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Matthew Spear (born December 2, 1970 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American former soccer coach who is currently the President of the Richmond Kickers.

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Matt Spear

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Spear
Date of birth	(1970-12-02) December 2, 1970 (age 51)
Place of birth	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1992	Davidson Wildcats
Teams managed
Years	Team
1993–2000	Davidson Wildcats (assistant)
2001–2018	Davidson Wildcats
2019–2020	Richmond Kickers (president)

Spear attended Davidson College where he was a four-year starter (1988–1992) on the men's soccer team. He was captain of the 1992 squad that won the Southern Conference championship.

In 1993, Spear became an assistant coach at Davidson, moving up to head coach in 2000 when longtime head coach Charlie Slagle retired. In 2003, he took the Wildcats to a 15–6–2 record and an NCAA post-season berth. He was a Southern Conference Coach of the Year and has compiled an 85–84–11 record. On December 6, 2018, Spear stepped down as Davidson's men's soccer coach to be named President of the Richmond Kickers.[1] Spear overlooked the Kickers during their 2019 and 2020 seasons. Following the 2020 season, Spear stepped down citing family reasons.

References

External links

• Davidson College coach profile

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