| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1960-05-08)May 8, 1960 (age 64) Brentwood, New York |
| Alma mater | Southern Connecticut State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1979 | Suffolk Community College |
| 1980–1982 | Southern Connecticut |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–1988 | Southern Connecticut (asst.) |
| 1989–1996 | Southern Connecticut |
| 1997–2021 | UConn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 394–97–61 (.769) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1xNCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship (2000) 3xNCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship (1990, 1992, 1995) 8xBig East Regular Season Champions (1998–2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012) 4xBig East Tournament Champions (1999, 2004, 2005, 2007) | |
| Awards | |
| 4xNSCAA Coach of the Year (1990, 1992, 1994, 2000) | |
Raymond Michael "Ray" Reid (born May 8, 1960) is a retired Americancollege soccer coach. He washead coach at theUniversity of ConnecticutHuskiesmen's soccer team for 24 years. He has led UConn to oneNCAADivision Inational championship, eightBig East regular season championships and fourBig East tournament championships. Before coming to UConn, he was the head coach atSouthern Connecticut State University, leading the team to threeNCAADivision IInational championships in eight seasons. Reid leads all coaches in the nation in winning percentage (.769) and has won fourNSCAA Coach of the Year awards.[1]
Reid was born and raised inBrentwood, New York. He graduated from Southern Connecticut in 1982 with a degree in economics.[2]
Reid was a soccer standout atBrentwood High School, where he received academic honors in addition to those on the field. He spent his first year of NCAA eligibility atSuffolk Community College, receiving all-region honors. He transferred to Southern Connecticut for his remaining three years of eligibility. He was a captain on the team for his junior and senior years and played in three NCAA Division II national championship semifinals while with the Owls.[1]
After graduating from Southern Connecticut in 1982, Reid was offered an assistant coaching position by then-head coachBob Dikranian. He spent the next six seasons as an assistant coach at the school, helping the team win its first national championship in 1987.[1]
During Reid's eight-year tenure at Southern Connecticut, the Owls only missed the NCAA tournament once (1991) and advanced to the Division II College Cup six times (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996), winning national championships in three of those years (1990, 1993, 1995).[3][4]
UConn initially pursued Reid for the coaching job after long-time head coachJoe Morrone suffered several sub-par seasons, failing to reach theNCAA tournament for seven straight years. After several years of turning down offers from other Division I programs, Reid decided to take the job, which some of those close to him described as "his dream job".[2] He has coached at UConn since 1997, and has obtained a 248–80–46 (.725) mark during his 17 seasons inStorrs. In just his third season, Reid took the Huskies to the College Cup semifinals, falling just short of the national championship game. But Reid brought back a determined team in 2000, winning his first and only Division I national championship in a 2–0 victory against Creighton. His teams have made sixteen straightNCAA tournament appearances, including three straight national quarterfinal appearances since 2011.[1]
Reid married Valarie Casares in 2008. Reid has two daughters, Cate and Dannielle, from his previous marriage to Sondra Reid.[1]
Reid has worked closely with current UConn associate head coach John Deeley for more than 30 years, who played against Reid in high school and later with him at Southern Connecticut. The pair appeared in two NCAA Division II national championship semifinals while with the Owls. Upon Reid's promotion to head coach at Southern Connecticut in 1989, he hired Deeley as an assistant, where they worked together for eight years.[5] Reid brought Deeley with him when he came to UConn in 1997.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Connecticut(Division II)(1989–1996) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Southern Connecticut | 14–7–1 | NCAA Regionals | ||||||
| 1990 | Southern Connecticut | 22–0–1 | NCAA Champions | ||||||
| 1991 | Southern Connecticut | 14–4–3 | |||||||
| 1992 | Southern Connecticut | 21–2–1 | NCAA Champions | ||||||
| 1993 | Southern Connecticut | 17–2–3 | NCAA Runner-up | ||||||
| 1994 | Southern Connecticut | 17–0–4 | NCAA Semifinals | ||||||
| 1995 | Southern Connecticut | 21–1–1 | NCAA Champions | ||||||
| 1996 | Southern Connecticut | 20–1–1 | NCAA Semifinals | ||||||
| Southern Connecticut – Division II: | 146–17–15 (.862) | ||||||||
| UConn(Big East Conference)(1997–2013) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Connecticut | 11–7–2 | 5–6–0 | 7th | |||||
| 1998 | Connecticut | 17–4–0 | 9–2–0 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1999 | Connecticut | 19–5–0 | 9–2–0 | T-1st | NCAA Semifinals | ||||
| 2000 | Connecticut | 20–3–2 | 8–1–2 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2001 | Connecticut | 15–5–2 | 9–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2002 | Connecticut | 16–6–1 | 7–3–0 | 3rd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2003 | Connecticut | 9–8–4 | 5–3–2 | 6th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2004 | Connecticut | 12–8–3 | 5–4–1 | T–5th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2005 | Connecticut | 16–3–2 | 7–3–1 | T-1st | NCAA Third Round | ||||
| 2006 | Connecticut | 10–7–2 | 8–2–1 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2007 | Connecticut | 20–3–1 | 8–2–1 | T-1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2008 | Connecticut | 11–5–6 | 6–3–2 | 3rd | NCAA Third Round | ||||
| 2009 | Connecticut | 11–4–4 | 8–2–1 | T-1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2010 | Connecticut | 12–2–6 | 5–1–3 | T-4th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2011 | Connecticut | 19–3–3 | 5–2–2 | 5th | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2012 | Connecticut | 17–4–1 | 6–2–0 | T-1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| Connecticut – Big East: | 235–77–39 (.725) | 110–39–16 (.715) | |||||||
| UConn(American Athletic Conference)(2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Connecticut | 12–3–8 | 4–0–4 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2014 | Connecticut | 10–6–3 | 6–1–1 | 1st | |||||
| 2015 | Connecticut | 10–6–6 | 3–3–2 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2016 | Connecticut | 11–7–1 | 3–3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 2017 | Connecticut | 8–8–2 | 4–3–0 | 3rd | |||||
| 2018 | Connecticut | 12–6–2 | 3–2–2 | 4th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| Connecticut – American Athletic Conference: | 63–36–22 (.612) | 23–12–10 (.622) | |||||||
| Total: | 445–130–75 (.742) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||