Women's Soccer
Cristian Materazzi
- Title:
- Goalkeepers Coach
- Phone:
- (304) 293-9886
Cristian Materazzi enters his fourth season as a volunteer assistant with the West Virginia University women’s soccer team. He serves as WVU’s goalkeeper coach, while assisting with the team’s daily training sessions and game preparations.
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Materazzi helped the Mountaineers post a 12-8-2 mark in 2019. The squad reached the NCAA Tournament Third Round for the fourth time in five years and were led by senior goalkeeper and co-captain Rylee Foster. An All-Big 12 Second Team selection, Foster made career single-season best 87 saves for the Mountaineers. She posted nine shutouts in more than 1,900 minutes of work.
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Foster finished her WVU career ranked No. 2 in program history in shutouts (39) and minutes (7,670:10) and No. 5 in saves (202) and goals against average (0.72).
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Foster, who also was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Second Team and was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, signed a professional contract with English side Liverpool FC.
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In 2018, Materazzi coached Foster to United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team honors, the first netminder in program history to earn an All-America award. The 2018 All-Big 12 First Team member also was a MAC Hermann Trophy candidate and a finalist for the CONCACAF Female Goalkeeper of the Year.
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Foster started all 23 matches between the posts in 2018 and logged 2,133:38 minutes, the fourth-most nationally and the second-most in a single season for a Mountaineer goalkeeper. She made 34 saves for a 0.723 save percentage and earned credit for 11 of WVU’s 12 shutouts, which ranked No. 6 nationally. Foster finished the year with a 0.55 goals-against average (GAA), the second-best mark in the Big 12 and No. 14 nationally. She allowed 13 goals all season.
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WVU finished the 2018 season at 15-4-4 and won the Big 12 Conference Championship title on the strength of three consecutive shutouts by Foster.
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In 2017, the WVU goalkeeping unit posted 13 shutouts, 12 credited to Foster, and ranked No. 20 nationally with a 0.565 shutout percentage. The unit also ranked No. 25 nationally with a 0.670 GAA. The Mountaineers finished the season at 16-4-3.
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The Mountaineers’ starting goalkeeper for all 23 matches in 2017, Foster finished the season ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference with a 0.64 GAA. At season’s end, she ranked No. 5 among active Division I players with a 0.55 career GAA and No. 30 with 20 career shutouts. Foster was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-South Region First Team, her second career all-region accolade and first career first-team award, and also was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team for the second consecutive year.
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Materazzi also spent four seasons as head coach at Alderson Broaddus. The second coach in program history, he led the Battlers to a 3-12-2 showing in 2017. In 2016, the squad finished 6-9-2, and three athletes were named to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) All-Conference team.
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The squad went 7-12 in 2015 en route to its second straight appearance in the G-MAC Women’s Soccer Championship.
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In his first season as head coach, Materazzi led the team to the semifinals of the G-MAC Championship following a 2-0, opening-round win over Davis & Elkins. The Battlers finished 6-12-1, and forward Lauren Small was named the G-MAC Freshman of the Year and ECAC Rookie of the Year.
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Prior to his elevation as head coach, Materazzi previously served two separate stints as an assistant coach with the Battlers, first from 2009-10 and then from 2012-13. During this time, he helped goalkeeper Katie Laird earn the 2011 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) Player of the Year honor, as well as three all-region recognitions. She finished her career at AB with 38 career shutouts, a mark which ranks seventh all-time in NCAA Division II. Additionally, he helped the Battlers win the 2012 WVIAC regular-season championship.
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In 2011, Materazzi served as the first assistant coach for men’s soccer at Stetson, where he helped the Hatters to a 10-5-4 record en route to an appearance in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.
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During his first stint at AB, Materazzi also served as a volunteer assistant at WVU in 2010. The Mountaineers went 18-5-1 that season and claimed the Big East Conference Championship title. Goalkeeper Kerri Butler finished the year with 14 shutouts, the best season total in program history, and posted a 0.82 goals-against average.
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Prior to his time at AB, Materazzi spent five years as an assistant with the Cal State University Monterery Bay men’s and women’s soccer programs.
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A three-year varsity letter winner at CSUMB as a goalkeeper, he played professionally in 2003 with California Gold, a United Soccer League PSL team. He also spent the 2004 season with Club America, a Mexican Primera Division team, on a trial basis.
