Tim Holt

Tim Holt serves as Managing Director of San Antonio FC (SAFC), where he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Spurs Sports & Entertainment owned professional soccer club. SAFC is in its fifth season in the USL Championship and hosts its games at the purpose-built Toyota Field.

Holt arrived in San Antonio in January 2016 after a stint at Orlando City SC which he joined during its inaugural Major League Soccer (MLS) season as Vice President of Development. His immediate impact with the highly successful expansion team was marked by expansion of both the club and brand through the creation and launch of two new professional soccer franchises, Orlando Pride of the NWSL & Orlando City B of the USL. Additionally, he played a leadership role on behalf of the club within the local organizing group (along with the City of Orlando & Central Florida Sports Commission) which successfully delivered the prestigious 2016 Copa America Centenario for Orlando. Holt also represented Orlando City on the Florida Sports Foundation Board of Directors, and as Board Chairman for OCYS, Orlando City’s 2,000+ member local youth soccer club.

Prior to his time with Orlando City, Holt served as an executive with the United Soccer League (USL) since 1999 including as its President from 2009-2015. In the previous decade, Holt served USL in the various capacities of Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Director of Pro League Operations. Holt was a key figure in establishing the affiliation partnership between the USL and MLS that has become the critical platform for professional player development in the United States and Canada. Under the period of his leadership, the USL blossomed into the largest system of elite soccer leagues in North America with over 100 franchises and several hundred youth team members.

Holt has been repeatedly recognized as one of the leading executives in domestic soccer including having been named one of Soccer America’s ‘Rising Stars’ in 2006 recognizing the top American soccer executives under the age of 35, as well as being recognized by SI.com in 2013 as one of “The 50 Most Powerful People in U.S. Soccer.” Throughout his career, Holt has been active within the US Soccer Federation leadership serving numerous years on its Board of Directors, Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Committee, Professional Council, Appeals Committee, and Credentials Committee. Additionally, he is a long-time member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and served as the Men’s Pro representative on its Board of Directors until 2010.

As a youth player, Holt was part of the respected FC DELCO youth club in suburban Philadelphia where, upon graduating from Penn State University, he returned to work for the club in the mid-1990s launching, coordinating, and operating a 200+ team annual national youth soccer tournament. As a scholastic player at Radnor High School (PA), Holt still ranks amongst the school’s all-time top leading scorers and is a member of the Radnor Soccer Hall of Fame. Holt holds a USSF national coaching license, and has coached at both the elite youth club and scholastic levels. Holt lives in San Antonio with his wife Sara and children Jagger, Roman and Ellesyn.