Leone earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
[1] Leone began his coaching career at Berry College, where he started a soccer program.
After leading the Tigers to the ACC Championship in the 2000 season, Leone left for the head coaching position at Arizona State University.
Leone is Arizona State University's winning-est women's soccer coach in their history.
Leone coached at Harvard for nine seasons, leading the Crimson to five Ivy League championships.