Victor Popovsky
Victor Popovsky (born April 1, 1968 in Chernivtsi, Ukraine) is a professional soccer player, professor, and soccer coach.
Education[edit]
Victor Popovsky holds a USSF National D soccer coaching license. He earned both his B.S. in Health and Physical Education and M.S. in Exercise Science at Kean University in Union, New Jersey.[1]
Coaching career[edit]
Popovsky was the Head Coach of the women's soccer program at Kingsborough Community College.[2] He also taught physical education at P.S. 321, a public elementary school in the neighborhood of Park Slope, Brooklyn.[3] While acting as a coach for the Fontbonne Hall Academy's girls soccer team, they were able to score 12-0 and won the Brooklyn-Queens championship.[4] Currently, he is an Associate Head Coach for Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, New York.[5] He also currently works as a coach for VIP Soccer Academy and as a soccer player scout for PNY Sports Agency New York.
Athletic Career[edit]
Victor Popovsky grew up playing soccer professionally for Ironi Ashdod, Israel. In New York, he was recruited to play for the Brooklyn College men's division 1 soccer team. In 2002, Popovsky's penalty kick allowed Kean University's soccer team to win the 2002 game against Rutgers-Newark.[6] He was the top scorer for his Over-35 Maccabi USA soccer team with 7 goals scored in 2013.[7] He played as number 19 and was given the name of "Goal Machine."[8] He also went on to play for the 2015 Pan American Maccabi Games in Santiago, Chile, and he scored the winning penalty kick that ultimately won the team a bronze medal.[9][10] During a game between the Manhattan Celtic Masters and Barnstonworth Rovers Veterans on April 2018, Popovsky was one of the players that scored a goal for his team (Manhattan Celtic Masters) that resulted in a 2:2 game score.[11][12] Victor Popovsky scored 23 goals for Brooklyn Italians Over-50 team during Long Island Soccer League's 2018-19 season.[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Victor Popovsky - Associate Head Coach - Staff Directory". Kingsborough Community College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ↑ "Victor Popovsky Comes to Kingsborough as Head Coach of the New Women's Soccer Program". cunyathletics.com. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ↑ "Faculty & Staff". PS 321 - 180 7th Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11215 - 718-499-2412. 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ↑ LELINWALLA, MARK. "Font of accomplishment". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ↑ "Victor Popovsky - Associate Head Coach - Staff Directory". Kingsborough Community College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ↑ "Men's Soccer vs Rutgers-Newark on 10/2/2002 - Box Score". Kean University. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ↑ "Pan American Maccabi Games Soccer Teams". Maccabi USA. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ↑ "Victor Popovsky - Goal Machine". Youtube. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Women's Soccer: Coach Victor Selected for Pan American Maccabi Games..." Kingsborough Community College Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ↑ "Maccabi Pan Am Games 2015: USA Masters +45 Soccer". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Weekly Round up with Jay!". Cosmopolitan Soccer League. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ↑ "Cosmopolitan Soccer League". elements.demosphere.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ↑ "Long Island Soccer Football". www.lisfl.org. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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