The winningest coach in Albright men's soccer history, head coach
Pat Stanco completed his eighth season with the Lions in 2012.
Since taking over the program in 2005, Stanco has compiled a program-best 59 victories, and led the
Lions to their first conference tournament appearance in 2007. He has also coached two Commonwealth Conference Rookies of the Year, five first-team all-conference selections, and seven second team all-conference honorees. In 2010, Stanco became the first coach in program history to have a player earn NSCAA All-Region honors.
On the pitch, Stanco coached the program's all-time career shutout leader in Wendell Hannaford '09, and in 2010 helped the Lions to their third winning record since the program's inception. In his previous seven seasons, Stanco has recorded eight or more wins in a single year four times. The team's 2007 run to the conference tournament earned them a fourth place finish in the conference standings.
Stanco is a native of Union, NJ, and was a four-year starter for Union High School. He earned multiple honors as a prep star, capped-off by being named Group 4 All-State as a senior. Stanco then went on to East Stroudsburg University, where he became a key member of the Warriors highly successful club.
In 1998 he earned Second-Team All-PSAC honors, setting the stage for a phenominal senior year in 1999. Stanco led the Warriors to an 18-3 record, a PSAC Championship, and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
He was named the PSAC Player of the Year a Third-Team All-American after scoring 20 goals, including a streak of 11 consecutive games with at least one goal scored to set a new school record. Stanco finishied his career with 41 goals.
While also coaching at Albright, Stanco played seven seasons for the semi-professional club the Reading Rage before retiring in 2008.
Stanco is married to wife Beth; they have a daughter Liliana and son Luca.
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The Stanco File |
|
Year |
GP |
Won |
Loss |
Tied |
Pct. |
Accolades |
|
2012 |
19 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
.447 |
|
|
2011 |
18 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
.389 |
|
|
2010 |
18 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
.528 |
|
|
2009 |
19 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
.368 |
|
|
2008 |
16 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
.313 |
|
|
2007 |
19 |
8 |
9 |
2 |
.474 |
Commonwealth Tournament |
|
2006 |
18 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
.500 |
|
|
2005 |
19 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
.472 |
|
|
Career |
146 |
59 |
78 |
9 |
.435 |
|
