Bob Butehorn Explained

Bob Butehorn
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:South Florida Bulls
Current Conference:American Athletic Conference
Birth Date:12 August 1960
Player Years1:1980–1983
Player Team1:Tampa Spartans
Player Positions:Midfielder
Coach Years1:1988–1994
Coach Team1:Maryland Terrapins (assistant)
Coach Years2:1995–1998
Coach Team2:St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Coach Years3:2001–2006
Coach Team3:Penn Quakers (assistant)
Coach Years4:2007–2016
Coach Team4:Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
Coach Years5:2017–
Coach Team5:South Florida Bulls

Robert "Bob" Butehorn (born 1960) is an American soccer coach who currently coaches the South Florida Bulls men's soccer program. Butehorn attended the University of Tampa, where he was part of the team's 1981 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship run. He previously served as the head coach for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's soccer program.

At Tampa, Butehorn earned a Bachelor's degree in sports science. He earned his Master of Science in Sports Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

Butehorn's coaching career began as an assistant to the Maryland Terrapins men's soccer program. Butehorn became the head coach for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's soccer program in 1995, where he coached them until 1999. In 1997, he had the program's winningest season at the time, posting a 12–6–0 record.[1] At St. Bonaventure, Butehorn coached the only Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year in school history. Butehorn's final record at St. Bonaventure was 34–32–4.[2]

Upon leaving St. Bonvanture, Butehorn served as an assistant coach for the Penn Quakers program before coaching Florida Gulf Coast, where he has coached since the programs inception in 2007.[3] Butehorn has seen immediate success at FGCU,[4] posting a perfect 9–0–0 conference record in 2010, and qualifying for three NCAA Division I tournaments.[5]

Since being NCAA eligible, the Eagles have won the regular season or conference tournament each year they have been eligible.[6]

On December 18, 2016, Butehorn was hired as the head coach for the South Florida Bulls men's soccer program.[7] The Bulls have reached the NCAA tournament in 2019 and 2022 with him as coach.

Head coaching record

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soffian. Seth. Florida Gulf Coast University- A Program Making The Right Steps. College Soccer News. July 19, 2015.
  2. Web site: Ambition made UM's Cirovski college soccer's dominant coach. Baltimore Sun. 2015-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054515/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2009-09-23/sports/bal-sp.cirovski23sep23_1_sasho-cirovski-ludwig-field-terps-aide#. 2013-09-21. dead.
  3. Web site: Caldwell. Dana. College soccer: FGCU men find out NCAA fate while coach mourns death of father. Naples Daily News. NaplesNews.com. July 19, 2015.
  4. Web site: Butehorn, Florida Gulf Coast taking fast track.
  5. Web site: Behind Enemy Lines with Florida Gulf Coast coach Bob Butehorn. The Daily Pennsylvanian. July 19, 2015.
  6. Web site: FGCU'S Season Leads to Third A-Sun Championship. A-Sun Insider. AtlanticSun.org.
  7. Web site: Butehorn Appointed Men's Soccer Head Coach. University of South Florida Athletics. GoUSFBulls.com. December 19, 2016. December 18, 2016.
  8. Web site: Year-By-Year Standings. Atlantic Sun Conference. AtlanticSun.org. 29–34. 2015-07-08. 2015-07-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20150706110331/http://atlanticsun.org/sports/msoc/2014-15/files/records-msoccer.pdf. dead.