Entering 2019 season
Matt Hall enters his seventh season as associate head coach and 20th overall with the San Diego State men's soccer program. His primary responsibilities are working with the Aztec goalkeepers. In addition to his goalkeeping duties, Hall helps coordinate the team's recruiting, and organizes and runs practice sessions.
Known as one of the top assistant coaches in the nation, Hall has coached an SDSU netminder to a postseason honor in eight of his last 13 seasons and has helped set a high standard for the expectations of Aztec goalkeepers.
Hall was instrumental in the development of two-time All-American Tally Hall (2003-06), all-time career saves leader Brian Barnes (1999-02) and Adam Allmaras (2014-17), who finished his SDSU career second in shutouts (25) and saves (260).
"I am so fortunate that Matt has become such a significant part of my personal and professional life," said Aztec head coach Lev Kirshner. "Since 1997, when Matt first played for me, I have enjoyed watching him mature as an adult and professional. Matt has become one of my closest friends and I am so blessed to have him as my assistant. This program would not be the same without him and neither would my life."
In 2016, the Aztecs, allowed just 12 goals during the regular season to become the just the third squad in school history to give up 12 or fewer goals in the first 18 games of the year. SDSU ranked among the national team leaders in save percentage (3rd, .857), shutout percentage (4th, 0.58) and goals against average (10th, 0.63). Individually, goalkeeper Adam Allmaras ranked fourth in the country in save pct. and logged 11 shutouts, good for second on the team’s single-season charts.
Under Hall's guidance in 2006, Tally Hall (no relation) allowed just nine goals in Pac-10 play and became the first Aztec to earn All-America honors in consecutive years since 1989. Hall also was a M.A.C. Hermann Award semifinalist, a Scholar All-American and a first-team all-West Region and all-Pac-10 performer.
The year prior (2005), Tally Hall and the Aztecs led the nation with an 88.9 shots-on-goal save percentage and were second in the country with a 0.49 goals against average, both school records. For his efforts, he was named a first-team all-Far West selection and first-team all-Pac-10 pick.
Hall also oversaw Brian Barnes early in his career, who recorded 90 saves in 2000 and 98 in 2002, the top-two all-time in a single-season for an Aztec goalkeeper. Barnes finished his career with 282 saves, the most in program history.
Actively involved as the team's recruiting coordinator, Matt Hall helped San Diego State produce top-40 recruiting classes on a near annual basis.
Hall spent three years (1996-98) defending the Aztecs' net and beginning SDSU's tradition of nationally renowned goalkeepers. He finished his career with the most saves (213) in school history and now sits in fourth place after being passed by three of his pupils (Barnes, Allmaras and T. Hall). Hall is also third on the school's single-season saves list after recording 89 during the 1998 campaign.
After SDSU, Hall had a solid professional career, starting for the San Diego Flash, which reached the quarterfinals of the A-League championships in 2001.
Hall completed his undergraduate degree at the University of San Diego in 2001, and holds a U.S.S.F. National "A" license.
He resides in San Diego with his wife Kelli, and their two children.
Matt Hall enters his seventh season as associate head coach and 20th overall with the San Diego State men's soccer program. His primary responsibilities are working with the Aztec goalkeepers. In addition to his goalkeeping duties, Hall helps coordinate the team's recruiting, and organizes and runs practice sessions.
Known as one of the top assistant coaches in the nation, Hall has coached an SDSU netminder to a postseason honor in eight of his last 13 seasons and has helped set a high standard for the expectations of Aztec goalkeepers.
Hall was instrumental in the development of two-time All-American Tally Hall (2003-06), all-time career saves leader Brian Barnes (1999-02) and Adam Allmaras (2014-17), who finished his SDSU career second in shutouts (25) and saves (260).
"I am so fortunate that Matt has become such a significant part of my personal and professional life," said Aztec head coach Lev Kirshner. "Since 1997, when Matt first played for me, I have enjoyed watching him mature as an adult and professional. Matt has become one of my closest friends and I am so blessed to have him as my assistant. This program would not be the same without him and neither would my life."
In 2016, the Aztecs, allowed just 12 goals during the regular season to become the just the third squad in school history to give up 12 or fewer goals in the first 18 games of the year. SDSU ranked among the national team leaders in save percentage (3rd, .857), shutout percentage (4th, 0.58) and goals against average (10th, 0.63). Individually, goalkeeper Adam Allmaras ranked fourth in the country in save pct. and logged 11 shutouts, good for second on the team’s single-season charts.
Under Hall's guidance in 2006, Tally Hall (no relation) allowed just nine goals in Pac-10 play and became the first Aztec to earn All-America honors in consecutive years since 1989. Hall also was a M.A.C. Hermann Award semifinalist, a Scholar All-American and a first-team all-West Region and all-Pac-10 performer.
The year prior (2005), Tally Hall and the Aztecs led the nation with an 88.9 shots-on-goal save percentage and were second in the country with a 0.49 goals against average, both school records. For his efforts, he was named a first-team all-Far West selection and first-team all-Pac-10 pick.
Hall also oversaw Brian Barnes early in his career, who recorded 90 saves in 2000 and 98 in 2002, the top-two all-time in a single-season for an Aztec goalkeeper. Barnes finished his career with 282 saves, the most in program history.
Actively involved as the team's recruiting coordinator, Matt Hall helped San Diego State produce top-40 recruiting classes on a near annual basis.
Hall spent three years (1996-98) defending the Aztecs' net and beginning SDSU's tradition of nationally renowned goalkeepers. He finished his career with the most saves (213) in school history and now sits in fourth place after being passed by three of his pupils (Barnes, Allmaras and T. Hall). Hall is also third on the school's single-season saves list after recording 89 during the 1998 campaign.
After SDSU, Hall had a solid professional career, starting for the San Diego Flash, which reached the quarterfinals of the A-League championships in 2001.
Hall completed his undergraduate degree at the University of San Diego in 2001, and holds a U.S.S.F. National "A" license.
He resides in San Diego with his wife Kelli, and their two children.