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{{Short description|American soccer coach (1951–2004)}}
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▲| playernamename = Tom Fitzgerald
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| caption = Fitzgerald in 1998
| fullname =
| dateofbirthbirth_date = {{birth date|1951|3|14}}
| cityofbirthbirth_place = [[WaterburyLake Luzerne, ConnecticutNew York]], United States
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|12|4|1951|3|14}}
| countryofbirth = [[United States]]
| dateofdeathdeath_place = {{death[[South dateTampa]], and[[Florida]], age|2004|12|4|1951|3|14}}United States
| cityofdeath = [[South Tampa]], [[Florida]]
| countryofdeath = [[United States]]
| height =
| position =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Hudson Valley Community College]]
| youthyears2 collegeyears1 = 1973
| youthclubs2college1 = [[UniversityHudson ofValley SouthCommunity FloridaCollege]]
| manageryears1collegeyears2 = 1978-19911973
| college2 = [[South Florida Bulls men's soccer|South Florida Bulls]]
| manageryears1 = 1978–1981
| managerclubs1 = [[Jesuit High School (Tampa)|Jesuit High School]]
| manageryears2 = 1981-19871990–1994
| managerclubs2 = [[UniversityUSMNT|U.S. ofNational TampaB Team]] ''(assistant)''
| manageryears3 = 1987-19961981–1987
| managerclubs3 = [[University of Tampa]] (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 19961987–1996
| managerclubs4 = [[ColumbusUniversity Crewof Tampa]] ''(assistant)''
| manageryears5 = 1996-2001
| managerclubs5 = [[Columbus Crew]] (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2002-20031996–2001
| managerclubs6 = [[UCLAColumbus BruinsCrew]]
| manageryears7 = 20042002–2003
| managerclubs7 = [[UniversityUCLA of TampaBruins]]
| manageryears8 = 2004
| managerclubs8 = [[University of Tampa]]
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'''Tom Fitzgerald''' ([[March 14]], [[1951]] –– [[December 4]], [[2004]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[Association football (soccer)|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 35-11-635–11–6 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 athe Division II1994 [[NCAA Men's SoccerDivision Championship|Men'sII Soccer titleChampionship]] over [[Oakland University]] in 1994. During Fitzgerald's nine years as Tampa's head coach, hishe coachingcompiled recorda was 132-32-11, a132–32–11 (75% winning percentage) record.
 
In 1996, Fitzgeraldthe left[[Columbus the UniversityCrew]] of Tampa for [[Major League Soccer]] when he was hired Fitzgerald as an assistant coach. for When the Crew head coach [[ColumbusTimo CrewLiekoski]]. resigned Duringafter a 6–16 start to the season, hethe was thenteam promoted Fitzgerald to head coach,. leading He led the team to a 9-19–1 record over the last 10ten games of the season. HeIn led1998, he took the teamCrew to the [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]] finals in 1998, where they lost to the [[Chicago Fire S.C.Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]]. With When he was fired six games into the Crew2001 season, Fitzgerald had posted a 7070–67–7 record.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/18/sports/plus-67soccer-7fitzgerald-is-out-as-columbus-coach.html recordPLUS: beforeSOCCER; beingFitzgerald firedIs sixOut gamesAs intoColumbus the 2001 season.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 helmingat the BruinsUCLA, Fitzgerald led the team to aan National[[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 NCAAboth titles in DivisionsDivision I and II. NCAA Fortitles. his efforts, heHe 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 rightalright, 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[[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>▼
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, sons Shane & Jesse and two grandsons Caelan Shane Fitzgerald and Skyelar Thom Fitzgerald. Skyelar's middle name is a tribute to his grandfather who died five months prior to his birth. Though Tom never met Skyelar he knew Shane's wife Natalie was pregnant with their second child and was excited to add another member to his close knit family.
 
▲On December 4, 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, 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.
 
[[Image:Tom Fitzgerald Memorial.jpg|right|250px]]
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==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]
 
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