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Line 1: {{Short description\|American soccer coach (1951–2004)}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=February 2023}} {{Use American English\|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox football biography \| name = Tom Fitzgerald \| image = Tom Fitzgerald (soccer).jpg \| ~~image_size~~upright = ~~250px~~1.2 \| caption = Fitzgerald in 1998 \| fullname = \| birth_date = {{birth date\|1951\|3\|14}} \| birth_place = [[Lake Luzerne, New York]], [[United States]] \| death_date = {{death date and age\|2004\|12\|4\|1951\|3\|14}} \| death_place = [[South Tampa]], [[Florida]], [[United States]] \| height = \| position = \| youthyears1 = \| youthclubs1 = ~~[[Hudson Valley Community College]]~~ \| ~~youthyears2~~ collegeyears1 = ~~1973~~ \| ~~youthclubs2~~college1 = [[~~University~~Hudson ofValley ~~South~~Community ~~Florida~~College]] \| collegeyears2 = 1973 \| college2 = [[South Florida Bulls men's soccer\|South Florida Bulls]] \| manageryears1 = 1978–1981 \| managerclubs1 = [[Jesuit High School (Tampa)\|Jesuit High School]] Line 27 ⟶ 32: \| manageryears6 = 1996–2001 \| managerclubs6 = [[Columbus Crew]] \| manageryears7 = 2002–2003 \| managerclubs7 = [[UCLA Bruins]] \| manageryears8 = 2004 \| managerclubs8 = [[University of Tampa]] }} '''Tom Fitzgerald''' (March 14, 1951 – December 4, 2004) was an ~~[[United States\|~~American]] [[Association football\|soccer]] coach. ==Career== Fitzgerald played soccer at [[Hudson Valley Community College]] before transferring to the [[University of South Florida]] his junior season. He played soccer at USF and he graduated in 1974. In 1978, [[Jesuit High School (Tampa)\|Jesuit High School]] in [[Tampa, Florida]] hired Fitzgerald as the school's head coach. From 1978 to 1981, he led the team to two district championships and a 35–11–6 record. He was hired by the [[University of Tampa]] as an assistant coach in 1981 and became the team's head coach in 1987. He led the team to five [[Sunshine State Conference]] championships and the 1994 [[NCAA Men's Division II Soccer Championship]] over [[Oakland University]]. During Fitzgerald's nine years as head coach, he compiled a 132–32–11 (75% winning percentage) record. In 1996, the [[Columbus Crew]] of [[Major League Soccer]] hired Fitzgerald as an assistant coach. When the Crew head coach [[Timo Liekoski]] resigned after a 6–16 start to the season, the team promoted Fitzgerald to head coach. He led the team to a 9–1 record over the last 10ten games of the season. In 1998, he took the Crew to the [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup\|U.S. Open Cup]] where they lost to the [[Chicago Fire ~~S.C.~~Soccer Club\|Chicago Fire]]. When he was fired six games into the 2001 season, Fitzgerald had posted a 70–67–7 record.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/18/sports/plus-soccer-fitzgerald-is-out-as-columbus-coach.html PLUS: SOCCER; Fitzgerald Is Out As Columbus Coach]</ref> In March 2002, Fitzgerald returned to the college ranks, this time with the [[Division I (NCAA)\|Division I]] [[UCLA Bruins]].<ref>[http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/030502aaa.html Tom Fitzgerald Named UCLA Head Men's Soccer Coach] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308170136/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/030502aaa.html \|date=2012-03-08 }}</ref> In his first season at UCLA, Fitzgerald led the team to an [[NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship]]. He became the first [[National Collegiate Athletic Association\|NCAA]] Division I coach to win a title in his first year with a program. He was also just the third coach to win both Division I and II NCAA titles. He was named the 2002 NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year. In 2004, Fitzgerald left UCLA to rejoin the University of Tampa where he began the season 6–9–1. Tom's main motivation for moving back to Tampa was to be closer to his family. On December 4, 2004, Fitzgerald was driving his [[motorcycle]] to scout players at a youth soccer festival in [[Bradenton, Florida]] when he was struck by an [[Sport utility vehicle\|SUV]]. Fitzgerald initially seemed to be ~~all right~~alright, calling his wife after the accident. He was taken to [[Tampa General Hospital]], but [[hemorrhage\|hemorrhaging]] occurred and Fitzgerald died during surgery to repair his torn [[aorta]]. A memorial stone for Fitzgerald was unveiled at [[Columbus Crew Stadium]] on April 2, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=mlssoccer \|date= \|title=Crew to honor and remember former head coach Tom Fitzgerald in 2005 and beyond {{!}} MLSSoccer.com \|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-honor-and-remember-former-head-coach-tom-fitzgerald-2005-and-beyond \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906235645/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-honor-and-remember-former-head-coach-tom-fitzgerald-2005-and-beyond \|archive-date=2023-09-06 \|access-date=2023-09-07 \|website=mlssoccer \|language=en}}</ref> [[Image:Tom Fitzgerald Memorial.jpg\|right\|250px]] Line 50 ⟶ 56: ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20041218020111/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=318572&cc=5901 ESPNSoccernet.com: Former Crew coach Fitzgerald dies] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20041021160450/http://uclabruins.collegesports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/fitzgerald_tom00.html Fitzgerald's biography at UCLA] {{Columbus Crew managers}} Line 57 ⟶ 63: {{NSCAA Coach of the Year}} {{Pac-12 Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year navbox}} ~~{{2002 UCLA Bruins men's soccer navbox}}~~ {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzgerald, Tom}} Line 63 ⟶ 68: [[Category:2004 deaths]] [[Category:American soccer coaches]] [[Category:American men's soccer players]] [[Category:Columbus Crew SChead coaches]] [[Category:Motorcycle road incident deaths]] [[Category:Road incident deaths in Florida]] [[Category:South Florida Bulls men's soccer players]] [[Category:UCLA Bruins men's soccer coaches]] [[Category:Columbus Crew SC non-playing staff]] [[Category:Major League Soccer head coaches]] [[Category:Soccer players from Florida]] [[Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position]]