Andy Stoots
American soccer coach and former player
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Andy Stoots is an American soccer coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Ball State Cardinals women's soccer team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Bristol, Tennessee, U.S. | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998-2002 | Milligan | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002 | Milligan (assistant) | ||
| 2003 | Troy (assistant) | ||
| 2004-2009 | East Tennessee State (assistant) | ||
| 2009-2010 | Belmont (assistant) | ||
| 2010-2014 | Samford (assistant) | ||
| 2014-2016 | Louisville (assistant) | ||
| 2016-2021 | Minnesota (assistant) | ||
| 2021-2025 | Missouri (associate) | ||
| 2025-present | Ball State | ||
Playing career
In his collegiate playing days, Stoots was a goalkeeper and 4 year letter winner at Milligan University, playing for the Milligan Buffaloes at the NAIA level of college soccer.
Coaching career
In 2002, Stoots began his coaching career as an assistant coach on the Milligan University men's and women's soccer teams.[1]
Stoots was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Samford University for four seasons. Prior to Samford, he spent one year at Belmont and the previous six seasons at East Tennessee State.[2] He was an assistant coach at Troy University in 2003.[3]
For two years, Stoots was an assistant coach for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.[4]
Stoots spent five years with the University of Louisville, making two NCAA tournament appearances.[5]
Stoots spent four years as an associate head coach at the University of Missouri. He was named as an associate head coach at Missouri in May 2021.[6]
On March 11, 2025, Stoots was hired as head coach of the Ball State Cardinals women's soccer team.[7][8]