Matt Spear

American soccer player and coach

Matt Spear
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Spear
Date of birth	(1970-12-02) December 2, 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1992	Davidson Wildcats
Managerial career
1993–2000	Davidson Wildcats (assistant)
2001–2018	Davidson Wildcats
2019–2020	Richmond Kickers (president)

Matthew Spear (born December 2, 1970, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American former soccer coach who is currently the President of the Richmond Kickers.

Spear attended Davidson College where he was a four-year starter (1988–1992) on the men's soccer team. He was captain of the 1992 squad that won the Southern Conference championship.

In 1993, Spear became an assistant coach at Davidson, moving up to head coach in 2000 when longtime head coach Charlie Slagle retired. In 2003, he took the Wildcats to a 15–6–2 record and an NCAA post-season berth. He was a Southern Conference Coach of the Year and has compiled an 85–84–11 record. On December 6, 2018, Spear stepped down as Davidson's men's soccer coach to be named President of the Richmond Kickers.^[1] Spear overlooked the Kickers during their 2019 and 2020 seasons. Following the 2020 season, Spear stepped down citing family reasons.

References

^ "Spear Stepping Down as Men's Soccer Coach; Named President of Richmond Kickers". davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.

External links

Davidson College coach profile

Richmond Kickers

Richmond, Virginia
The Club	History Players Seasons
Stadiums	University of Richmond Soccer/Track Complex (1993–1994) City Stadium (1995–)
Rivalries	Charleston Battery
Development system	Richmond Kickers Academy Richmond Kickers Future Richmond Kickers Destiny
Key personnel	Chairman Robert Ukrop President Matt Spear Head Coach and Sporting Director Darren Sawatzky Youth Executive Director Leigh Cowlishaw

Major honors (8)
League season (5)	2001 2006 2007 2013 2022
League playoffs (3)	1995 2006 2009
U.S. Open Cup (1)	1995

v t e Davidson Wildcats head men's soccer coaches
Paul Morrotte (1956–1960) Harry Fogleman (1961–1972) Chip Stone (1973–1976) Karl Kremser (1977–1979) Charlie Slagle (1980–2000) Matt Spear (2001–2018) Mike Babst (2019– )