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Steve Seargeant
Steve Seargeant

Position:
Assistant Coach
Experience:
19th Season



Steve Seargeant served as an assistant coach at OU for 20 seasons, including his final two as an assistant to coach Eric Pogue. He spent 18 years as an assistant coach under Gary Parsons, including 12 years as the top assistant coach before he moved to the second assistant coach position beginning in the 2002 season. Seargeant, who was Parsons' assistant in 1984, began his second stint at Oakland University in 1992.

The Oakland soccer program has seen great success in Seargeant's tenure, making it to five NCAA Division I Tournament appearances. He also helped guide Oakland to a pair of NCAA Division II Tournament Finals and saw OU ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation at the NCAA Division II level.

In addition to his duties with the Golden Grizzlies varsity soccer program, Seargeant assisted with the Michigan Novi Jaguars.

A native of Liverpool, England, Seargeant played soccer professionally for 16 years with Everton F.C. He has been a camp coach and clinician since retiring from the professional ranks in 1982.

Seargeant holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) "D" License, his other coaching stints include the Detroit Sport Club, Michigan Selects, Vardar Academy and the North Metro Rangers club program.

As a youth, Seargeant had the honor of playing in historic Wembley National Stadium for England's under-16 national team.

In the summer of 1994, Seargeant served as a correspondent for USA Today, covering the World Cup games held in the Pontiac Silverdome.

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