Bob Thompson (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Thompson | ||
| Date of birth | May 7, 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Framingham, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Boston College | 72 | (14) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | New England Revolution | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Northeastern (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2010–2012 | Tufts (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Boston College (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2014–2016 | UMass Lowell (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2017–2018 | UMass Lowell (Associate Head Coach) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Boston College (Associate Head Coach) | ||
| 2020–present | Boston College | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bob Thompson (May 7, 1981 in Framingham, Massachusetts) is the current head coach of Boston College. He previously played professionally with the New England Revolution before coaching at Northeastern, Tufts, and UMass Lowell as an assistant.
Playing career[edit]
Thompson was a midfielder for the Boston College Eagles from 1999 to 2003. The team had a 46-29-3 record during his four seasons as a player. The team also made 3 NCAA Tournament berths and won two Big East titles during that time. Thompson was named to the All-Big East First Team in 2002 and was Big East Tournament MVP in 2000 and 2002. Thompson scored 14 goals and recorded 20 assists in 72 appearances during his time with the Eagles.[2]
After his college playing career, Thompson spent two seasons with the New England Revolution and one season in Greece before returning to the United States to begin his coaching career.[3]
Coaching career[edit]
Thompson began his coaching career at Northeastern as an assistant coach. He held this position from 2007 to 2010. He was hired as the assistant coach at Tufts in 2010. While at Tufts the team improved from a 2–10–2 record to a 9–3–2 record the following year. Thompson played a part in recuriting two of the classes that would go on to win the 2014 DIII National Championship. In 2012, his alma matter, Boston College hired him as assistant coach. He stayed for two years, until 2016 before leaving to become an assistant coach at UMass Lowell. While at UMass Lowell, Thompson was part of the 2015 America East Coaching Staff of the year. He was later promoted to associate head coach in 2017. In 2018, Thompson would return to Boston College as an Associate Head Coach. After a successful interim spell in 2019, he was named the head coach in 2020. Thompson succeeded long time Boston College coach Ed Kelly, who he played under while at Boston College.[4][3][5][6][7][8]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Boston College | 1–3–1 | 1–3–1 | 5th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2021 | Boston College | 6–7–2 | 2–4–2 | 4th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2022 | Boston College | 4–7–5 | 1–4–3 | 5th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2023 | Boston College | 3–9–5 | 0–5–3 | 6th Atlantic | |||||
| Boston College: | 14–26–13 | 4–16–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 14–26–13 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[edit]
- ^ "Bobby Thompson". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Boston College Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Bob Thompson". goriverhawks.com. UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Bob Thompson". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ Bailin, Arthur (January 24, 2020). "Bob Thompson Named Men's Soccer Head Coach". bcinterruption.com. SB Nation. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ Sigal, Jonathan (January 23, 2020). "Bob Thompson named Boston College head coach: "I'm really grateful"". nesoccerjournal.com. New England Soccer Journal. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Bob Thompson named Boston College men's soccer head coach, removing interim title". soccerwire.com. SoccerWire. January 23, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ Emerman, Danny (October 22, 2020). "MIAA soccer modifications change the game for college coaches in their evaluations". bostonglobe.com. Boston Globe. Retrieved August 28, 2023.