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{{Short description|American soccer player-coach (born 1951)}}
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| player_years1 = 1969–1972
| player_team1 = [[Eastern Illinois Panthers men's soccer|Eastern Illinois]]
| player_years2 = 1975
| player_team2 = [[Cincinnati Comets]]
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| coach_team1 = [[Murray State Racers men's soccer|Murray State]] 
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| coach_years3 = 1984–2008
| coach_team3 = [[SMU Mustangs men's soccer|SMU]]
| coach_years4 = 2008–2013
| coach_team4 = [[FC Dallas]]
| coach_years5 = 2015–2021
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'''Schellas Hyndman''' (born November 4, 1951) is a retired soccer coach. He was previously [[head coach]] of [[FC Dallas]] in [[Major League Soccer]].

Despite having a limited career as a professional athlete, Hyndman is one of the most successful [[College soccer in the United States|college soccer]] coaches in American sports history, compiling a 466–122–49 record as the head coach at [[Southern Methodist University]]. He was the 1981 [[United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year|NSCAA Coach of the Year]].

==Playing career==

===Youth and college===
Hyndman was born in [[Macau]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gculopes.com/news/2018/11/1/mens-soccer-coro-hyndman-came-far-to-join-elite|title=Hyndman came far, now elite|date=June 26, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cp24.com/mls-cup-fc-dallas-coach-schellas-hyndman-a-man-of-many-talents-1.576699|title=FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman a man of many talents|work=CP24 |date=November 19, 2010 |publisher=cp24.com |last1=Davidson |first1=Neil }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/mls/columbus-crew/2009/08/14/dallas-coach-very-complex-man/23770998007/|title=Dallas coach: 'very complex man'|publisher=dispatch.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/playoffs-profile-success-no-surprise-devoted-hyndman|title=Success no surprise for devoted Hyndman|publisher=mlssoccer.com}}</ref> He was born to a Russian-French mother and a [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] father, but after the [[Chinese Revolution (1949)|communist revolution in China]] his family fled the country in the cargo hold of a ship in 1957. They moved to [[Springfield, Ohio]] before settling in [[Vandalia, Ohio]] where he attended [[Butler High School (Vandalia, Ohio)|Butler High School]].  Following high school, he entered [[Eastern Illinois University]] on a soccer scholarship. He was part of the 1969 [[NAIA national men's soccer championship]] team as a freshman. He graduated from Eastern Illinois with a [[bachelor's degree]] in physical education in 1973.<ref>[http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/high-school-sports/butler-grad-has-shot-at-winning-mls-title-1004589.html Butler Grad has shot at winning MLS title] daytondailynews.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118062925/http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/high-school-sports/butler-grad-has-shot-at-winning-mls-title-1004589.html |date=November 18, 2010 }}</ref>

===Professional===
In 1975, Hyndman spent one season as a professional player with the [[Cincinnati Comets]] in the [[American Soccer League (1933–83)|American Soccer League]].

==Coaching career==
In the fall of 1973, Hyndman entered [[Murray State University]], graduating with a [[master's degree]] in 1975.  In addition to taking classes, he also coached the men's soccer team.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} In 1976, he moved to [[Sao Paulo, Brazil]] where he taught at [[Escola Graduada]] and served as a staff coach with the [[São Paulo Futebol Clube]]. In 1977, he returned to the U.S. to become the head coach at [[Eastern Illinois University]], then competing in the [[NCAA Division II]]. Over seven seasons, he compiled a 98–24–11 record. In 1978, Hyndman took the Panthers to third in the NCAA post-season tournament. In 1979, he topped that as Eastern Illinois finished [[NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament|runner-up]] to [[Alabama A&M]]. In 1981, the team moved up to the [[NCAA Division I]], taking third place in the 1981 Division I tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eiupanthers.com/Pdfs/msoc/2007/8/14/07_MSoc%20Guide%201-5.pdf|title=Eastern Illinois Soccer Records|accessdate=March 10, 2024}}</ref> That led to his being selected as the 1981 [[United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year|NSCAA Coach of the Year]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstlight.net/|title=Home|website=FirstLight|accessdate=March 10, 2024}}</ref>  He was inducted into the Eastern Illinois Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.

In 1984, [[Southern Methodist University]] hired Hyndman as head coach of the Mustangs soccer team. Over the next twenty-four seasons, he compiled a 368–96–38 record, earning eight league Coach of the Year honors, five regional Coach of the Year honors.

[[Image:Schellas Hyndman 26 Oct 2013.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Coaching FC Dallas in October 2013]]
On June 16, 2008, [[FC Dallas]] of [[Major League Soccer]] hired Hyndman as head coach after the sacking of [[Steve Morrow]]. In 2010, he coached Dallas to the [[MLS Cup]] Final, losing to [[Colorado Rapids]]. Hyndman resigned following the 2013 season.

On January 13, 2015, he was named head men's soccer coach at [[Grand Canyon University]].  In 2018, Grand Canyon became the third school he led into the [[NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship]].

===Administration===
In 2001, Hyndman was selected to serve as a member of the [[NSCAA]] Executive Committee.  In January 2005, he became President of the NSCAA, serving in that capacity for one year.

==Personal life==
Hyndman is also an established [[Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu|Aiki Ju-Jutsu]] coach, and has been teaching the discipline for over 25 years in the Dallas area. Hyndman is a 10th degree black belt with Juko Kai Int'o.
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=TXdivorceindex&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=schellas&gsfn_x=0&gsln=hyndman&gsln_x=1&MSAV=1&uidh=ry2&pcat=34&fh=0&h=1990086022&recoff=7+9+35&ml_rpos=1 |title=Register |url-access=subscription |website=search.ancestry.com |access-date=2023-09-13}}</ref>  He is now married to Kami Hyndman and has three children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dallaskenpo.com/styles.html |title=DallasKenpo.com - Chamberlain Studios of Self-Defense |accessdate=2008-09-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926093024/http://www.dallaskenpo.com/styles.html |archivedate=2008-09-26 }}</ref>  His grandson [[Emerson Hyndman]] currently plays for [[Atlanta United]] of [[Major League Soccer]].

==Coaching career statistics==
{{updated|May 18, 2012}}
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|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record{{ref|a|1}}
|-
!G!!W!!L!!T!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[FC Dallas]]
|align=left|June 16, 2008
|align=left|October 26, 2013
{{WDL|180|63|58|59}}
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|180|63|58|59}}
|}
*1.{{note|a}}Includes league, playoffs, cup and CONCACAF Champions League.

===College===
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/hyndman_schellas00.html SMU Mustangs coaching profile]

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