Coach McManus enters his 26th season with the UC San Diego Women's Soccer team in 2012. McManus has an all-time record of 417-64-38 in his 25 years on the La Jolla campus.

Brian McManus wrapped up his 25th season as head coach of the UC San Diego women’s soccer team in the Fall of 2011. Widely regarded as one of the best women’s soccer coaches at any collegiate level, McManus has racked up the sixth-highest win percentage in NCAA women’s soccer history, winning 84.3 percent of his games through the 2011 campaign.

UCSD went undefeated during its first 12 games (8-0-4) of 2011, its longest such streak since 1994. The Tritons went on to capture their 10th CCAA South title in school history with a 12-1-3 conference record. McManus earned CCAA Coach of the Year for the fifth time in his career and NSCAA West Region Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. Ranked No. 1 in the West Region for the NCAA Tournament, the Tritons were downed by Chico State 1-0 in the second round. UCSD finished the year ranked 19th in the nation with a 13-3-4 overall mark. The team earned the NSCAA All-Academic Team Award with a 3.22 overall GPA.

McManus led the 2010 UCSD squad to its most wins since 2006 (19-3-3) and its first national championship match since 2001, advancing to the NCAA Division II Final Four with upset wins over No. 9 Seattle Pacific and No. 8 St. Edward's. The Tritons defeated undefeated No. 1 St. Rose in the national semifinals before falling to No. 5 Grand Valley State in the national championship match. The Tritons did not lose a match between September 19 and November 5 and they rattled of 10 consecutive victories throughout October.

After leading his 10th UCSD team to a Final Four, McManus was named NSCAA West Region Coach of the Year. In addition, the NCAA honored McManus as coach of the Division III Women's Soccer 25th Anniversary Team. He compiled a 230-28-19 record in 13 seasons at the DIII level while winning five national championships and nine regional titles.

The 2009 Tritons advanced to the West Region championship for the first time since 2006 and finished with a 15-5-2 record. Through the campaign, the Tritons played freshmen and sophomores at 10 of the 11 starting spots. Although UCSD ultimately fell to in penalty kicks to Cal State Dominguez Hills, the Tritons were able to host the first, second, third and quarterfinal rounds of the NCAA postseason.

During 2008, the Tritons earned an automatic berth into the NCAA postseason after winning the CCAA Championship on their home field. With a loss in the second round of the West Regional against fourth-ranked Seattle Pacific, UCSD ended its season at 15-4-4.

In 2007, the Tritons won their eighth-straight CCAA South Division title with a 9-2-2 league mark, earning another berth into the NCAA tournament.

The 2006 campaign, during which McManus was named CCAA Coach of the Year, witnessed the Tritons repeat at league champions after UCSD posted a 13-1-2 mark during the regular season, winning its seventh-straight CCAA South Division title as McManus was named the CCAA Coach of the Year.

McManus guided his squad to another CCAA crown in 2005 with a 4-3 victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills on Nov. 6.

In 2004 his team won its fifth-straight CCAA South Division title before falling in the semifinals of the CCAA Championships, while in 2003 he guided the Tritons to a fourth-consecutive CCAA title.

After consecutive national titles in UCSD’s first two years at the NCAA Division II level, McManus led his squad to a third-straight conference crown, and an appearance in the Division II Far West Region Final in 2002.

Through 10 years of Division II and CCAA competition, McManus’ Tritons have won the CCAA South Division 10 times and the CCAA Championship on six occassions. His squads have qualified for the NCAA Far West Region 10 times and the NCAA Championship game three times, winning twice. Triton Soccer Stadium played host to the CCAA Championship and each round of the NCAA Tournament in 2001, with standing-room-only stadium record crowds for the National Semifinals and National Championship.

McManus has led the Tritons to a total of five NCAA Division III National Championships, including a title in 1999, their final season at the Division III level. Under his direction in Division III, UCSD was the only team in the nation to participate in every NCAA Tournament since 1986. In all, the Tritons were crowned NCAA Regional Champions nine times and National Champions five. Remarkably, UCSD lost just one regular-season game to a Division III opponent in the school’s history.

In 2002, McManus’ squad produced two All-American, four All-West Region and five All-CCAA selections, including the CCAA Freshman of the Year in defender Heather Szafraniec. The 2005 team boasted the CCAA Player of the Year and an NSCAA/adidas All-American in Megan Dickey, along with five All-CCAA and three more NSCAA All-Far West Region honorees.

A three-time NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year honoree, McManus was the NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year in 2001 and the West Region and CCAA Coach of the Year in 2000, 2001 2003, 2010 and 2011. He has also received UCSD’s Excellence in Coaching Award a total of three times, in 2001, 1998 and 1996.

McManus, who came to UCSD as an assistant coach in 1986, is a native of Scotland. He played professionally for Raith Rovers and Aberdeen and spent 11 years as a semi-professional player and coach. He also coached semi-pro soccer in Los Angeles, and previously coached the boy’s team at Torrey Pines High School.

McManus’ Record at UCSD
2011    13-3-4    .750    NCAA D-II Regional Qualifiers
2010    19-3-3    .820    NCAA D-II National Runners-Up
2009    15-5-2    .727    NCAA D-II Regional Qualifiers
2008    15-4-4    .739    NCAA D-II Regional Qualifiers
2007    12-4-2    .722    NCAA D-II Regional Qualifiers
2006    20-2-2    .875    NCAA D-II Quarterfinalist
2005    18-4-0    .818    NCAA D-II Regional Qualifiers
2004    14-4-1    .763    CCAA Semifinalist
2003    18-3-1    .841    NCAA D-II Semifinalists
2002    15-3-1    .816    NCAA D-II Regional Qualifiers
2001    21-1-0    .913    NCAA D-II National Champions
2000    21-2-0    .913    NCAA D-II National Champions
1999    19-1-2    .909    NCAA D-III National Champions
1998    12-3-1    .781    NCAA D-III Regional Qualifiers
1997    20-2-0    .909    NCAA D-III National Champions
1996    21-1-0    .955    NCAA D-III National Champions
1995    19-2-0    .904    NCAA D-III National Champions
1994    14-1-3    .861    NCAA D-III National Runners-Up
1993    17-1-1    .921    NCAA D-III National Semifinalists
1992    12-2-3    .794    NCAA D-III National Semifinalists
1991    15-2-2    .842    NCAA D-III National Semifinalists
1990    14-3-1    .806    NCAA D-III Regional Qualifiers
1989    19-1-1    .929    NCAA D-III National Champions
1988    20-1-2    .913    NCAA D-III National Runners-Up
1987    14-5-2    .714    NCAA D-III Regional Qualifiers

Total
417-64-38    .840    Seven NCAA Championships