Kevin_Kalish
Kevin Kalish is an American soccer coach and former player who, as of 2018, was serving as head coach of the Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team.[1] He played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1977-03-03) March 3, 1977 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Florissant, Missouri, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Connecticut Huskies | ||
| 1997–1998 | Saint Louis Billikens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | St. Louis Ambush (indoor) | 33 | (?) |
| 2000–2001 | Buffalo Blizzard (indoor) | 7 | (1) |
| 2001– | Kansas City Attack (indoor) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999 | Saint Louis Billikens (assistant) | ||
| 2000–2007 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2013 | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | ||
| 2018– | Saint Louis Billikens | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In 1995, Kalish graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas-Mercy High School. During his four-year prep soccer career, Kalish was three-time All State as Aquinas-Mercy won the 1992 and 1993 State Championships. His senior season, he was the MVP of the Midwest Championship and a Parade Magazine High School All American. In 1995, Kalish entered the University of Connecticut where he was a two-year starter on the men's soccer team. He played defender as well as attacking and holding midfield. Following his sophomore season, he transferred to St. Louis University. He finished his collegiate career with two seasons as a Billiken. He was a 1998 First Team All American.[2] He graduated in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in marketing. In 2007, St. Louis University inducted Kalish into its Athletic Hall of Fame.[3] During his collegiate career, Kalish continued to play club soccer with Scott Gallagher, winning the 1998 U-23 National Championship with them.
In 1998, the St. Louis Ambush of the National Professional Soccer League drafted Kalish. He did not sign with them. On February 8, 1999, the Kansas City Wizards selected Kalish in the third round (26th overall) of the 1999 MLS College Draft. The Nashville Metros also drafted Kalish.[4] On November 16, 1999, Kalish signed with the Ambush.[5] When the Ambush folded at the end of the season, Kalish moved to the Buffalo Blizzard. On January 26, 2001, the Blizzard traded Kalish to the Kansas City Attack for Chris Handsor.[6]
In 1999, Kalish served as an assistant coach with the Saint Louis Billikens. In 2000, he moved to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as an assistant. In 2008, he became the Cougars' head coach.
On December 6, 2013, he resigned to assume a position with the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club that would allow him to spend more time with his family.[7]
On January 20, 2018, he was named head coach of his alma mater, St. Louis University,[1]
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| SIU Edwardsville (Division I Independent) (2008–2009) | |||||||||
| 2008 | SIUE Cougars | 5–8–1 | |||||||
| 2009 | SIUE Cougars | 5–9–3 | |||||||
| SIU Edwardsville (Missouri Valley Conference) (2010–2016) | |||||||||
| 2010 | SIUE Cougars | 10–5–4 | 4–1–2 | 2nd of 8 | |||||
| 2011 | SIUE Cougars | 8–8–4 | 1–4–1 | 6th of 7 | |||||
| 2012 | SIUE Cougars | 13–7–0 | 4–2–0 | 2nd of 7 | |||||
| 2013 | SIUE Cougars | 8–9–2 | 3–3–0 | 4th of 7 | |||||
| SIUE Cougars [8]: | 49–46–14 .514 | ||||||||
| Saint Louis Billikens (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | SLU Billikens | 6–4–7 | 3–1–4 | 5th of 13 | |||||
| 2019 | SLU Billikens | 10–7–0 | 6–2–0 | 4th of 13 | |||||
| 2020 | SLU Billikens | 9–5–0 * | 4–2–0 * | 2nd of 4 | |||||
| 2021 | SLU Billikens | 16–1–4 | 8–0–0 | 1st of 13 | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2022 | SLU Billikens | 12–5–3 | 6–1–1 | 1st of 14 | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 2023 | SLU Billikens | 8–4–5 | 4–1–3 | 2nd of 14 tie |
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| SLU Billikens: | 61–26–19 (.665) | 31–7–8 (.761) | |||||||
| Total: | 110–65–29 .610 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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*=2020 season curtailed due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
- "KEVIN KALISH NAMED BILLIKENS' HEAD COACH". Atlantic 10 Conference. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "1998 All Americans". Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- "2007 Billiken Hall of Fame Inductees Announced". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- 1999 Draft List Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
- "SPORTS SHORTS" St. Louis Post-Dispatch Wednesday, November 17, 1999
- "Attack trades defenders; goalie retires" Kansas City Star (MO) Friday, January 26, 2001
- "Kalish Resigns as SIUE Men's Soccer Head Coach". 2013-12-07. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07.
- "SIUE Men's Soccer Archives". Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved 20 January 2018.