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ASSISTANT COACH CLINT LONG
CLINT LONG ASSISTANT COACH SECOND SEASON CAL STATE STANISLAUS ’14
Clint Long enters his second season as a men’s soccer assistant coach in 2021 after being hired by head coach Jeff Cook in March 2020. Long is specifically in charge of the Nittany Lion goalkeepers and works closely with the team’s defending unit.
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In addition, Long helps with all aspects of the program including, but not limited to: recruiting, session planning, individual player development, camp planning, and Nike gear ordering and management. In his first season with the Nittany Lions, Long guided sophomore goalkeeper Kris Shakes to a second team All-Big Ten honor and a Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week nod during the unprecedented spring 2021 season. Shakes held a 0.96 goals-against average during conference play with a .793 save percentage, along with three clean sheets. He finished with the second-best save percentage in the league and one that stood top 50 nationally. Long also assisted in backline leader Brandon Hackenberg’s second-straight first team All-Big Ten plaudit, and helped coach and develop two Third Team All-Americans in 2020-21 in midfielder Pierre Reedy and forward Danny Bloyou. Long matriculated to Penn State from Oregon State where he was an assistant coach for the Beavers during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. The Beavers finished backto-back seasons with Long on staff with winning records for the first time since 2002-03. He managed all aspects of goalkeeping at Oregon State and helped the defensive unit by planning and executing training curriculum. The Beavers posted four shutouts during the 2018 season with a 1.12 goals against average. The defense had five shutouts and a 1.14 goals against average in 2019. Long also assisted in the development of three first team Pac-12 All-Conference players in 2019, the Pac12 Freshman of the Year in 2018, and two 2018 MLS SuperDraft picks. Prior to Oregon State, Long spent the 2017 season as an assistant coach at Otterbein University in Ohio. The Cardinals finished the season ranked 11th nationally in NCAA Division III, riding a 17-game win streak to finish with a 19-3 record. Long coached the goalkeepers and the defense to 11 shutouts in 2017 and a 0.82 goals against average on the year. He helped develop one All-American, four allregion players, the OAC Defender of the Year, seven allconference honorees, and six All-Ohio Team players. The Cardinals were the OAC Tournament Champions and finished conference play with an undefeated record.
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The Otterbein staff was named the Great Lakes Regional Staff of the Year while leading the team to a NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearance. Long also had coaching stops at his alma mater, Cal State Stanislaus, as the women’s soccer assistant coach, UC-Merced as an assistant men’s soccer coach, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as an assistant/ interim head men’s soccer coach. As a student-athlete, Long played at California State University Stanislaus from 2012-14. He was a three-time team captain, leading the Warriors to a 2012 CCAA Championship, the first and only in school history, as well as an NCAA Tournament appearance. Long was also the 2012 Cal State Stanislaus Newcomer of the Year. Long totaled 5,096 minutes as the Warriors’ goalkeeper, second most in program history. He held a career .788 save percentage and posted 14 shutouts from 2012-14, both second most in the school record books. Long also holds the Cal State Stanislaus single-season records for goals against average (0.83) and saves (98) as well as the record for career wins in net with 26. He also spent two seasons at Oregon State as a goalkeeper. After college he had playing stints for PDL clubs Midland Odessa Sockers and Fresno Fuego before advancing to the USL with the Sacramento Republic. Long earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Cal State Stanislaus in 2014. Long and his wife, Allison, reside in State College.
