Navy hires Tim O’Donohue as new men’s soccer coach

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Via Naval Academy) – Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk has announced the hiring of Tim O’Donohue as the sixth head coach in the 95-year history of the Navy men’s soccer program. O’Donohue arrives in Annapolis after spending the past five seasons (2011-2015) as the associate head coach at the University of Connecticut. O’Donohue was the head coach at Division III Stevens Institute of Technology for 10 seasons (2001-10).

“Tim has proven to be a respected leader, educator and winner throughout his career,” said Gladchuk. “Having had the experience as a highly successful head coach, and as one of the top associate head coaches in the country at UConn, his enthusiasm, determination and proven track record are a perfect fit for our program. I am extremely pleased to welcome Tim and his family to our family at Navy.”

“I would like to thank Chet Gladchuk for the opportunity to work at the Naval Academy,” said O’Donohue. “I have had the honor to work with Ray Reid, one of the best coaches in the country, and it has been a great honor to be a part of UConn soccer. I am looking forward to working with the Midshipmen and it will be an extraordinary experience. I am looking forward to continuing the winning ways of Navy soccer and to be a part of the Navy soccer legacy. It is a great honor to be the next head coach at Navy.”

In his five years at UConn on Ray Reid’s staff, O’Donohue helped take the Huskies to the NCAA Tournament four times, including three straight appearances in the NCAA Quarterfinals from 2011-13. The Huskies had an overall record of 68-22-21 (.707) during O’Donohue’s tenure in Storrs.

In his first season at UConn in 2011, the Huskies went 19-3-3 and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals and then followed that season with a 17-4-1 record in 2012 with another trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals. The Huskies made their third straight quarterfinals appearance in 2013 with a 12-3-8 mark.

In his final season at UConn in 2015, O’Donohoe helped the squad to a 10-6-6 mark and an appearance in the NCAA Second Round after defeating Boston University in the first round.

O’Donohue posted an overall head coaching record of 165-21-23 while at Stevens and his winning percentage of .844 is the highest in Division III history and the fourth-highest across all divisions.

O’Donohue took Stevens to the NCAA Tournament in nine of his 10 seasons. The Ducks advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 six times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009) and were the national runners-up in 2008. Stevens won the ECAC Championship in 2002 and O’Donohue led the Ducks to an unbeaten record of 18-0-3 in 2006.

O’Donohue led Stevens to nine conference championships during his tenure. After joining the Empire 8 in 2007, O’Donohue led Stevens to the conference championship in four straight seasons (2007 to 2010) before departing for UConn. Prior to joining the Empire 8, the Ducks won the Skyline Conference Championship in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

O’Donohue was the Skyline Conference Coach of the Year in 2003 and the Empire 8 Conference Coach of the Year in 2010. He was also named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Metro Region Coach of the Year in 2003 and was a finalist for the Division III NSCAA National Coach of the Year in both 2003 and 2008.

Stevens was ranked in the final NSCAA Poll in each of O’Donohue’s final eight seasons with the school.

O’Donohue coached 12 All-Americans while at Stevens with four earning first-team honors. O’Donohue also coached seven conference players of the year, 39 NSCAA All-Region performers, five CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, and 77 all-conference athletes.

O’Donohue holds several merits from the NSCAA including a Premier Diploma and a Master Coach Diploma. He was one of the first five coaches to earn a Master Diploma at the NCAA level. He also previously served as the Region III Technical Director for the NSCAA.

O’Donohoe was a four-year starter at Muhlenberg College and helped the team to four-straight NCAA Tournament appearances and a berth in the Final Four in 1995. He was inducted into the Muhlenberg Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 1995 men’s soccer team. He graduated from Muhlenberg in 1995 with a degree in English.