Tom Poitras


Tom Poitras is an American soccer coach and is currently head men's soccer coach at the University of Hartford, a position he's held since 2011.

Playing career

Poitras played collegiate soccer at Southern Connecticut State University. During the 1987 season he was part of the division II national championship team.

Coaching career

New Haven

From 1994 to 1997, he coached at the University of New Haven where he compiled a 38–32–5 record.

Southern New Hampshire

From 1998 to 2003, he served as the head men's soccer coach at Southern New Hampshire University where he posted an 81–25–16 record. His team advanced to four NCAA tournaments, and compiled five 10 win seasons.

UW Green Bay

His 2009 squad went 14–3–3, and reached the NCAA tournament for the first time in 26 years. During the season, UW-Greenbay had impressive victories against Wisconsin, DePaul, and Butler. The team finished undefeated at home with a 7–0–1 record for the first time in 26 years, and a second place overall finish in the Horizon League. In 2007, his team beat NCAA runner-up Ohio State University in a major upset.

Hartford

He was hired as head coach at Hartford in April 2011. In 2014 Poitras signed a 5 year contract extension with Hartford. Poitras was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame in 2017.

Head coaching record