University of North Carolina Athletics
Calabrese Leaving Men's Soccer Coaching Staff
February 19, 2002 | Men's Soccer
Feb. 19, 2002
Morrisville, N.C. - The Carolina Courage announced the hiring of former University of North Carolina assistant Scott Calabrese as the Courage's goalkeeper coach on Monday. Calabrese served as goalkeeper trainer for the UNC men's soccer team in 2000 and 2001, helping to guide the Tar Heels to the NCAA championship last fall.
UNC head coach Elmar Bolowich has begun a search for Calabrese's replacement. Last month, former UNC assistant coach Oliver Weiss left the program to be the head coach at Virginia Tech.
Calabrese coached former UNC star Michael Ueltschey in goal for the last two seasons, during which time Ueltschey posted 21 shutouts. Ueltschey will graduate this May as Carolina's leader in single-season and career shutouts.
Calabrese was a four-year letterman at Bryant College in Smithfield, R.I., from 1990-93, earning all-conference honors as a goalie. He also played professionally with the Rhode Island Stingrays and South Carolina Shamrock of the USISL from 1994-98.
Calabrese served as the goalkeeper trainer for the men's soccer team at UNC for the last two seasons. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach at Stetson University during the 1999 season. He has served as an Olympic Development Program Staff Coach in South Carolina since 1997 and in North Carolina since 2000.
We're excited by the addition of Scott Calabrese to the Courage coaching staff," said Courage Head Coach Marcia McDermott. "Scott has tremendous experience both as a player and a coach, including being a part of the UNC Men's 2001 NCAA Championship. I am confident that he will do a terrific job training our goalkeepers, Kristin Luckenbill and Emily Oleksiuk."
