The NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. NC State's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1950. The team plays its home games at Dail Soccer Stadium in Raleigh. The Pack is coached by Marc Hubbard.
The Wolfpack had much of their success in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, where over the span of 10 seasons, the Pack appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. During this time, the Wolfpack won, to date, their only ACC Men's Soccer Tournament title, coming in 1990, as well as their only ACC Regular Season title, coming in 1994. Since then, the Wolfpack have made the NCAA Tournament on three occasions, qualifying in the 2003, 2005 and 2009 editions of the tournament. Additionally, in 1990, the team had their deepest run in the NCAA Tournament, reaching their first College Cup in program history.
Roster
Rivalries
Much of NC State's rivalries are also rivalries across other collegiate sports. The Wolfpack's primary rival, is the North Carolina Tar Heels, who they contest annually in ACC play. Matches against other in-state ACC opponents, such as Duke and Wake Forest are known as Tobacco Road, due to the state' longstanding history of tobacco production.Featherston, pp. 5–8
Coaching history There have been ten head coaches in the program's history.2016 NC State Men's Soccer Record Book, p. 8
YearsCoachGPWLTPct. 1950–1955 Eric DeGroat 56 17 29 10 .393 1956 John Kenfield 8 1 7 0 .125 1957–1960 Bill Leonhardt 36 11 23 2 .333 1961–1963 Nellie Cooper 33 10 22 1 .318 1964–1977 Max Rhodes 157 77 69 11 .526 1978–1985 Larry Gross 152 106 37 9 .727 1986–2010 George Tarantini 474 234 197 43 .539 2011–2016 Kelly Findley 109 45 51 13 .473 2017–2023 George Kiefer 125 49 52 24 2024– Marc Hubbard 20 10 5 5
Individual achievements All-Americans
NC State has produced 12 All-Americans. The most recent was Aaron King, who won the honor in 2005.2016 NC State Men's Soccer Record Book, p. 1 Player Position Year(s) Kare Kragas FW 1951 Benito Artinano FW 1962, 1963 Eddie Link MF 1967 Chris Ogu MF 1982, 1983 Sam Okpodu FW 1982, 1983, 1984 Tab Ramos MF 1985, 1986, 1987 Dario Brose MF 1988, 1990 Henry Gutierrez FW 1988, 1990, 1991 Chris Szanto DF 1989 Tom Tanner FW 1990 Scott Schweitzer DF 1992 Aaron King FW 2005
Notable alumni
Current Professional Players
Samuel Okpodu (1981–1984) – Currently head coach with Maryland Bobcats FC Chuck Codd (1985–1989) – Currently assistant coach with Baylor (women) Tom Tanner (1986–1990) – Currently general manager of Utica City FC Damon Nahas (1992–1996) – Currently head coach with North Carolina (women) Albertin Montoya (1993–1995) – Currently head coach with Bay FC Pablo Mastroeni (1994–1997) – Currently head coach with Real Salt Lake Akil DeFreitas (2009–2010) – Currently with KF Alex Martínez (2012–2013) – Currently assistant coach with D.C. United Danny DiPrima (2011–2013) – Currently assistant coach with Millersville Matías Fracchia (2014–2015) – Currently with Coritiba Ryan Peterson (2014–2015) – Currently with Ocean City Nor'easters Manny Perez (2017–2018) – Currently with Louisville City FC Jamie Smith (2019–2021) – Currently with Crown Legacy FC
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