefeated in conference play in 1984-85 and 85–86. He was the coach of the team which achieved the first regional championship in any sport in the school's history.
He was recognised as South Florida Conference Coach of the Year for both seasons and Fort Myers News Press Southwest Florida Coach of the Year in 1985–86.
In 1987, Dailey returned to North Carolina as a member of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro coaching staff.[4]
He served as a direct assistant to head coach, Michael Parker, as they won the 1987 Division III National Championship.[5]
The Spartans finished runners-up in Division II in 1989. As a member of the program, he was inducted into the University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014 [6] and the North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame as a member of the UNCG team.[7]
Next Step FC/Angkor City FC
Dailey joined the coaching staff of Cambodian youth academy Next Step FC in 2014.
That year the team won the Annual Tiger Street Football Festival, pipping 154 teams to a prize of $1,500 and qualifying for the grand finals in Phnom Penh.[8]
As Next Step FC transitioned into a professional club, entering into Cambodian League 2 in 2022, Dailey served as goalkeeper/assistant coach. He continues to work with the club, which has since rebranded to Angkor City Football Club.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Helping change the face of soccer in Cambodia with the Next Step FC academy". nevermanagealone.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "JUERGEN SOMMER – USMNT". ussoccerplayers.net. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "AAU Results" (PDF). aauresults.org.
- ^ "YEAR-ROUND EFFORT KEY TO SOCCER TOURNEY'S SUCCESS". Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Men's soccer division II" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "UNCG Announces 2014 Hall of Fame Class". uncgspartans.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "1987 men's soccer team" (PDF). uncgspartans.com. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Vorajee, Ismail. "Success for Siem Reap side". Khmer Times.
- ^ Carullo, Grant. "Next Step Football Club Rebrand to Angkor City Football Club – BPVE Exclusive". BPVE.com.
- ^ "Official press release". Next Step FC Facebook page. Retrieved 12 August 2023.