Stephen Hart (soccer)

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Stephen Hart (born 15 March 1960) is the recently-appointed technical director of CSA ( there were 15 applications, six from outside Canada, for the job). His duties include leading their long-term development as well as overseeing all their technical programs. Part of this involves helping young players come up the ranks with improved technical skills.

In the past Hart has been a coach with Canada's youth and senior teams. He has recently been head coach of Canada's U-17 team and assistant coach to Canada's senior team. In 2007, he stepped in as the senior team's interim coach and led Canada to a semi-final spot in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

A long-time Halifax resident where he lives with his wife and three daughters, Hart was technical director of Soccer Nova Scotia from 1993 to 2001. He played in his native T&T for Texaco in the National Football League and well as San Fernando club the San Fernando Strikers. In 1980 he was selected to the national team. Later in the same year he moved to Canada to attend Saint Mary's University, Halifax. He starred for the school's Saint Mary's Huskies and local amateur side Halifax King of Donair. He coached Donair in 2000. He had been their player-coach in 1988 and 1989.