Daniel Clitnovici
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Clitnovici | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | The Ohio State University (Assistant Coach) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009-2011 | Colorado Force (USL - U20) – Head Coach | ||
| 2010-2011 | Colorado Force (W-League) – Assistant Coach | ||
| 2011-2013 | Colorado Rapids Women (USL - U20) – Head Coach | ||
| 2011–2013 | Colorado Rapids Women (W-League) – Head Coach | ||
| 2013-2014 | Colorado Pride (W-League) – Head Coach | ||
| 2014–2016 | Western New York Flash (NWSL) – 1st Assistant Coach | ||
| 2014–2016 | Western New York Flash – Academy Director | ||
| 2016– | The Ohio State University – Assistant Coach - Women's Soccer | ||
Daniel Clitnovici is a soccer coach and former professional soccer player. Clitnovici currently is the assistant head coach of Ohio State Buckeyes Women's Soccer Program at The Ohio State University.[1] He was the former assistant coach of the Western New York Flash of the National Women's Soccer League; the 2010 W-League champions, 2011 Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) Champions, the 2012 Women's Premier Soccer League Elite Champions, and the 2013 and 2016 National Women's Soccer League season champions.[2]
Coaching career
Clitnovici was the previous head coach of Colorado Rapids Women[3] and Colorado Pride[4] both of which played in the USL W-League. He was named USL W-League Coach of the year in 2014[5] after leading w-league expansion side Colorado Pride to a Western Conference Championship final. While at Colorado Pride Clitnovici established a defense that did not concede a single goal on its home field and produced a fast-flowing attacking style of play that entertained W-League fans league wide. Clitnovici’s direction and guidance to players at the Pride were very influential, as several of his players from his 2014 squad have gone on to play professionally in the USA and abroad.[6][7][8]
In 2012 in addition to coaching the Colorado Rapids Women, Daniel Clitnovici was the Head Coach of the Colorado Rapids U20 Ladies team which went on to win a United Soccer League Under 20 National Championship hosted at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The Colorado Rapids defeated DC United 1-0.[9]
Clitnovici previously managed and directed the Western New York Flash Youth Academy in the role of Academy Executive Director of Coaching. Clitnovici was hired by the Ohio State Women's Soccer program in 2016 as an Assistant Head Coach[10] His coaching education includes: US Soccer Federation “A” License, NSCAA Advanced National License, NSCAA Advanced National GK License, NSCAA Director of Coaching License[11]
Playing career
As a player Daniel Clitnovici played with Romanian Liga I Champions FC Universitatea Craiova,[12] Apollon Smyrni F.C. in Greece, Gold Coast United FC in Australia, as well as several other clubs in both England, Spain and Australia [13][14][15]
References
- ↑ "Walker tabs Daniel Clitnovici as assistant coach". www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ↑ "Flash add assistant coach". wnyflash.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "Q&A with rapids Head Coach". coloradorapids.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "W-League adds Colorado Pride". www.soccernation.com.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "W-League award winners". www.wleaguesoccer.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "Rodriguez, Weber, Eckerstrom selected in NWSL draft". centredaily.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "SydneyFC Roster". sydneyfc.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "NWSLnews". nwsl.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "Rapids women clinch super20 title". coloradorapids.com. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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- ↑ "UCraiovaSquad 2006-7". universitateacraiova.ro. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ "FC Universitatea Craiova Squad 2002/2003". worldfootball.net/. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ "Australia Player Database". ozfootball.net/. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ↑ "WNYFlash Staff". wnyflash.com. Retrieved 20 April 2015.