Jim Launder
{{short description|American soccer coach (born 1952)}}
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|birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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|position = Midfielder, goalkeeper
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|college1 = Milwaukee Panthers
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|manageryears1 = 1974–1978
|managerclubs1 = Milwaukee Panthers (assistant)
|manageryears2 = 1979–1981
|managerclubs2 = Wisconsin Badgers (assistant)
|manageryears3 = 1982–1996
|managerclubs3 = Wisconsin Badgers
|manageryears4 = 1997–1999
|managerclubs4 = Dayton Flyers
|manageryears5 = 2000–2002
|managerclubs5 = Milwaukee Rampage (assistant)
|manageryears6 = 2003
|managerclubs6 = Columbus Crew (assistant)
|manageryears7 = 2005–
|managerclubs7 = Madison 56ers
|manageryears8 = 2020–
|managerclubs8 = Forward Madison FC (assistant)
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Jim Launder is an American soccer coach. He was a two-time Big Ten Coach of the Year and the 1995 NSCAA Coach of the Year.
Career
He attended Custer High School in Milwaukee.{{cite web|url=http://host.madison.com/sports/sent-off-by-uw-after-winning-a-national-title-jim/article_c6180857-fa72-54e1-a6e9-f700e228e353.html|title=SENT OFF BY UW AFTER WINNING A NATIONAL TITLE, JIM LAUNDER HAS COME ... FULL CIRCLE|first=Nathan Leaf Wisconsin State|last=Journal|date=21 May 2005 |publisher=}} He then played midfielder and goalkeeper for the Milwaukee Panthers men's soccer team. He was inducted into the Milwaukee Panthers Hall of Fame in 2000.{{cite web|url=http://mkepanthers.com/hof.aspx?hof=45&path=&kiosk=|title=Milwaukee Panther Athletics - Hall of Fame|website=mkepanthers.com}}
After serving as an assistant coach, Launder was hired as the head coach at Wisconsin for the 1982 season. He led Wisconsin to the 1995 national championship, and was named the NSCAA Coach of the Year. However, in January 1996, Wisconsin associate athletic director Cheryl Marra recommended to the Athletic Board that Launder's contract not be renewed.{{cite web|url=http://journaltimes.com/sports/uw-soccer-coach-walking-on-a-tightrope/article_d6192393-b5b2-52b8-8937-562f275957aa.html|title=UW soccer coach walking on a tightrope|last=By|date=23 January 1996 |publisher=}} UW renewed his contract for one year. Launder was fired from Wisconsin in February 1997.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/02/08/wisconsin-fires-soccer-coach-despite-success/|title=Wisconsin Fires Soccer Coach Despite Success|website=Chicago Tribune |publisher=}} The firing of Launder led to a review of the process Wisconsin used to evaluate coaches.{{cite web|url=http://host.madison.com/sports/college/launder-seeks-uw-men-s-soccer-job/article_8b1c9ae4-ff2b-11de-b77e-001cc4c002e0.html|title=Launder seeks UW men's soccer job|first=Tom Mulhern |last= tmulhern@madison.com |date=11 January 2010 |publisher=}}
Launder coached Dayton from 1997 to 1999, leading the team to Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Tournament championships in 1997 and 1998.
In January 2003, Launder was hired to be an assistant coach for the Columbus Crew.{{cite web|url=https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/9255/mls-crew-hires-jim-launder-as-assistant-coach.html|title=MLS: Crew hires Jim Launder as assistant coach|publisher=}} In late 2003, he returned to Madison to become the director of the Princeton Soccer Club.
Launder has coached the Madison 56ers since 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/other/story/madison-56ers-combining-best-of-local-foreign-talent-052313|title=Madison 56ers combining best of local, foreign talent|date=23 May 2013|publisher=}}
In January 2010, after Wisconsin coach Todd Yeagley departed to become the coach at Indiana, Launder applied to return as Wisconsin men's soccer coach, but was ultimately passed over for John Trask.
Forward Madison FC hired Launder as an assistant coach before the 2020 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.forwardmadisonfc.com/technical-staff |title=Technical Staff |publisher=Forward Madison FC |access-date=December 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206220612/https://www.forwardmadisonfc.com/technical-staff |archive-date=December 6, 2019}}
College head coaching record
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|name=Wisconsin Badgers
|startyear=1982
|conference=Big Ten
|endyear=1996
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| season = 1982
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 10–6–2
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
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| season = 1983
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 11–5–4
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| championship =
| season = 1984
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 12–6–2
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| championship =
| season = 1985
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 12–7–1
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| championship =
| season = 1986
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 13–6–1
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| championship =
| season = 1987
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 13–8–1
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| championship =
| season = 1988
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 12–4–4
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| championship =
| season = 1989
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 13–2–3
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| championship =
| season = 1990
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 8–8–4
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1991
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 17–4–1
| conference = 5–0–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Round of 16
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 1992
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 12–5–2
| conference = 4–0–1
| confstanding = 1st
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1993
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 15–4–4
| conference = 3–1–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Quarterfinals
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1994
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 14–6–0
| conference = 2–3–0
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = NCAA First Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = national
| season = 1995
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 20–4–1
| conference = 4–1–0
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA Championship
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1996
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 11–5–5
| conference = 2–2–1
| confstanding = T–3rd
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Wisconsin
| overall = 193–80–35 ({{winning percentage|193|80|35}})
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|name=Dayton
|startyear=1997
|conference=Atlantic 10
|endyear=1999
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 1997
| name = Dayton
| overall = 12–8–1
| conference = 7–4–0
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = NCAA play-in game
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1998
| name = Dayton
| overall = 13–9–0
| conference = 9–2–0
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA play-in game
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1999
| name = Dayton
| overall = 9–7–2
| conference = 5–5–1
| confstanding = 6th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Dayton
| overall = 34–24–3 ({{winning percentage|34|24|3}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall=227–104–38 ({{winning percentage|227|104|38}})
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References
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External links
- [http://mkepanthers.com/hof.aspx?hof=45&path=&kiosk= UW Milwaukee Hall of Fame bio]
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{{Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year navbox}}
{{NSCAA Coach of the Year}}
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