capacity for three seasons before becoming head coach in 2000. Kirshner went to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in 2005 and 2006. In the 2010 and 2011 seasons, Kirshner also led the Aztecs to back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time since 1991. Most recent, Kirshner's Aztecs went to the tournament in 2016 in a season highlighted by a top-10 ranking, finishing the regular season in the top 25, and beating the number 1 ranked team in the country; it is known to be the first SDSU athletic team to accomplish this feat. Kirshner was fired by SDSU in 2019 after 20 years as head coach. Maccabiah In 2003, Kirshner was the coach of the U.S. U-20 team which won a bronze medal at the Pan-American Maccabiah games in Santiago, Chile. He was elevated to the position of national U.S. Maccabiah team head coach for the 2005 Maccabiah Games, where the squad won the silver medal for the first time since 1981 as well as the tournament's Fair Play Award. Two future US World Cup players (Benny Feilhaber and Jonathan Bornstein) were on the squad as well as a number of future professionals. Youth clubs In 1999, Kirshner became the director of soccer operations of the Hotspurs Soccer Club. He left that position in 2002 to coach with Cliff Tabor at Rancho Penasquitos. Kirshner then followed his coaching partner, Tabor to the Carlsbad Lightning. Their Carlsbad Elite teams went to the State Quarterfinals as well as won the coveted Coast League Premier Cup. Head Coaching Record at SDSU Mountain Pacific Sports Federation ERA (2000–2004): 2000 6–12–1 record, CONFERENCE 2-4-1 2001 7–9–4 record, CONFERENCE 3–2-2 2002 4–13–2 record, CONFERENCE 0-5-1 2003 9–8–3 record, CONFERENCE 2-2-2 2004 4–13–2 record, CONFERENCE 4-7-1 Pacific-10 ERA (2005–2011): 2005 9–4–6 record, CONFERENCE 2-3-5 2006 9–6–4 record, CONFERENCE 5-2-3 2007 8–7–4 record, CONFERENCE 4-4-2 2008 6–9–3 record, CONFERENCE 3–4–3 2009 6–6–6 record, CONFERENCE 3–4–3 2010 10–7–2 record, CONFERENCE 3-6-1 2011 10–6–3 record, CONFERENCE 4–5–1 Pac-12 ERA (2012–Present): 2012 7–9–3 record, CONFERENCE 1–7–2 2013 6-11-2 record, CONFERENCE 2-6–2 2014 7–12-0 record, CONFERENCE 1–9–0 2015 8-8–3 record, CONFERENCE 2–7–1 2016 9-4-6 record, CONFERENCE 4-3-3 Career Record: OVERALL: 125-144-54 NON-CONFERENCE: 80-64-21 PAC-12 CONFERENCE 45-80-33 See also SDSU Aztecs References External links Official Biography Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for the United States American soccer players American soccer coaches Jewish American sportspeople Jewish footballers Reno Rattlers players Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's soccer coaches San