Trevor Adair
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Trevor Adair is the former head coach of the Clemson Tigers
Clemson Tigers
The Clemson Tigers are any team that represents Clemson University as a member of the NCAA's Division I or in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference....

 men’s soccer team. He has coached at the collegiate level since 1982 after playing soccer at Lock Haven University.

Player

Michael Parker, men’s soccer head coach at Lock Haven University, recruited Adair who played four seasons, 1978 to 1981, with the Eagles. In 1978, Lock Haven won the Division III NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
NCAA Men's Soccer Championship
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. In 1980, having moved up a division, they won the Division II title. That year, Adair was selected as a first team All American
Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)
The Division I First-Team All-Americans are the best eleven U.S. college soccer players as selected by the NCAA.-1970–1983:From 1970 to 1983 the NCAA only named defenders and forwards in addition to one goalkeeper.-1983–present:...

 after leading Lock Haven in scoring with sixteen goals. Adair graduated in 1982 with a bachelors degree in economics.

Coach

Following his graduation from Lock Haven, Adair chose not to pursue a career as a professional player, but to enter the coaching ranks. He moved to the University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...

 where he was an assistant coach for nine seasons. Adair moved to Brown University
Brown University
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, becoming the men’s soccer head coach in November 1990. In his four seasons at Brown, he compiled a 34-24-5 record. In 1993, Adair spent time as an assistant coach with the U.S. U-18 national team. In 1995, Clemson hired Adair as head coach to the men’s soccer team. Through 2007, Adair has a 160-71-23 record, having been named the 1998 ACC
Atlantic Coast Conference
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 Coach of the Year in addition to taking the Tigers to the 2005 Final Four. At some point during his career, Adair has also served as an assistant with the United States U-20 men's national soccer team
United States U-20 men's national soccer team
The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is the national under-20 soccer team of the United States of America and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.The...

. In April 2009, Clemson placed Adair on a leave of absence after he reportedly assaulted his two daughters during a domestic dispute. Adair resigned as coach on June 14, 2009.

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