Len Tsantiris
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Len Tsantiris is an American college soccer coach, who served as head coach of the Connecticut Huskies women's soccer team from 1981 through 2017. Tsantiris is second all-time on the career wins list for women's soccer coaches, with 570 victories.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1954 (age 71–72) Greece |
| Playing career | |
| 1973–1976 | Connecticut |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–2017 | Connecticut |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 570–201–59 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4x Conference tournament championships (2002, 2004,2014,2016) 9x Conference regular season championships (1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2016) [1] | |
| Awards | |
| NSCAA Division I National (1997) Division I Northeast Coach of the Year (1983, 1987, 1995, 1996) Conference Coach of the Year(1995,1998,2015,2016)[1] | |
Playing career
Tsantiris earned four varsity letters in soccer for the Connecticut Huskies men's soccer team, earning All-New England and All-Yankee Conference honors. The Huskies qualified for three NCAA tournaments in his four seasons, reaching the quarterfinals in 1971 and 1974 and the final sixteen in 1975.[2]
Coaching career
Tsantiris became head coach of the UConn Women's soccer team in 1981. From 1982-2007 he led the team to 26 consecutive NCAA tournament appearance and 31 appearances over the course of his coaching career.[1] He announced his retirement after the team's 2017 season after 37 seasons as head coach and 570 wins, behind only Anson Dorrance all time.[1]
