Cesar Markovic Named Siena Men's Soccer Coach
Siena Sports Information
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. - Siena College has found the person it
believes can lead its men's soccer program to its first MAAC
Championship. Cesar Markovic, who has led three different programs to
the NCAA College Cup, was named the seventh head coach in program
history Thursday.
"We are fortunate to have Cesar join our staff and lead our men's
soccer program," said director of athletics John D'Argenio. "He has
proven that his teams achieve athletically while performing in the
classroom as well. His experience as a head coach and having won
championships will be a benefit to the young men on the team and the
College."
Markovic brings 17 years of head coaching experience to
Loudonville having led NJIT (2011-12), Stony Brook (2004-11), Saint
Peter's (2000-04) and his alma mater, Division III Hunter (N.Y.) College
(1995-00). The winningest head coach in program history at all four of
those institutions, Markovic sports a career head coaching record of
166-146-36 (.529).
Markovic has led his programs to four NCAA Tournament
Appearances, guiding Saint Peter's into the College Cup field in 2003
and Stony Brook in 2005 and 2009. He also led Hunter to the regional
semifinals of the 1999 NCAA Division III Tournament. Additionally,
Markovic's 2003 Saint Peter's and 2005 Stony Brook squads each won First
Round games.
Markovic spent the past two seasons at NJIT, where he led the
Highlanders to their best mark at the Division I level last fall in
posting a 10-9 record. NJIT was ranked in the NSCAA North Atlantic Poll
throughout the season, achieving a peak ranking of third. In his first
season, he guided NJIT to its first win over an ACC opponent, defeating
Virginia Tech.
Markovic began his collegiate head coaching career at Hunter,
leading his alma mater to the conference title in all five of his years.
He was twice named the CUNYAC Coach of the Year and also earned Skyline
Conference Coach of the Year honors.
At Saint Peter's, Markovic led the Peacocks to a school-record 18
wins in 2003 and was named the MAAC Coach of the Year. Inheriting a
program that had gone 14 years without a 10-win season, Markovic guided
Saint Peter's to a 10-win campaign in 2002 prior to the Peacocks'
record-setting 2003 season.
Known for leading programs to quick turnarounds, it took Markovic only
until his season year to turn Stony Brook into a contender. In 2005 he
led the Seawolves to a school-record 13 wins and first-ever NCAA
Tournament Appearance en route to being named the BigAppleSoccer.com
Coach of the Year.
Markovic began his coaching career at St. John's Prep in Astoria,
N.Y. from 1991-93, leading the school to Catholic High Schools City and
Sectional titles in 1993. From there, he matriculated to Queensborough
Community College in Bayside, N.Y. in 1994.
Markovic holds a USSF A License, the highest granted in USA
Soccer, an NSCAA Premier License, and he was among the first American
coaches granted a Brazilian Professional Coaching license after serving
as an apprentice/assistant with the famed Sao Paulo FC. He also served
as an assistant coach stateside with the professional Long Island Rough
Riders in 1997 and 1998.
A native of Queens, N.Y., Markovic enjoyed a stellar collegiate
playing career at Hunter where he is a member of the College's Hall of
Fame. He earned his bachelor's degree from Hunter in 1992 and his
Masters of Science from Hofstra University in 1997. He is married to
Tijana and has four children: Danilo, Alessandro, Nikola and Viktorija.
Markovic inherits a Siena Soccer program which posted a 10-7 overall record last fall and 6-1 record in the MAAC.