Carlo Acquista

American soccer player

Carlo Acquista
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamFordham
Biographical details
Born1978 or 1979 (age 45–46)[1]
Playing career
1996–1999St. John's
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2006St. Francis Brooklyn
2007–2017Adelphi
2019–Fordham

Carlo Acquista is an American retired soccer player and the current head coach the Fordham Rams men's soccer team.[2]

Early life

Acquista played at St. John's University and graduated in 2000.[2] As a freshman, he was a member of the 1996 National Champion team.[3]

Coaching

Acquista began his head coaching career with St. Francis College in 2002. At the time of his hiring, Acquista was one of the country's youngest head coaches (23 years old).[2] In 2007, he became the head coach of the Adelphi Panthers men's soccer team.[4] Acquista was head coach of the Panthers for 11 seasons and led them to 3 Division II NCAA Tournaments. On January 30, 2019, Acquista was appointed just the fifth head coach in the history of the Fordham Rams men's soccer program.[2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers (Northeast Conference) (2002–2006)
2002 St. Francis (NY) 3–11–3 3–5–2 7th
2003 St. Francis (NY) 1–14–2 0–9–0 10th
2004 St. Francis (NY) 8–9–1 5–4–0 5th
2005 St. Francis (NY) 4–11–2 1–8–0 10th
2006 St. Francis (NY) 2–13–2 2–5–2 7th
St. Francis (NY): 18–58–10 11–31–4
Adelphi Panthers (Atlantic Soccer Conference) (2007–2012)
2007 Adelphi 4–11–3
2008 Adelphi 12–6–0
2009 Adelphi 13–2–4 2–1–1 1st
2010 Adelphi 11–6–3
2011 Adelphi 8–9–2 4–0–0 1st
2012 Adelphi 3–13–0
Adelphi (Division I): 51–47–12 0–0–0
Adelphi Panthers (Northeast-10 Conference–Division II) (2013–2017)
2013 Adelphi 11–7–0 9–4–0 4th
2014 Adelphi 12–6–1 9–4–0 T-3rd
2015 Adelphi 13–5–2 9–2–2 T-2nd NCAA First Round
2016 Adelphi 19–1–2 12–0–1 1st NCAA Quarterfinals
2017 Adelphi 14–3–2 11–1–1 1st NCAA Third Round
Adelphi (Division II): 69–22–7 50–11–4
Fordham Rams (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2019–present)
2019 Fordham 0–0–0 0–0–0
Total: 138–127–29

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Meet the Acquistas a Hudson River derby divided family". prosoccerusa.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Carlo Acquista Rams Bio". fordhamsports.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Dylan Butler. "Meet the Acquistas, a Hudson River Derby-divided family". prosoccerusa.com. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Carlo Acquista Panthers Bio". aupanthers.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.

External links

  • Fordham Rams Bio
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Current head men's soccer coaches of the Atlantic 10 Conference