Dan Stratford

Biography

The Stratford File Personal Information Birthday May 29, Hometown London, England Education West Virginia, 2009 (Bachelor's) West Virginia, 2015 (Master's) Playing Career West Virginia, 2004-07 D.C. United, 2008 Inverness Caledonian Thistle, 2009-10 Hereford United, 2010-11 Coaching History 2011-12 West Virginia - Volunteer Assistant 2013 West Virginia - Assistant Coach 2014-16 Charleston (W.Va.) - Assistant Coach 2017-19 Charleston (W.Va.) - Head Coach 2020-present West Virginia - Head Coach Mountaineer alumnus Dan Stratford was named West Virginia University’s 10th men’s soccer head coach in January 2020 and enters his sixth season at the helm in 2025. Stratford, who played for the Mountaineers from 2004-07, and served as an assistant coach at WVU from 2011-13, returned to Morgantown after a three-year stint as the head coach at the University of Charleston from 2017-19. While at UC, he compiled a record of 61-4-5 and led the Golden Eagles to a pair of Division II National Championships. It hasn’t taken long for him to elevate his alma mater as he has gone 55-18-22 in four seasons in Morgantown. In 2024, Stratford led WVU to both the Sun Belt Regular Season and Tournament titles for the first time in program history. The Mountaineers went 13-2-7 overall and 5-0-4 in the Sun Belt, finishing league play unbeaten. During the season, the Mountaineers reached No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches poll for the first time in program history. Sergio Ors Navarro was named the Sun Belt