May 1, 2008...5:30 pm
USD hires Brazil native as new soccer coach
After two months without a coach, the USD women’s soccer program now has one.
Brazilian native and former Sam Houston State (Texas) coach Marcia Oliveira has been named the new Coyote soccer coach, according to an announcement today.
That’s right, USD needed a soccer coach and went to the country that produced the greatest player (Pele) in the sport’s history.
Oliveira replaces former USD coach Becky Heiberger, who resigned two months ago. Oliveira spent six seasons at Sam Houston State, where she not only led a Division I team but had to build the program from the ground up. In 2003, the Bearkats began competition and closed that season ranked No. 6 nationally out of 13 first-year Division I programs.
This past season she guided SHSU to a school-record six wins.
The Coyotes were 7-10-3 last season and 4-7-1 in the North Central Conference. In 2008, USD begins its transition to the Division I level.
And as such, the university needed to make a splash with its coaching search. It looks like they did.
— Jeremy Hoeck
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