Pat Noonan
Noonan coaching FC Cincinnati in 2022
Personal information
Full name Patrick John Noonan[1]
Date of birth (1980-08-02) August 2, 1980
Place of birth Ballwin, Missouri, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Cincinnati (head coach)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Indiana Hoosiers 91 (48)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Mid Michigan Bucks 17 (9)
2003–2007 New England Revolution 119 (37)
2008 Aalesund 8 (0)
2008–2009 Columbus Crew 16 (1)
2009 Colorado Rapids 17 (2)
2010–2011 Seattle Sounders FC 21 (1)
2012 LA Galaxy 10 (1)
Total 208 (51)
International career
2004–2008 United States 15 (1)
Managerial career
2013–2016 LA Galaxy (assistant)
2017 United States (assistant)
2018–2021 Philadelphia Union (assistant)
2022– FC Cincinnati
Medal record
Representing  United States
WinnerCONCACAF Gold Cup2005
Men's Soccer
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick John Noonan (born August 2, 1980) is an American soccer coach and former soccer player. He is the head coach of FC Cincinnati in Major League Soccer.

Playing career

College and amateur

Noonan attended De Smet Jesuit High School, and played college soccer for the Indiana University Hoosiers from 1999 to 2002. He was named an NSCAA first-team All-American his senior and junior seasons, and second-team All-American his sophomore year. His senior year, he also finished as runner-up to Alecko Eskandarian for the Hermann Trophy. He finished his career at Indiana with 48 goals and 31 assists. During his college years, Noonan also played with the Mid-Michigan Bucks in the USL Premier Development League

Club

New England Revolution

Upon graduation, Noonan was selected in the first round (9th overall) of the 2003 MLS SuperDraft by New England Revolution. Although he started slowly, Noonan soon resumed his scoring ways, finishing his first season with the Revs with ten goals and seven assists, and runner-up to Damani Ralph for Rookie of the Year. Noonan did even better his sophomore year, scoring eleven goals and registering eight assists, tying with Amado Guevara for the MLS Scoring Champion Award. A late-season slump saw Noonan end 2005 with eight goals and seven assists. Noonan's 2006 campaign was marred by injury and he appeared in only 14 games, netting just one goal. He began in 2007 injured once again and then became a substitute as he regained his fitness. However, he rounded into form and finished the season with 7 goals. Noonan's option for the 2008 season was not picked up by New England and on January 23, 2008, he signed with Norwegian club Aalesunds FK.

Columbus Crew

On August 6, 2008, Noonan re-signed with MLS and was traded from New England, who still retained his rights, to Columbus Crew in exchange for the Crew's natural first-round selection in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money. Additionally, the teams traded spots in the current 2008 allocation standings – with Columbus moving into the 10th spot and New England moving to third – and agreed to considerations regarding 2009 allocation rankings. For Columbus Crew, Noonan won the MLS Supporters' Shield, MLS Cup and Trillium Cup, all of them in 2008.

Colorado Rapids

Noonan was traded to Colorado Rapids in June 2009. After making seventeen league appearances, Noonan was waived by Colorado on March 23, 2010.[3]

Seattle Sounders FC

After a short trial with Seattle Sounders FC, Noonan signed with the club on March 30, 2010.[4] He remained with Seattle through the 2011 season. At season's end, the club declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

LA Galaxy

Noonan was selected by Los Angeles Galaxy in stage two of the draft on December 12, 2011. Eleven days later he signed with Los Angeles.[5]

Noonan remained with Los Angeles through the 2012 season. After the conclusion of the 2012 season, LA declined the 2013 option on Noonan's contract and he entered the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Noonan became a free agent after he went undrafted in both rounds of the draft. On January 11, 2013, LA announced that Noonan had retired as a player and had joined the club as an assistant coach.[6]

International

Noonan with the United States in 2006

Noonan earned his first cap for the United States national team on March 13, 2004, against Haiti. While he has accumulated 15 caps, injuries and inconsistency prevented him from claiming a major role with the national team. However, in early 2008 he started with the U.S. National Team against Sweden and registered an assist in a 2–0 victory. He did not play for the national team after 2008.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1March 9, 2005Fullerton, California Colombia1–03–0Friendly match

Coaching career

United States national team

After Noonan's retirement as a player, he joined the Galaxy's technical staff as an assistant coach to Bruce Arena. When Arena was announced as returning to be the head coach of the United States national team, he brought his supporting staff from the Galaxy, including Noonan, to work as assistants.[7]

Philadelphia Union

In January 2018, Noonan was hired as an assistant coach alongside Jim Curtin at the Philadelphia Union.[8]

FC Cincinnati

Noonan was named head coach of FC Cincinnati on December 14, 2021.[9] The team had previously finished last in the regular season standings in their prior MLS seasons. Noonan, along with new general manager Chris Albright, oversaw 24 player changes and the hiring of assistants Kenny Arena and Dominic Kinnear.[10]

He led Cincinnati to fifth place in the Eastern Conference as they clinched their first-ever MLS Cup Playoff berth, Noonan's Orange and Blue beat New York Red Bulls on the road 2–1 before falling to the Philadelphia Union, 1–0, in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

In the 2023 season, Noonan guided Cincinnati to their first trophy in MLS, finishing top of the league standings, clinching the Supporters' Shield and their second consecutive playoff birth.[10] In the playoffs, Cincinnati made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, falling to the Columbus Crew 3–2.[11] Noonan was named the MLS Coach of the Year on November 21, 2023.[12]

Coaching statistics

As of match played 2 December 2023[13]
Coaching record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
FC Cincinnati United States 14 December 2021 Present 82 39 27 16 147 115 +32 047.56
Total 82 39 27 16 147 115 +32 047.56

Honors

As a player

United States

Columbus Crew

New England Revolution

Seattle Sounders FC

Los Angeles Galaxy

As a coach

FC Cincinnati

  • Supporters' Shield: 2023

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Leagues Cup 2023 Clubs Master List – FC Cincinnati". Major League Soccer. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ mlssoccer. "Pat Noonan | MLSsoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rapids Waive Forward/Midfielder Pat Noonan - OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com. March 23, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Ljungberg iffy, Noonan signs*, Parke maybe - Sounders Insider". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
  5. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign Goalkeeper Nick Noble and Forward Pat Noonan". December 22, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Pat Noonan named Galaxy assistant coach". January 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ Adam Serrano (January 4, 2017). "LA Galaxy assistants Dave Sarachan, Kenny Arena, Pat Noonan and Matt Reis named to Bruce Arena's USMNT coaching staff | INSIDER". LA Galaxy. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Philadelphia Union Add To Coaching Staff With Hires Of Pat Noonan And Tim Hanley". Philadelphia Union. January 17, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  9. ↑ "FC Cincinnati hire Pat Noonan as head coach". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  10. 1 2 Baxter, Kevin (October 17, 2023). "Commentary: A real-life Ted Lasso? Pat Noonan has been a miracle worker for FC Cincinnati". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  11. ↑ WKRC, Staff (December 2, 2023). "FC Cincinnati fall to Columbus Crew 3-2 in Eastern Conference final". WKRC. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  12. ↑ Bogert, Tom; Rueter, Jeff (November 21, 2023). "FC Cincinnati's Pat Noonan wins 2023 MLS Coach of the Year: How he's turned the club around". The Athletic. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Pat Noonan career sheet". footballdatabase. footballdatabase. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  14. ↑ "FC Cincinnati's Pat Noonan named 2023 MLS Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year". MLSSoccer.com. November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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