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MAC WILSON
ASSISTANT COACH • FOURTH SEASON • TAMPA, ‘92
The 2012 season marks the fourth year for Mac Wilson as an assistant coach with
the University of Oregon women’s soccer program. With the addition of Paul Karver,
Wilson shifts over to becoming the Ducks’ recruiting coordinator, while also becoming
responsible for scheduling, overall operation of the program and direct coaching
of all field players.
Wilson’s insight on club and ODP soccer in Oregon has paid dividends for the Ducks’
recruiting and the early identification of future prospects. As head coach of the Oregon
ODP Region IV squad, his teams were finalists on three occasions, a rare feat
for the state’s ODP program.
Wilson’s recruiting focus now encompasses the whole country. He took over as
goalkeeper coach in 2010, and the program promptly posted its lowest goals
against average (1.34 GAA) since 2006. The Ducks posted three consecutive league
wins last season against Washington State (3-1), Arizona (4-0) and Arizona State (2-
0), with UO’s goalkeepers allowing just one goal during that stretch of victories.
In 2009, Wilson’s first season, the Ducks jumped out to an impressive start posting
an 8-2-1 record through the non-conference portion of the schedule. UO ranked as
high as No. 18 in the NCAA’s RPI report, and as high as No. 14 in the Soccer America
Women’s Top 25 poll.
Prior to UO, Wilson spent 15 years working in the Eugene/Springfield area, serving
both as head coach and director in multiple settings including club, high school,
and ODP. Wilson started his club coaching career as Director of Coaching for the
Irish FC from 1998-00. Wilson then served first as a staff coach from 2001-03 and
then as the Director of Youth Development for Oregon United Soccer Academy
(OUSA) from 2003-05. Wilson was the founder of the Eugene Metro Futbol Club
where he served as both Director of Coaching and as a team head coach from
2005-08.
During this period, Wilson guided the club as it grew from three initial teams into a
state wide premier club with 15 competitive teams in addition to a thriving youth
development program. Wilson was recognized as the 2006 Oregon Youth Soccer
Association (OYSA) Girls Coach of the Year.
In both 2007 and 2008, Wilson served first as Head Coach and then Co-Head Coach
for the Eugene Metro FC U23 men’s team, which hosted and competed in two international
friendly matches against the U21 teams from elite European clubs AC
Milan and Juventus. The Eugene Metro U23 team was composed of mostly NCAA
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division I men’s college players. Wilson’s duties included identification and selection
of players as well as running a two week preparatory training camp leading up to
each match.
Wilson has served as a Region IV Olympic Development Program staff coach for the
last three years in which he has assisted in the coaching, evaluation, and development
of the top state teams and individual players in the western region. Wilson has
also been a Head Coach in Oregon’s Olympic Development Program for the last six
years, working with the top male and female players from around the state. Wilson
is currently serving as Head Coach of the Oregon ODP ’97 girls team. He guided
his Oregon ’95 girls team to a third place finish in the Region IV ODP Championships
in 2009, to a championship at the Nike ODP Friendship Cup in 2009, and to
the championship match in the 2010 Region IV ODP Championships where they
finished as runner-up. His ‘96 team was a regional finalist and semifinalist in 2011
and 2012. Wilson was honored to be named Portland Timbers ODP girls coach of
the year for 2011
Wilson was head coach of the boys soccer team at Sheldon High School from 1997-
2004, where 17 of his former players went on to compete at the NCAA Division I and
II levels. In 2002, Wilson led the Irish to an undefeated season culminating in a 4A
(biggest schools) state championship en route to earning Oregon School Activities
Association (OSAA) State Boys Coach of the Year honors. Wilson was also named
Midwestern League Coach of the Year six times during his tenure.
As a player, Wilson enjoyed a successful career at the University of Tampa which
has three NCAA Division II national championships in program history. He started
over 60 matches (1988-91) at Tampa under legendary coach Tom Fitzgerald and
served as captain during his senior year. Wilson helped lead the Spartans to four
consecutive NCAA Division II Tournament berths, including a NCAA quarter-final
appearance as a senior. He graduated from Tampa in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree
in business management.
Wilson, a native of Miami Beach, Fla., earned a master’s degree in special education
from the University of Oregon in 1995. He and his wife Kerry have two sons, Nic and
Bailey. Wilson holds his United States Soccer Federation (USSF) “A” coaching license
as well as his USSF National Goalkeeping license.