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Patrice Gheisar (born June 15, 1975) is a Canadian soccer coach, who currently serves as head coach of HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League.
He later played for the York Region Shooters in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.
He also served as an assistant coach with SC Toronto in the Canadian Soccer League under Carmine Isacco. In 2011, he was nominated for the Coach of the Year award while managing SC Toronto's reserve team in the CSL's second division. In 2012, he was named head coach of the first team, after Iascco moved to the role of Technical Director.
At the university level, he served as an assistant coach with the Ryerson Rams and York Lions.
In December 2018, he was announced as the head coach of the Seneca College's men's soccer team at the college level. With Seneca, Gheisar was named OCAA coach of the year in 2019.
He also served as coached Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario, under Carmine Isacco (who he also worked with at SC Toronto and with the York Lions). In 2019, he was named head coach of the League1 Ontario side, taking over from Isacco. In 2019, Vaughan participated in the 2019 Canadian Championship, defeating professional club HFX Wanderers FC 1-0 on the road in the second leg, but were eliminated on away goals in the two-legged tie. In 2021, he was named East Division Coach of the Year, and the following season was named the overall league Coach of the Year.
On November 30, 2022, he was named head coach of HFX Wanderers FC of the Canadian Premier League. At the time of his hiring, Wanderers president Derek Martin emphasized Gheiser's history of developing strong attacking teams and his recruitment ability as prime reasons for his hiring. He won his first professional match on June 10 in a 2-0 victory over Valour FC and was named the CPL Manager of the Month for June. After his first season, he extended his contract with the club through 2025. In November 2024, he was invited to join the Canada men's team to assist with their training camp as part of Canada's Community Coaching program.
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| SC Toronto | Canadian Soccer League | 2012 | ||
| Vaughan Azzurri | League1 Ontario | 2019 | 2022 | |
| HFX Wanderers | Canadian Premier League | 2023 | present | |
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