{{short description|American soccer coach}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ray Leone | image = | fullname = Ray Leone | birth_date = | birth_place = Severna Park, Maryland, U.S. | height = | position = | currentclub = | clubnumber = | collegeyears1 = 1981–1985 | college1 = Charlotte 49ers | manageryears1 = 1986–1988 | managerclubs1 = Berry College | manageryears2 = 1989–1993 | managerclubs2 = Creighton | manageryears3 = 1994–1998 | managerclubs3 = Clemson ''(Assistant)'' | manageryears4 = 1999–2000 | managerclubs4 = Clemson | manageryears5 = 2001–2006 | managerclubs5 = Arizona State | manageryears6 = 2007–2015 | managerclubs6 = Harvard | manageryears7 = 2016–2021 | managerclubs7 = Maryland }}
'''Ray Leone''' is an American soccer coach. He has coached women's soccer at six different schools and founded soccer programs at Berry College and Creighton University.
==Education== Leone earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from University of North Carolina at Charlotte.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/wsoc/coaches/leone_ray?view=bio |title=Ray Leone Bio |author=Harvard University Athletics |date= |publisher=gocrimson.com |accessdate=June 16, 2017}}</ref>
==Playing career== Leone played at UNCC while earning his degree. Leone was a three time all-conference selection at three different positions during his playing time there.<ref name="auto"/>
==Coaching career== Leone began his coaching career at Berry College, where he started a soccer program. In his first year, he took the program to the national title game. Leone is the only head coach to accomplish this feat. The following year, Berry won the national championship under Leone's guidance. In 1988, Leone left Berry to found at soccer program at Creighton University. In 1994 he left Creighton to become assistant coach at Clemson University. In 1999, Leone was promoted to head coach of the Clemson women's soccer team. Leone was promoted after his wife, Tracey Leone accepted a position to coach with the United States U-19. After leading the Tigers to the ACC Championship in the 2000 season, Leone left for the head coaching position at Arizona State University. Leone is Arizona State University's winning-est women's soccer coach in their history. In 2006, Leone left Arizona State for the head coaching position at Harvard University. Leone coached at Harvard for nine seasons, leading the Crimson to five Ivy League championships. Leone was named Ivy League Coach of the Year in 2014.<ref name="auto"/> In 2016, Leone resigned as Harvard coach to accept a head coaching role with the University of Maryland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2016/1/16/harvard-womens-soccer-ray-leone-maryland/ |title=Leone Named Coach of Maryland After Nine Seasons With Harvard Women's Soccer |author=Stephen J. Gleason |date=January 16, 2016 |publisher=The Harvard Crimson |accessdate=June 16, 2017}}</ref> Leone stayed at Maryland for six seasons, finishing with a 27–60–18 overall record. His contract was not renewed after the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://umterps.com/news/2021/10/26/womens-soccer-maryland-announces-womens-soccer-change-in-leadership-national-search-for-new-head-coach.aspx|title=Maryland Announces Women's Soccer Change In Leadership, National Search For New Head Coach|website=umterps.com|publisher=University of Maryland Athletics|date=October 26, 2021|access-date=July 5, 2022}}</ref>
==Personal life== Leone is married to Tracey Leone. The pair are both women's college soccer coaches. As of 2014, they are the only two coaches in Division 1 college soccer who are married.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/11793404/together-marriage-3-miles-apart-coaching |title=Ray and Tracey Leone: Together In Marriage, 3 Miles Apart in Coaching |author=Graham Hayes |date=November 5, 2014 |publisher=espnw.com |accessdate=June 15, 2017}}</ref> The pair have coached together at Creighton, Clemson, Arizona State, and Harvard.
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==External links== *[http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/wsoc/coaches/leone_ray?view=bio Harvard Bio] *[http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210634000 Arizona State Bio]
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