Information AboutSasho Cirovski |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT SASHO CIROVSKI | |
| 1954 births | |
| cirovski, sasho | |
| university of maryland, college park faculty | |
| living people | |
| macedonian people | |
| canadian sportspeople | |
| university of wisconsin-milwaukee alumni | |
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EARLY LIFE AND CAREER Born in Macedonia, Cirovski emigrated to Canada at the age of eight and became an outstanding all-around athlete in Ontario schools. He attended college at the University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , where he settled on soccer and was selected the school's outstanding athlete upon his graduation in 1985. He earned a masters degree there in 1989. After playing professional soccer for several years, he moved into coaching, including stints at both his alma mater and at the University Of Hartford , where he led his team to two consecutive NCAA Tournament berths. CIROVSKI AT MARYLAND In 1993 Cirovski was recruited by then Assistant Athletic Director Gothard Lane to come to the University of Maryland, where the soccer program had enjoyed limited success for years. Upon his arrival in College Park, Cirovski startled the local soccer community when he announced that his goal was to "win the national championship." Starting with holdover players and two transfer students from Hartford who came to join their charismatic coach, his teams began to turn out winning records within two years. In 2002, the "Terrapins" began a remarkable streak of four consecutive appearances in the NCAA College Cup , the "final four" of American college soccer. In 2005, they captured the national title with a 1-0 win over the University Of New Mexico . PERSONAL INFORMATION A vocal and demonstrative coach, Cirovski cultivates a "family" atmosphere on his close-knit teams. He has also earned the respect of his colleagues, who selected him as the chairman of the national collegiate coaches association in 2004, and the national coach of the year in 2005. He lives in the Maryland suburbs with his wife Shannon Higgins Cirovski, herself a former soccer All-American, and their three daughters. |
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