 Carl Rees |
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Title:
Head Coach
Email:
crees@fairfield.edu
Phone:
ext. 3422
Class:
13th Season
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Carl Rees made his mark on the Fairfield University soccer
program over the years with 10 winning seasons and many national
rankings. But now that mark has become indelible after leading the
Stags to their second Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
championship and subsequent NCAA tournament berth in the last three
years.
He was the first Fairfield University coach to win a NCAA
tournament game with a 2-1 win over the University of Connecticut
in the first round of the 2006 event. He was the first to coach a
Fairfield University team into a top 25 ranking (1998), as the
Stags reached number 24 after posting an 11-game unbeaten streak
(10-0-1). He was the first to lead his team to an unbeaten
conference schedule (2005).
During his 13 seasons at the helm, Rees supervised his squad
to 10 winning seasons, including double-digit win totals in eight
of his 13 campaigns.
The 2007 season saw the Stags earn another national ranking,
checking in as high as 17th, and receive a spot in the top 20 RPI
ratings.
In 2006, the Stags captured the Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference (MAAC) regular-season and tournament title, one
year after winning the MAAC regular-season title with an 8-0-1
mark.
Rees posted his 100th career win in 2005, defeating Niagara
University in the conference tournament for the prestigious
victory. That same season, Fairfield went unbeaten during the month
of October (8-0-1), which helped it earn a spot in the NSCAA top 20
poll.
The program has excelled in MAAC play, posting a .710 winning
percentage during his 11 seasons. He coached the Stags to its first
MAAC tournament title and the program's first NCAA play-in berth in
1999, one year after earning MAAC and NSCAA New England Coach of
the Year awards.
Fairfield has advanced to the MAAC tournament final six times
(1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2006).
Prior to accepting the Fairfield position, Rees spent four
seasons as an assistant coach at Hartwick College. During his four
seasons, the Hawks posted better than 50 wins and advanced to the
NCAA tournament, reaching the national quarterfinals in 1993.
NCAA postseason play was not a new experience for Rees. He
also spent four years as a starter for Hartwick, helping the Hawks
reach four NCAA tournaments and two national semi-finals. While on
the team, he played in all of the team's 83 games as the program
posted a 56-20-7 overall record.
Originially from Bebington, England, Rees was Hartwick's team
captain for his junior and senior seasons. He was a three-year
starter on defense before moving to forward as a senior. He led the
team in scoring that season with 10 goals and four assists, raising
his career scoring total to 24 goals and 13 assists.
He earned All-Region honors twice during his career and
received a spot on the Soccer America All-Freshman team in 1984. A
Dean's List student and a 1988 graduate of Hartwick, Rees earned a
degree in psychology and philosophy.
Rees played two years with the Albany Capitals of the
American Professional Soccer League while holding down an assistant
coaching position at Plattsburg State. He earned a master's degree
in education from Frostburg State where he was also the graduate
assistant coach for the men's soccer team. He later joined the
roster of the Albany Alleycats of the USISL in the summer of
1995.
As a coach, he was a Region I Olympic Development staff coach
and holds a United States Soccer Federation "B" coaching license.
Rees also holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America
advanced national diploma.
His playing experience also extends to the international
level, playing with the Everton and Liverpool Football Club youth
teams before deciding to attend Hartwick College in 1984. He was
inducted into the Hartwick Hall of Fame in June, 2007.
