# Mike McGinty > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mike_McGinty > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mike_McGinty.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McGinty > Source revision: 1336854701 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American retired soccer player (born 1971) Mike McGinty Personal information Full name Michael McGinty Date of birth (1971-08-17) August 17, 1971 (age 54) Place of birth Seoul, South Korea Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Position Goalkeeper College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 1991–1994 Wake Forest Demon Deacons ? (0) Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1995–1996 Greensboro Dynamo ? (0) 1997 Richmond Kickers ? (0) 1998–1999 Columbus Crew 0 (0) 1999 Chicago Fire 0 (0) 1999 → Richmond Kickers (loan) ? (0) 2000–2001 Richmond Kickers ? (0) 2002 D.C. United 0 (0) 2003 Chicago Fire 0 (0) Managerial career 1995–1996 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (assistant) 1997 Virginia Cavaliers (goalkeepers) 1999–2009 Virginia Cavaliers (assistant) 2010–2017 Saint Louis Billikens 2020–2025 North Carolina FC (assistant) 2026– Sporting JAX (assistant) * Club domestic league appearances and goals **Michael McGinty** (born August 17, 1971) is an American retired [soccer](/source/Soccer) player who is currently an assistant coach with [Sporting JAX](/source/Sporting_Club_Jacksonville) in [USL Championship](/source/USL_Championship). During his career, McGinty played as a goalkeeper for various [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer) teams. ## Playing career During his playing career, McGinty played [college soccer](/source/College_soccer_in_the_United_States) for [Wake Forest University](/source/Wake_Forest_University), and was a backup goalie for various A-League and MLS teams. ## Coaching career ### Virginia Cavaliers From 1999 until 2009, McGinty served on [George Gelnovatch](/source/George_Gelnovatch)'s coaching staff at the [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia). ### Saint Louis Billikens On March 10, 2010, McGinty was hired as the head coach for the [Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer](/source/Saint_Louis_Billikens_men's_soccer) team.[1] McGinty was formally introduced on March 23, 2010.[2][3] On November 10, 2017, it was announced that McGinty's contract with [Saint Louis University](/source/Saint_Louis_University_(United_States)) was not renewed. McGinty finished his coaching career for the Billikens with an 81–56–14 record.[4] ### North Carolina FC After serving as a coach with various United States youth national teams, McGinty joined [Dave Sarachan](/source/Dave_Sarachan)'s staff at [North Carolina FC](/source/North_Carolina_FC) of the [USL Championship](/source/USL_Championship).[5] ### Sporting JAX On February 5, 2026, USL Championship expansion club [Sporting Club Jacksonville](/source/Sporting_Club_Jacksonville), better known as Sporting JAX, announced their full inaugural roster and coaching staff through the club's Instagram. The announcement listed McGinty as assistant coach.[6] ## Honors ### Coach - **Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year (3):** 2012, 2013, 2016 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mike McGinty Named SLU Men's Soccer Coach"](http://www.slubillikens.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27200&ATCLID=205260811). *slubillikens.com*. March 10, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Mike McGinty Introduced as SLU's Soccer Coach"](http://www.slubillikens.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27200&ATCLID=205255292). *slubillikens.com*. March 23, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Timmermann, Tom (August 20, 2010). ["SLU soccer team strives for progress"](http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/slu-soccer-team-strives-for-progress/article_b7653c1f-65d9-509b-b63d-84c026593399.html). *St. Louis Post-Dispatch*. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved May 15, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Durando, Stu (November 10, 2017). ["SLU fires men's soccer coach McGinty"](http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/slu/billiken-beat/slu-fires-men-s-soccer-coach-mcginty/article_b4e0ada9-4063-58f7-bb69-57c9b4b80ff1.html). *[St. Louis Post-Dispatch](/source/St._Louis_Post-Dispatch)*. [Lee Enterprises](/source/Lee_Enterprises). Retrieved May 15, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["North Carolina FC Completes Coaching Staff with Addition of Assistant Coach Mike McGinty"](https://www.northcarolinafc.com/news_article/show/1074360). *NorthCarolinaFC.com*. December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["You've seen them individually, now it's time to see them as a TEAM. Introducing the 2026 Sporting JAX Men's @uslchampionship roster and technical Staff! 🔥 #ProSoccerProJAX"](https://www.instagram.com/p/DUYnqC2Da6v/?img_index=3&igsh=MWV4MXk-wc2o1bWhraw%3D%3D). *Instagram.com*. sporting_jax. Retrieved February 5, 2026. ## External links - [Mike McGinty](https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/mike-mcginty) at [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer) - [SLU Coaching Profile](http://www.slubillikens.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27200&ATCLID=205263513) - [UVA Coaching Profile](http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/mcginty_mike00.html) v t e Sporting Club Jacksonville – current squad 1 McGuire 2 Neville 3 Rose 4 Dudley 5 Elias 6 Rossiter 7 Evans 8 Kuzain 9 Luckhurst 10 Sadlier 11 Al-Qaq 12 Rito 14 Reid 15 Edwards 16 Jääskeläinen 17 Soto 18 Ackwei 19 Pedder 22 Gomez 23 Proctor 24 Roberts 26 Granitur 28 Underwood 31 Olivares 32 Soumaoro 42 Casas 44 Somersall 77 Armstrong 99 Traore Head coach: Fox Assistant coach: McGinty Goalkeeper coach: Maley v t e Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer head coaches Bob Guelker (1959–1966) Harry Keough (1967–1982) Joe Clarke (1983–1996) Bob Warming (1997–2000) Dan Donigan (2001–2009) Mike McGinty (2010–2017) Kevin Kalish (2018– ) v t e Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year 1987: Reasso 1988: Boles 1989: Lidster 1990: Reasso 1991: Reasso 1992: Koch & Lidster 1993: Turner 1994: Koch 1995: Bradley 1996: Farrell 1997: Cheynet 1998: Schnur 1999: Jean 2000: Schureck 2001: Bradley 2002: Jean & Koch 2003: Gettler 2004: Jean 2005: Jean 2006: Donigan 2007: Donigan 2008: Koch 2009: Currier 2010: Farrell 2011: Lidster 2012: McGinty 2013: McGinty 2014: Elliott 2015: Jones 2016: McGinty 2017: O'Leary 2018: Giffard 2019: Elliott 2020: Currier 2021: Kalish 2022: Kalish 2023: Giffard 2024: Costanzo 2025: Kalish --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mike McGinty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McGinty) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McGinty?action=history)). 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