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FLORIDA SOCCER 2012 MEDIA SUPPLEMENT
ASSISTANT COACHES
vICTOr CAMPbEll
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH
vic campbell, 51, enters his
18th season in 2012 with the
University of florida soccer
program. campbell was elevated
to Associate head coach in the
spring of 2003 after serving as
an assistant coach for the previous
eight seasons.
As a member of the Gator staff,
campbell works primarily with the backline players, while
also assisting in recruiting, workout planning and opponent
scouting.
Prior to arriving at Uf, campbell served as an assistant
under current old Dominion head coach Joe Pereira for
seven seasons at Methodist college (1988-94).
As a student at Methodist from 1981-85, campbell was
named the school’s 1985 outstanding Male Senior Athlete
after lettering in tennis for three years and in soccer for
four, a remarkable achievement considering he did not
begin playing soccer until he was 18 years old.
After graduating from Methodist in 1985 with bachelor’s
degrees in business administration and accounting,
campbell worked full-time as a certified Public Accountant
in fayetteville, N.c. In addition to working as a cPA until
1994, campbell spent two years volunteering as a coach
on the Methodist staff before becoming coach Pereira’s top
assistant in 1988.
campbell, who has been an assistant coach for the South
region olympic Development team, also served as a staff
coach for the 1993 and 1994 North carolina olympic
Development state teams. he is a member of the National
Soccer coaches Association of America.
Prior to attending Methodist college, campbell, the native
of Seoul, South Korea, lived in Wahiawa, hawaii, for several
years before graduating from ft. campbell high School
in Kentucky. he and his wife, Kerri, were married in April
of 2001. Ty Landon joined the family on Nov. 8, 2002,
surprising Dad who was with the Gator soccer team at the
Southeastern conference Tournament. Elyse Michele joined
the family on May 17, 2005.
THE CAMPbEll FIlE:
position: University of florida Associate head coach (2003-present)
Education: Business Administration and Accounting bachelor’s
degree - Methodist (1985)
previous Experience: florida Assistant coach (1995-2002),
old Dominion Assistant coach (1988-94)
AlAN KIrKUP
ASSISTANT COACH
Alan Kirkup, one of the NcAA
career coaching wins leaders and
a former Manchester United fc
player, will be patrolling the University
of florida sideline as an
assistant coach for his seventh
season in 2012.
Kirkup taps a great deal of experience
to florida as both a player
and coach. he began his career as a player for Manchester
United from 1972-76 and has been coaching soccer at
different levels for the past 27 years. Kirkup is tied for 37th
on the NcAA Division I coaches All-Time-Wins list with his
224-137-19 (.614) career record earned in his 18 years as
a collegiate head coach.
he began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for
the men’s soccer team at Eastern Illinois, helping bring
them to the 1981 NcAA semifinal round. Kirkup moved
on to be an assistant coach for men’s soccer at Southern
Methodist in Dallas, Texas, in 1985 and began to simultaneously
work as the SMU women’s head coach in 1986.
In 1989, he solely worked as head coach of the women’s
team and held the position until 1996. While at SMU,
he took the women’s program to six NcAA Tournament
appearances, which included reaching the 1995 NcAA
semifinal. he was honored as the Southwest conference
coach of the year in 1995.
from 1996-99, Kirkup was head coach of Maryland’s
women’s team. While with the Terrapins, he took his teams
to the NcAA Tournament every year, setting school records
for wins in a season (19), winning percentage (.769) and
wins to begin a season (14). The 1996 Terrapins reached
the NcAA quarterfinal round, their best showing ever in the
tournament.
Kirkup began working in the Southeastern conference
the following year, joining Arkansas as their head coach in
1999. he resigned from Arkansas in 2004 and returned
to England where he was a physical education and sports
teacher at the Buckingham School and Taunton’s college
in Southampton. he also served as a Southampton fc
Academy coach, working in community development.
following his soccer career, Kirkup graduated from
Loughborough University in Loughborough, England with a
degree in physical education and sports science in 1981.
he continued his education at Eastern Illinois University in
charleston, earning a master’s degree in physical education
in 1982. Kirkup is the father of two children, Molly, a
recent graduate of Maryland, and Stephen, who is in his
fourth year at the University of North carolina, where he is
a member of the lacrosse team. he and wife, Anna, reside
in Gainesville.
THE KIrKUP FIlE:
position: University of florida Assistant coach (2006-present)
Education: Physical Education and Sports Science bachelor’s
degree - Loughborough University (1981)
Advanced: Physical Education master’s degree - Eastern Illinois
University (1982)
previous Experience: Arkansas (head coach, 1999-2003,
34-59-6 (.373)); Maryland (head coach, 1996-1999, 42-25-6
(.616)); Southern Methodist (head coach, 1986-1996, 148-53-7
(.728)); asst. men’s coach 1985-1988); Eastern Illinois (graduate
assistant, 1981-1982)
Collegiate head Coaching Record: 224-137-19 (.614), 18
years
PETEr dAvIS
vOLUNTEER COACH
Peter Davis is in his first season
with the University of florida as
a volunteer assistant and will
oversee the Gator goalkeepers.
Davis was a graduate assistant
with Mercer University’s women’s
soccer team for the 2010 and
2011 seasons. Mercer goalkeeper
cagney valloch was named to
the 2010 Atlantic Sun All-Tournament team and was second
in the conference in 2010 with a goals-against-average
of 0.79. In 2011, Mercer goalkeeper Nikki Atkinson led the
A-Sun with her GAA of 0.74. Prior to joining the Bear staff,
Davis was an assistant and the goalkeeper’s coach for Pfeiffer
University’s 2009 men’s team. At Pfeiffer, Davis helped
guide the team to their best record in program history and
aided in two all conference honors for both the men’s and
women’s goalkeepers.
Davis, a native of Seneca, S.c., played two seasons in
goal at USc Upstate after transferring from Spartanburg
Methodist college. he was named a team captain in
three of his four years as a player. he also played for the
vermont voltage of the Premier Development League (PDL)
in 2007 and 2008. Davis also holds several coaching
licenses through the National Soccer coaches Association
of America (NScAA) and was heavily involved in the North
carolina olympic Development Program.
Davis received his degree in sports management from USc
Upstate in 2009 and his master’s degree in education from
Mercer University in December 2011.