Tom Poitras

Tom Poitras is an American soccer coach. He is formerly the head men's soccer coach at Northern Kentucky University, a position he held from 2022 to 2025.

Playing career Poitras played collegiate soccer at Southern Connecticut State University. During the 1987 season he was part of the division II national championship team.

Coaching career New Haven From 1994 to 1997, he coached at the University of New Haven where he compiled a 38–32–5 record.

Southern New Hampshire From 1998 to 2003, he served as the head men's soccer coach at Southern New Hampshire University where he posted an 81–25–16 record. His team advanced to four NCAA tournaments, and compiled five 10 win seasons.

UW Green Bay His 2009 squad went 14–3–3, and reached the NCAA tournament for the first time in 26 years. During the season, UW-Green Bay had victories against Wisconsin, DePaul, and Butler. The team finished undefeated at home with a 7–0–1 record for the first time in 26 years, and a second place overall finish in the Horizon League. In 2007, his team beat NCAA runner-up Ohio State University in a major upset.

Hartford He was hired as head coach at Hartford in April 2011. In 2014 Poitras signed a 5-year contract extension with Hartford. Poitras was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame in 2017.

Northern Kentucky He was hired as the 5th head coach in the history of Northern Kentucky's men's soccer program in January 2022.

He resigned following the 2025 season.

Head coaching record

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.