Joe Machnik (born January 13, 1943) is an American soccer player, coach, referee, and broadcaster. He is highly regarded for his contributions to the sport. On August 3, 2017 he was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on the builder ballot.
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Player
Machnik was a soccer player at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University (LIU). In 1962 he was honored as an All-American goalkeeper.
He was on the team, the New York Ukrainians, that won the 1965 U.S. Open Cup.
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Coach
As a coach, Machnik has coached a variety of teams during his career.
- Head coach of 1966 LIU team that reached the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship game.
- Coach of the men's and women's soccer team at University of New Haven. He also coached the hockey team.
- Assistant coach for the U.S. National Team that reached the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
- Coach of the New York Arrows of the Major Indoor Soccer League.
- Commissioner of the American Indoor Soccer Association.
No. 1 Soccer Camps
Machnik started the No. 1 Goal Keeper's Camp in 1977. The camp has since been expanded to include field players. And, the camp name has been renamed to No. 1 Soccer Camps. The camps have trained over 80,000 players including Nick Rimando, Brad Friedel, Tony Meola, Briana Scurry, and Hercules Gomez among many others. Both Scurry and Machnik were elected into the 2017 soccer hall of fame class together.
Referee
Machnik's soccer refereeing accomplishments include the following:
- Director of Refereeing of MISL
- Director of Refereeing of Major League Soccer
- Director of Refereeing of National Premier Soccer League
- Member of team to run the 2017 Gold Cup Referee Candidate Course in Dallas
- Match commissioner for both CONCACAF and FIFA including overseeing World Cup qualifiers and CONCACAF Champions League games.
Broadcaster
He is the current rules and match commentator for soccer games broadcast by Fox Sports. He started this role during the 2013 Gold Cup. And, he has been a commentator for many games including Gold Cups, Women's World Cup, MLS, U.S. National Team, UEFA Champions League, Copa America, and Confederations Cup.
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Personal Life
Machnik has a PhD from University of Utah in the field of education. This has earned him the nickname of "Dr. Joe".
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