Lev Kirshner

Lev Kirshner (born June 17, 1969) is the former head coach for the men's soccer team San Diego State University, who coached the team for two decades. As a player, he competed at the 1993 Maccabiah Games (winning a bronze medal) and the 1997 Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Playing career

High school and college Kirshner attended Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, California, where he played soccer and badminton, and ran cross country. He graduated in 1987 and was inducted into the school's first Hall of Fame class in 2001.

After graduating from high school, Kirshner attended Rutgers University, playing soccer for the school from 1987 to 1990. He graduated in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in communication with honors and as a member of the 1990 NCAA National Finalist team, the squad's members were inducted to the Rutgers Hall of Fame in 2015. Kirshner was also a part of the 1987 NCAA Quarterfinalist team and the 1989 Semi-Finalist team.

Maccabiah teams Kirshner was a member of the U.S. national soccer team which won the bronze medal at the 1993 Maccabiah Games in Israel; the world's third-largest sporting event. At the 1997 Maccabiah Games, Kirshner captained the U.S. team, as they beat the gold medalist Brazil in group play. He coached Team USA at the 2005 Maccabiah Games.

Maccabiah In 2003, Kirshner was the coach of the U.S. U-20 team which won a bronze medal at the Pan-American Maccabiah games in Santiago, Chile. He was elevated to the position of national U.S. Maccabiah team head coach for the 2005 Maccabiah Games, where the squad won the silver medal for the first time since 1981 as well as the tournament's Fair Play Award. Two future US World Cup players (Benny Feilhaber and Jonathan Bornstein) were on the squad as well as a number of future professionals.

Youth clubs In 1999, Kirshner became the director of soccer operations of the Hotspurs Soccer Club. He left that position in 2002 to coach with Cliff Tabor at Rancho Penasquitos. Kirshner then followed his coaching partner, Tabor to the Carlsbad Lightning. Their Carlsbad Elite teams went to the State Quarterfinals as well as won the coveted Coast League Premier Cup.

Head coaching record at SDSU

Mountain Pacific Sports Federation ERA (2000–2004):

2000 6–12–1 record, CONFERENCE 2–4–1

2001 7–9–4 record, CONFERENCE 3–2-2

2002 4–13–2 record, CONFERENCE 0–5–1

2003 9–8–3 record, CONFERENCE 2–2–2

2004 4–13–2 record, CONFERENCE 4–7–1

Pacific-10 ERA (2005–2011):

2005 9–4–6 record, CONFERENCE 2–3–5

2006 9–6–4 record, CONFERENCE 5–2–3

2007 8–7–4 record, CONFERENCE 4–4–2

2008 6–9–3 record, CONFERENCE 3–4–3

2009 6–6–6 record, CONFERENCE 3–4–3

2010 10–7–2 record, CONFERENCE 3–6–1

2011 10–6–3 record, CONFERENCE 4–5–1

Pac-12 ERA (2012–Present):

2012 7–9–3 record, CONFERENCE 1–7–2

2013 6-11-2 record, CONFERENCE 2-6–2

2014 7–12-0 record, CONFERENCE 1–9–0

2015 8-8–3 record, CONFERENCE 2–7–1

2016 9-4-6 record, CONFERENCE 4–3–3

Career Record:

OVERALL: 125-144-54 NON-CONFERENCE: 80-64-21 PAC-12 CONFERENCE 45-80-33