Morristown NJ, March 9, 2021 - FC Motown is pleased to announce the appointment of Northern Ireland native Alan McClintock as the clubs inaugural USL2 Head Coach.

McClintock joined FC Motown in the winter of 2018, as an assistant to Head Coach Sacir Hot. In 2018 Motown went to the National Final eventually losing the final to Miami FC in front of a sold out crowd of over 2,400 at Drew University.

Full time McClintock is the Director of USA Inc the soccer division of USA Sport Group a youth sports provider in NJ. He is in his 6th year as the Men’s Assistant Coach at Drew University under 9 times Landmark Conference Coach of the year Lenny Armuth. In 2017, he helped guide the Rangers to the Landmark Conference title and a berth in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division III tournament. One year later, he helped coach Drew to the ECAC title.

Playing clubs in Northern Ireland and England include stints as a young player at Institute FC, Limavady United and Portrush FC. In NJ he played a summer with NJ Rangers (PDL) and multiple seasons with Box2Box and Empire United both in the GSSL.

McClintock said of his first encounter with the club “I played against them with Empire United, I could play a bit but I wasn't anywhere near the Motown level, we couldn’t get near them that day on the pitch, I could clearly see they had special talents in their ranks, I wanted to advance my coaching so I connected with Dan and Scott about being on staff.”

McClintock has been coaching for over 18 years including Maiden City Soccer, Liverpool FC, USA inc and Summit High School. He has coaching licenses from American, Irish and English federations as well as a degree in Sport Development and Physical Education from Liverpool John Moores University, more recently in the Fall of 2020 he set up and coached a very successful competitive U23 program for the club.

Asked about the opportunity to lead the clubs first USL 2 squad Alan had this to say: “I am delighted to be trusted with this role. Dan, Scott and Sacir have already provided me with multiple great experiences including coaching and being around professionals like Julius James and Dilly Duka, our epic Open Cup games, the NPSL run and scrimmages against pro teams. I have not stopped learning since I joined Motown in 2018 and this is another fantastic opportunity they are providing for my development as a coach."

Owner Dan Karosen on appointing McClintock to lead the USL2 program - "Alan has done exemplary work as our U23 head coach and also being the lead assistant to coach Hot on our nationally recognized men's team. We are confident that he will cultivate our young talent and provide them with a competitive and fun summer season".

FC Motown will have no fewer than 14 home games between May and August so be sure to get out and catch a game.

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