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Materazzi holds an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma.
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Materazzi resides in Morgantown with his wife, Courtney, and their son, Dominic James.
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Materazzi helped the Mountaineers post a 12-8-2 mark in 2019. The squad reached the NCAA Tournament Third Round for the fourth time in five years and were led by senior goalkeeper and co-captain Rylee Foster. An All-Big 12 Second Team selection, Foster made career single-season best 87 saves for the Mountaineers. She posted nine shutouts in more than 1,900 minutes of work.
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Foster finished her WVU career ranked No. 2 in program history in shutouts (39) and minutes (7,670:10) and No. 5 in saves (202) and goals against average (0.72).
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Foster, who also was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Second Team and was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, signed a professional contract with English side Liverpool FC.
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In 2018, Materazzi coached Foster to United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team honors, the first netminder in program history to earn an All-America award. The 2018 All-Big 12 First Team member also was a MAC Hermann Trophy candidate and a finalist for the CONCACAF Female Goalkeeper of the Year.
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Foster started all 23 matches between the posts in 2018 and logged 2,133:38 minutes, the fourth-most nationally and the second-most in a single season for a Mountaineer goalkeeper. She made 34 saves for a 0.723 save percentage and earned credit for 11 of WVU’s 12 shutouts, which ranked No. 6 nationally. Foster finished the year with a 0.55 goals-against average (GAA), the second-best mark in the Big 12 and No. 14 nationally. She allowed 13 goals all season.
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WVU finished the 2018 season at 15-4-4 and won the Big 12 Conference Championship title on the strength of three consecutive shutouts by Foster.
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In 2017, the WVU goalkeeping unit posted 13 shutouts, 12 credited to Foster, and ranked No. 20 nationally with a 0.565 shutout percentage. The unit also ranked No. 25 nationally with a 0.670 GAA. The Mountaineers finished the season at 16-4-3.
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The Mountaineers’ starting goalkeeper for all 23 matches in 2017, Foster finished the season ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference with a 0.64 GAA. At season’s end, she ranked No. 5 among active Division I players with a 0.55 career GAA and No. 30 with 20 career shutouts. Foster was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-South Region First Team, her second career all-region accolade and first career first-team award, and also was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team for the second consecutive year.
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Materazzi also spent four seasons as head coach at Alderson Broaddus. The second coach in program history, he led the Battlers to a 3-12-2 showing in 2017. In 2016, the squad finished 6-9-2, and three athletes were named to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) All-Conference team.
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The squad went 7-12 in 2015 en route to its second straight appearance in the G-MAC Women’s Soccer Championship.
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In his first season as head coach, Materazzi led the team to the semifinals of the G-MAC Championship following a 2-0, opening-round win over Davis & Elkins. The Battlers finished 6-12-1, and forward Lauren Small was named the G-MAC Freshman of the Year and ECAC Rookie of the Year.
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Prior to his elevation as head coach, Materazzi previously served two separate stints as an assistant coach with the Battlers, first from 2009-10 and then from 2012-13. During this time, he helped goalkeeper Katie Laird earn the 2011 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) Player of the Year honor, as well as three all-region recognitions. She finished her career at AB with 38 career shutouts, a mark which ranks seventh all-time in NCAA Division II. Additionally, he helped the Battlers win the 2012 WVIAC regular-season championship.
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In 2011, Materazzi served as the first assistant coach for men’s soccer at Stetson, where he helped the Hatters to a 10-5-4 record en route to an appearance in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.
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During his first stint at AB, Materazzi also served as a volunteer assistant at WVU in 2010. The Mountaineers went 18-5-1 that season and claimed the Big East Conference Championship title. Goalkeeper Kerri Butler finished the year with 14 shutouts, the best season total in program history, and posted a 0.82 goals-against average.
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Prior to his time at AB, Materazzi spent five years as an assistant with the Cal State University Monterery Bay men’s and women’s soccer programs.
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A three-year varsity letter winner at CSUMB as a goalkeeper, he played professionally in 2003 with California Gold, a United Soccer League PSL team. He also spent the 2004 season with Club America, a Mexican Primera Division team, on a trial basis.
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Materazzi holds an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma.
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Materazzi resides in Morgantown with his wife, Courtney, and their son, Dominic James.
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