NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. - One of the most successful head coaches in University of Massachusetts Dartmouth soccer history is stepping down.

Head men’s soccer coach Ray Cabral, who led both the men’s and women’s soccer teams in successful seven-year stints and is a member of the Corsair Athletic Hall of Fame, has resigned.

Cabral has accepted new positions as the production manager for Yard Boss, a landscape design company, and as the director of coaching and player development for Cape Cod Reunited, which a member of the Massachusetts Premier League.

Cabral led the men’s soccer team to a 63-52-12 record during the last seven seasons. The Corsairs’ 12-4-1 record marked their best winning percentage during that time. It was also the fourth time that Cabral’s men’s teams won 12 or more games, and they narrowly missed their fourth post-season tournament appearance during his tenure.

The successful run as head coach of the UMass Dartmouth men’s soccer team was Cabral’s second as a Corsair head soccer head coach. He started the women’s soccer team in 1998, leading them for one season as a club, and then serving as head coach for seven seasons, during which time they went 92-31-8 and qualified for post-season play in each of his last six seasons. His 1992 team finished 17-3-2, advancing to the NCAA Division III championship game, where they fell to Cortland State, 1-0. Named Little East Conference Coach of the Year four consecutive times between 1990 and 1994, Cabral led the Corsairs to NCAA Tournament berths again in 1993 and 1994 and Eastern College Athletic Conference post-season tournament action in 1990, 1991 and 1995. In 1993, UMass Dartmouth won its first Little East Conference co-championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. He stepped down after his wife had twins, and returned to coach the Corsair men’s team after they became older.

Prior to joining UMass Dartmouth, Cabral served as head boys’ soccer coach at Old Colony High School, leading his team to the state tournament eight times in 10 seasons. Cabral was named to the Corsair Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000 as a result of his contributions.

“Cape Cod hired me earlier this spring, and I was going to try to work that around coaching here, but I got a new job a few weeks ago, and I couldn’t make that work and still coach at UMass Dartmouth,” said Cabral. “I’m disappointed that I had to make this decision, because we have a great recruiting class coming in, and we have a chance to have an awesome team this fall. I got the job after I ran into a guy I’ve known for a long time, and he wanted someone to come in and run his crews on a day-to-day basis. I’ve always done landscaping, and I’m enjoying working for an awesome company and helping it grow, but it’s tough to leave, especially when you bring in a lot of recruits.”

"We're indebted to Ray's loyalty and many years of service to UMass Dartmouth," said UMass Dartmouth Director of Athletics Ian Day. “He's leaving the men's soccer program well-positioned for a new coach to step in and be successful. We wish him well in his new career.”

UMass Dartmouth finished with an overall record of 12-4-1 and was fifth in the Little East.