Full name Jeffery William Cook Playing position 1975–1977 Hellenic Role Footballer | Place of birth Hartlepool, England Years Team Name Jeff Cook Position Forward | |
Date of birth (1953-03-14) 14 March 1953 (age 62) | ||
Jeff Cook is an American soccer coach. He is most recently the head men's soccer coach at Dartmouth College. He resigned in April 2013, to take a position in the youth academy system of the Philadelphia Union.
Coaching career
He started his career as an assistant at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In 1991, he earned his first head coaching gig, becoming the head coach at Division III school, Wheaton College. While at Wheaton, he compiled a 31–22–4 record for three seasons.
In May 1994, he took an assistant coaching job at Dartmouth College, under head coach Fran O'Leary. He held that position until February 1996, when he became head coach at the University of Cincinnati. From 1996 to 2000, he led the Bearcats to a 44–42–8 record. He earned Conference USA Coach of the Year honors in 1997, after leading the Bearcats to a 7–8–3 record. In 1998, he led the Bearcats to the school's first ever NCAA Tournament appearance, going 12–5–3. In 1999, he led the Bearcats to its highest ever national ranking at 15th.
In 2001, he was named head men's soccer coach at Dartmouth College, compiling a 77–54–26 record with the Big Green. He has led Dartmouth to four Ivy League championships, and to the NCAA tournament five times, including the past 3 years.
In April 2013 he was named the Head Coach for the Philadelphia Union's U-16 Academy team. The Union are joining the U.S. Soccer Development Academy starting in the 2013/2014 season.