Bob Butehorn

{{Short description|American soccer coach (born 1960)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Bob Butehorn

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| current_title = Head coach

| current_team = South Florida Bulls

| current_conference = American Athletic Conference

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|8|12}}

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| player_years1 = 1980–1983

| player_team1 = Tampa Spartans

| player_positions = Midfielder

| coach_years1 = 1988–1994

| coach_team1 = Maryland Terrapins (assistant)

| coach_years2 = 1995–1998

| coach_team2 = St. Bonaventure Bonnies

| coach_years3 = 2001–2006

| coach_team3 = Penn Quakers (assistant)

| coach_years4 = 2007–2016

| coach_team4 = Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

| coach_years5 = 2017–

| coach_team5 = South Florida Bulls

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Robert "Bob" Butehorn (born 1960) is an American soccer coach who currently coaches the South Florida Bulls men's soccer program. Butehorn attended the University of Tampa, where he was part of the team's 1981 NCAA Division II Soccer Championship run. He previously served as the head coach for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's soccer program.

At Tampa, Butehorn earned a Bachelor's degree in sports science. He earned his Master of Science in Sports Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

Butehorn's coaching career began as an assistant to the Maryland Terrapins men's soccer program. Butehorn became the head coach for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's soccer program in 1995, where he coached them until 1999. In 1997, he had the program's winningest season at the time, posting a 12–6–0 record.{{cite web|last1=Soffian|first1=Seth|title=Florida Gulf Coast University- A Program Making The Right Steps|url=http://www.collegesoccernews.com/index.php/articles/75-florida-gulf-coast-university-a-program-making-the-right-steps-seth-soffian|publisher=College Soccer News|accessdate=July 19, 2015}} At St. Bonaventure, Butehorn coached the only Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year in school history. Butehorn's final record at St. Bonaventure was 34–32–4.{{cite web|title=Ambition made UM's Cirovski college soccer's dominant coach|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2009/09/23/ambition-made-ums-cirovski-college-soccers-dominant-coach/|publisher=Baltimore Sun|access-date=2015-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054515/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2009-09-23/sports/bal-sp.cirovski23sep23_1_sasho-cirovski-ludwig-field-terps-aide|archive-date=2013-09-21|url-status=live}}

Upon leaving St. Bonvanture, Butehorn served as an assistant coach for the Penn Quakers program before coaching Florida Gulf Coast, where he has coached since the programs inception in 2007.{{cite web|last1=Caldwell|first1=Dana|title=College soccer: FGCU men find out NCAA fate while coach mourns death of father|url=http://www.naplesnews.com/sports/college/fgcu/college-soccer-fgcu-men-find-out-ncaa-fate-while-coach-mourns-death-of-father_72572015|website=Naples Daily News|publisher=NaplesNews.com|accessdate=July 19, 2015}} Butehorn has seen immediate success at FGCU,{{cite web|title=Butehorn, Florida Gulf Coast taking fast track|url=http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/butehorn-florida-gulf-coast-taking-fast-track_aid17245}} posting a perfect 9–0–0 conference record in 2010, and qualifying for three NCAA Division I tournaments.{{cite web|title=Behind Enemy Lines with Florida Gulf Coast coach Bob Butehorn|url=http://www.thedp.com/blog/buzz/2013/09/behind-enemy-lines-with-florida-gulf-coast-coach-bob-butehorn|website=The Daily Pennsylvanian|accessdate=July 19, 2015}}

Since being NCAA eligible, the Eagles have won the regular season or conference tournament each year they have been eligible.{{cite web|title=FGCU'S Season Leads to Third A-Sun Championship|url=http://atlanticsun.org/sports/msoc/2014-15/releases/20141116qj6ccm|website=A-Sun Insider|publisher=AtlanticSun.org}}

On December 18, 2016, Butehorn was hired as the head coach for the South Florida Bulls men's soccer program.{{cite web|title=Butehorn Appointed Men's Soccer Head Coach|url=http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=211366390|website=University of South Florida Athletics|publisher=GoUSFBulls.com|accessdate=December 19, 2016|date=December 18, 2016}} The Bulls have reached the NCAA tournament in 2019 and 2022 with him as coach.

Head coaching record

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

|name=St. Bonaventure Bonnies

|startyear=1995

|conference=Atlantic 10 Conference

|endyear= 1998

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| season = 1996

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| season = 1997

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| season = 1998

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

|name=Florida Gulf Coast Eagles

|startyear=2007

|conference=Atlantic Sun Conference

|endyear= 2016

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2007

| name = Florida Gulf Coast

| overall = 6–11–2

| conference = 3–5–1

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason = Ineligible

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2008

| name = Florida Gulf Coast

| overall = 6–10–2

| conference = 3–5–1

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason = Ineligible

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2009

| name = Florida Gulf Coast

| overall = 8–7–1

| conference = 6–3–0

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason = Ineligible

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2010

| name = Florida Gulf Coast

| overall = 13–3–2

| conference = 9–0–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = Ineligible

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2011

| name = Florida Gulf Coast

| overall = 12–6–2

| conference = 7–1–0

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = A-Sun Champions
NCAA First Round

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2012

| name = Florida Gulf Coast

| overall = 11–5–3

| conference = 6–1–1

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = A-Sun Champions
NCAA First Round

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2013

| name =Florida Gulf Coast

| overall = 8–7–2

| conference = 6–1–1

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = A-Sun Semifinal

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2014

| name =Florida Gulf Coast

| overall = 8–7–5

| conference = 4–1–1

| confstanding = T-1st

| postseason = A-Sun Champions
NCAA First Round

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2015

| name = Florida Gulf Coast

| overall = 7–4–3

| conference = 4–0–1

| confstanding = T-1st

| postseason = A-Sun Semifinal

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 2016

| name = Florida Gulf Coast

| overall = 14–3–2

| conference = 4–1–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = A-Sun Champions
NCAA Second Round

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Florida Gulf Coast

| overall = 93–63–24 ({{Winning percentage|93|63|24}})

| confrecord = 52–18–7 ({{Winning percentage|52|18|7}})

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|name=South Florida Bulls

|startyear=2017

|conference=American Athletic Conference

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| season = 2017

| name = South Florida

| overall = 6–6–4

| conference = 3–2–2

| confstanding = 5th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2018

| name = South Florida

| overall = 7–8–2

| conference = 4–1–2

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2019

| name = South Florida

| overall = 11–7–1

| conference = 4–3–0

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason = NCAA First Round

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2020

| name = South Florida

| overall = 4–6–0

| conference = 4–6–0

| confstanding = 5th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2021

| name = South Florida

| overall = 6–7–2

| conference = 4–5–1

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2022

| name = South Florida

| overall = 9–6–4

| conference = 5–1–3

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason = NCAA Second Round

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = South Florida

| overall = 43–40–13 ({{Winning percentage|43|40|13}})

| confrecord = 24–18–8 ({{Winning percentage|24|18|8}})

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{{CBB Yearly Record End | overall = 102–82–26 ({{Winning percentage|102|82|26}}) |confrecord = | poll = two | polltype= | polltype2 =

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Source:{{cite web|title=Year-By-Year Standings|url=http://atlanticsun.org/sports/msoc/2014-15/files/records-msoccer.pdf|website=Atlantic Sun Conference|publisher=AtlanticSun.org|pages=29–34|access-date=2015-07-08|archive-date=2015-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706110331/http://atlanticsun.org/sports/msoc/2014-15/files/records-msoccer.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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