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{{short description|American soccer player and coach (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Wes Hart
| fullname = 
| image = UNC vs Alabama (Sep 2025) 37.jpg
| caption = Hart with [[Alabama Crimson Tide women's soccer|Alabama]] in 2025
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|9|14}}
| birth_place = [[Hollister, California]], [[United States]] 
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = [[Alabama Crimson Tide women's soccer|Alabama]] (Head Coach)
|  youthyears1 =   1996–1997 
| youthyears2 =  1998–1999
|  youthclubs1 =   [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] 
| youthclubs2 =  [[Washington Huskies|University of Washington]]
|  years1 =   2000–2003 
| years2 =  2000 
| years3 =  2004–2005
|  clubs1 =   [[Colorado Rapids]] 
| clubs2 =  → [[MLS Pro-40]] ''(loan)''  
| clubs3 =  [[San Jose Earthquakes]]
| caps1 =    67  
| caps2 =   2  
| caps3 =  25  
| goals1 =  2  
| goals2 =  3  
| goals3 =  0 
| totalcaps  = 94
| totalgoals = 5
| manageryears1 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs1 = [[Florida State Seminoles women's soccer|Florida State]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2015–
| managerclubs2 = [[Alabama Crimson Tide women's soccer|Alabama]]
}}

'''Wes Hart''' (born September 14, 1977, in [[Hollister, California]]) is an American [[Association football|soccer]] coach and former player who is the head coach of the [[Alabama Crimson Tide women's soccer]] team. Hart played six seasons in [[Major League Soccer]] as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] with the [[Colorado Rapids]] and [[San Jose Earthquakes]].

==Playing career==

Hart grew up in [[Littleton, Colorado]], attending [[Columbine High School]] where he was a [[Parade Magazine]] and NSCAA High School All American soccer player.  He was also a highly successful high school wrestler, qualifying for the state tournament.  He then entered the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] (1996–1997) and at the [[University of Washington]] (1998–1999).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/hart_wes00.html|title=University of Washington Player Profile|publisher=}}</ref>  He was a 1998 third-team and 1999 second-team [[All-America]]n.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1998|title=Awards|website=www.nscaa.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=1999|title=Awards|website=www.nscaa.com}}</ref>  Hart was selected seventh overall in the [[2000 MLS SuperDraft]] by the [[Colorado Rapids]]. In his first two years with the Rapids, Hart missed the beginning of each season due to injuries.  The team did send him on loan with the [[MLS Project 40]] team in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.uspstax.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629130233/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/aleague/stats/2000/stats.uspstax.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2011|title=2000 Project 40|publisher=}}</ref>  However, the following two seasons saw Hart return from injury where he was able to play a more substantial role with team.  Before the beginning of the 2004 season, Hart was traded to the San Jose Earthquakes from the Rapids for a conditional pick in the [[2005 MLS SuperDraft]]. Hart saw a more limited role with the Quakes, appearing in less than half the games. After appearing in seven games in 2005, he was released on August 4, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html|title=TRANSACTIONS|date=4 August 2005|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.coloradorush.com/home.php?layout=1114 Colorado Rush]
* {{MLS player|wes-hart}}

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[[Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer players]]
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[[Category:A-League (1995–2004) players]]
[[Category:Colorado Rapids draft picks]]
[[Category:Alabama Crimson Tide women's soccer coaches]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
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[[Category:People from Hollister, California]]