Bio

Peter Doneit is currently in his eighth season as the University of Bridgeport's head men's soccer coach in 2023-24. A longtime staple of UB Athletics, Doneit had previously served as a Purple Knights’ assistant coach for 15 seasons.

Doneit has made the most of his promotion, having led UB men’s soccer to four different seasons of 10-plus wins. Most recently, the Purple Knights tallied a 10-7-3 record in 2023 and advanced all the way to the CACC championship game.

Prior to joining the CACC, Doneit led the Purple Knights to the ECC championship game in 2019 as well. Bridgeport put together an 11-5-2 record that season.

Overall, during his 23 years on campus, Doneit has helped the Purple Knights to two ECAC championships, a conference title and a 2007 bid to the NCAA tournament plus 17 conference tournament appearances in the last 19 seasons. 

A USSF “A” license coach, Doneit currently is a coach in the US Soccer Development Academy system with Beachside Soccer Club where he has led the 13/14, 15/16 and 17/18 teams and directed the 2016 team to the national playoffs in Frisco, Texas. He has coached a total of five players that have been called up to the United States Youth National Teams.

Pete was named the US Youth Soccer Boys National Coach of the Year in 2010, the US Youth Soccer Region 1 Coach of the Year that same season. Also in 2010, he received the NSCAA East Region Youth Coach of the Year Award, plus Doneit was selected as the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association Coach of the Year and Young Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2010. Over his 16 seasons at Beachside, Pete has led multiple teams to state and regional titles and championship game appearances.  In addition, he is the head coach of the Super 20 Team that in 2012 made it to the semifinals of the USL National Finals in Rockford, Illinois, and that team has made seven national championship appearances.

After a four-year career at Division I Hartwick College, Doneit had a stint as a player in South Africa and also spent time in the USISL and the Pro Select League in the United States,

Pete and his wife Heather reside in Stamford, Conn. with their sons Zachary Peter and Benjamin Stewart.