Steve Holeman
American soccer coach
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Steve Holeman (born December 21, 1967) is an American soccer coach who is currently serving as the women's head coach at Texas State University, an NCAA Division I program in the Sun Belt Conference. He was named Texas State head coach on February 9, 2022.[1] Prior to his position at Texas State, Holeman served as head coach at three Southeastern Conference universities starting the program at two of those universities. He started the soccer program at Auburn serving as an interim head coach for one season (1993). He moved to Ole Miss starting the women's soccer program there and served as head coach for fifteen seasons (1994–2010). He moved to another Southeastern Conference university, Georgia serving as the Lady Bulldogs head coach for five seasons (2011–2015). He served as head coach at Lamar University from 2016 to 2021.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steve Holeman | ||
| Date of birth | December 21, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | West Long Branch, New Jersey | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Texas State (head coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991 | Huntsville, Alabama under–17 select boys team | ||
| 1992–1994 | Auburn University men's club team | ||
| 1993 | Auburn Tigers women's team (Interim Head Coach) | ||
| 1994–2009 | Ole Miss Rebels women's team | ||
| 2010–2014 | Georgia Lady Bulldogs | ||
| 2016–2021 | Lamar Lady Cardinals | ||
| 2022– | Texas State Bobcats | ||
Player
Holeman was a member of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team playing midfielder from 1987 to 1990. He was a letter winner all four seasons and helped guide his team to three NCAA tournaments and the 1989 ACC tournament title. [4]
Coaching career
Prior to assuming the Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team head coach position, Holeman served at three Southeastern Conference universities as head coach starting the women's soccer program at two of the universities.
Huntsville, Alabama
Holeman coached the Huntsville, Alabama under-17 select boys team in 1991 to a state championship.[4]
Auburn
Holeman started the Auburn Tigers women's soccer team in 1993 serving as interim head coach. His team had a 7–6–3 record in its first season. In addition to his 1993 interim head coaching position, he also coached the Auburn men's club team from 1992 to 1994.[4]
Ole Miss
Holeman was hired as head coach for the Ole Miss Rebels women's soccer team in 1994 starting that program. He served as head coach from 1994 to 2009 building a record of 159–119–28 overall and 62–62–19 in Southeastern Conference play. His Ole Miss Rebels teams had four NCAA Tournament appearances (2002, 2003, 2005, and 2009).[5]
Georgia
On April 16, 2010, Ole Miss announced that Holeman had accepted the head coaching position for the Georgia Lady Bulldogs soccer team.[6] He was head coach for the Georgia Lady Bulldogs soccer team from 2010 to 2014. He accumulated a record of 53–39–11 overall and 24–24–1 in conference play while at Georgia. His Georgia Lady Bulldog teams had two NCAA tournament appearances (2011 and 2014).[7] His team lost in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.[8]
Lamar
Holeman was named head coach on January 12, 2016.[2] He led the Lamar Lady Cardinals to their first Southland Conference regular season championship, first Southland Conference tournament championship, and first NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament appearance in 2017, his second season with the program.[9] Holeman was named Southland Conference women's soccer coach of the year in 2017. He "... turned his team around from last place to first place in one season – a feat that had never been accomplished in Southland soccer history and only four times in any league sport."[10] While at Lamar, his teams won 2 Southland Conference regular season championships in 2017 and 2019, 2 Southland Conference tournament championships in 2017 and 2019, 1 conference second-place finish in 2020, and appeared in the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament 2 times, 2017 and 2019. In the Western Athletic Conference, his team was division runner-up in the Southwest Division 2021 regular season.
