Chaka Daley
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Chaka K. Daley is a retired Canadian
soccer
player and the current head coach of the Providence College
men's soccer team.
Daley played college soccer at Providence College, graduating in 1996, before moving onto professional soccer with the Rhode Island Stingrays
and the Boston Bulldogs
. He ended his playing career with a one year stint in Major League Soccer
with New England
. He also served as an assistant coach for Providence College from 1996 to 1999 before being named head coach in 2000, following his playing career.
He has led the Friars
to NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship appearances in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2010, while also coaching the Friars to their second-ever Big East Championship final in 2010. The NSCAA named Daley the Division I New England Coach of the Year in 2005.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player and the current head coach of the Providence College
Providence Friars
The Providence Friars is the name of the athletic teams of Providence College. They compete in the Big East Conference for every sport except for ice hockey, where they compete in Hockey East and in women's volleyball, where they compete in the America East Conference...
men's soccer team.
Daley played college soccer at Providence College, graduating in 1996, before moving onto professional soccer with the Rhode Island Stingrays
Rhode Island Stingrays
Rhode Island Stingrays was an American soccer team based in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1995, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, after which the franchise folded and the team left the league.The...
and the Boston Bulldogs
Boston Bulldogs (soccer)
The Boston Bulldogs were a soccer club originally founded in 1996 as the Worcester Wildfire. The team debuted in the USISL and would play in the A-League from 1997 to 2000...
. He ended his playing career with a one year stint in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
with New England
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
. He also served as an assistant coach for Providence College from 1996 to 1999 before being named head coach in 2000, following his playing career.
He has led the Friars
Providence Friars
The Providence Friars is the name of the athletic teams of Providence College. They compete in the Big East Conference for every sport except for ice hockey, where they compete in Hockey East and in women's volleyball, where they compete in the America East Conference...
to NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship appearances in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2010, while also coaching the Friars to their second-ever Big East Championship final in 2010. The NSCAA named Daley the Division I New England Coach of the Year in 2005.