Lev Kirshner was born on June 17,1969 and is the former head coach for the men's soccer team San Diego State University, who coached the team for two decades.
20 Facts About Lev Kirshner
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Lev Kirshner graduated in 1987 and was inducted into the school's first Hall of Fame class in 2001.
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Lev Kirshner graduated in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in communication with honors and as a member of the 1990 NCAA National Finalist team, the squad's members were inducted to the Rutgers Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Lev Kirshner was a part of the 1987 NCAA Quarterfinalist team and the 1989 Semi-Finalist team.
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Lev Kirshner was a member of the US national soccer team which won the bronze medal at the 1993 Maccabiah Games in Israel; the world's third-largest sporting event.
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At the 1997 Maccabiah Games, Lev Kirshner captained the US team, as they beat the gold medalist Brazil in group play.
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Lev Kirshner coached Team USA at the 2005 Maccabiah Games.
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Lev Kirshner was selected for the first MLS combine held in Irvine, California, in 1996.
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In 1995, Lev Kirshner moved to Ohlone College to be co-head coach with Harold Whitmore.
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From Ohlone, Lev Kirshner returned to his alma mater Rutgers where he was an assistant coach for the 1996 season.
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Lev Kirshner helped Rutgers to an NCAA sweet 16 appearance while being ranked as high as 4th in the country.
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Lev Kirshner then moved back west to become an assistant coach at San Diego State in 1997.
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Lev Kirshner served in that capacity for three seasons before becoming head coach in 2000.
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Lev Kirshner went to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in 2005 and 2006.
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Lev Kirshner was fired by SDSU in 2019 after 20 years as head coach.
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In 2003, Lev Kirshner was the coach of the US U-20 team which won a bronze medal at the Pan-American Maccabiah games in Santiago, Chile.
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Lev Kirshner was elevated to the position of national US Maccabiah team head coach for the 2005 Maccabiah Games, where the squad won the silver medal for the first time since 1981 as well as the tournament's Fair Play Award.
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In 1999, Lev Kirshner became the director of soccer operations of the Hotspurs Soccer Club.
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Lev Kirshner left that position in 2002 to coach with Cliff Tabor at Rancho Penasquitos.
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Lev Kirshner then followed his coaching partner, Tabor to the Carlsbad Lightning.