NCAA Division I head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1993–1993) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Auburn | 7–6–3 | 0–2 | 4th | |||||
| Auburn: | 7–6–3 (.531) | 0–2–0 (.000) | |||||||
| Ole Miss Rebels (Southeastern Conference) (1995–2010) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Ole Miss | 6–12–0 | 0–8–0 | 6th West Division | |||||
| 1996 | Ole Miss | 9–9–1 | 1–7–0 | 6th West Division | |||||
| 1997 | Ole Miss | 11–9–0 | 4–4–0 | 3rd West Division | SEC Tournament, 1st round | ||||
| 1998 | Ole Miss | 9–7–2 | 3–5–0 | 2nd West Division | SEC Tournament, 1st round | ||||
| 1999 | Ole Miss | 14–9–0 | 4–5–0 | 1st West Division | SEC Tournament, Championship game | ||||
| 2000 | Ole Miss | 13–6–1 | 5–3–1 | 1st West Division | SEC Tournament, 1st round | ||||
| 2001 | Ole Miss | 10–10–1 | 4–5–0 | 3rd West Division | SEC Tournament, Semifinals | ||||
| 2002 | Ole Miss | 13–5–2 | 4–3–2 | 2nd West Division | SEC Tournament, 1st round, NCAA Tournament, 1st round | ||||
| 2003 | Ole Miss | 15–6–2 | 4–3–2 | 2nd West Division | SEC Tournament, Semifinals, NCAA Tournament, 2nd round | ||||
| 2004 | Ole Miss | 9–10–2 | 4–5–2 | 4th West Division | SEC Tournament, Semifinals | ||||
| 2005 | Ole Miss | 14–5–2 | 8–1–2 | 1st West Division | SEC Tournament, 1st round, NCAA Tournament, 1st round | ||||
| 2006 | Ole Miss | 8–7–5 | 4–2–5 | 2nd West Division | SEC Tournament, 1st round | ||||
| 2007 | Ole Miss | 7–8–5 | 4–4–3 | 3rd West Division | SEC Tournament, 1st round | ||||
| 2008 | Ole Miss | 7–10–3 | 5–5–1 | 3rd West Division | SEC Tournament, 1st round | ||||
| 2009 | Ole Miss | 13–6–2 | 7–7–2 | 2nd West Division | SEC Tournament, 1st round, NCAA Tournament, 1st round | ||||
| Ole Miss: | 158–119–28 (.564) | 62–62–19 (.500) | |||||||
| Georgia Lady Bulldogs (Southland Conference) (2001–2006) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Georgia | 11–6–4 | 5–3–3 | 4th East Division | |||||
| 2011 | Georgia | 13–7–2 | 6–3–2 | 4th East Division | NCAA Tournament, 2nd round | ||||
| 2012 | Georgia | 7–11–2 | 3–8–2 | 6th East Division | |||||
| 2013 | Georgia | 12–7–1 | 5–5–1 | Tied 6th overall | |||||
| 2014 | Georgia | 10–8–2 | 5–5–1 | 8th overall | NCAA Tournament, 1st round | ||||
| Georgia: | 53–39–11 (.568) | 24–24–9 (.500) | |||||||
| Lamar Lady Cardinals (Southland Conference) (2016–2020) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Lamar | 2–14–3 | 1–7–3 | 12th | |||||
| 2017 | Lamar | 18–4–1 | 10–1–0 | 1st | Regular Season Champion, SLC Tournament Champion, NCAA Tournament, 1st round | ||||
| 2018 | Lamar | 12–6–2 | 7–2–2 | 3rd | Conference tournament semi–finals | ||||
| 2019 | Lamar | 16–7–0 | 10–1–0 | 1st | Regular Season Champion, SLC Tournament Champion, NCAA Tournament, 1st round | ||||
| 2020 | Lamar | 12–8–4 | 7–3–0 | 2nd | Conference tournament 1st round | ||||
| Lamar Lady Cardinals (Western Athletic Conference) (2021–2021) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Lamar | 10–8–2 | 6–2–2 | 2nd, Southwest Division | Conference tournament semi–finals | ||||
| Lamar: | 58–39–8 (.590) | 34–13–7 (.694) | |||||||
| Texas State Bobcats (Sun Belt Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Texas State | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | ||||||
| Texas State: | 0–0–0 (–) | 0–0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 276–203–50 (.569) | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
| |||||||||
(Won/loss records reflect results of games through November 5, 2021.)