Alex Golesh Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

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Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Age: 41 Years

Wife: Alexis

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Aleksey Golesh
Earned Name	Russian Boar
Profession	Football Coach
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Hazel Brown
Hair Colour	Medium Golden Blonde
Career
Title	Head Coach
Team	South Florida
Record	• Overall: 22-15 • Bowls: 2-0
Coaching Career	• 2003: Westerville Central HS (OH) (DL) • 2004-2005: Ohio State (SA) • 2006-2007: Northern Illinois (GA) • 2008: Oklahoma State (GA) • 2009: Toledo (RB/RC) • 2010-2011: Toledo (TE/RC) • 2012-2013: Illinois (TE/RC) • 2014: Illinois (TE/HB/RC) • 2015: Illinois (TE/ST) • 2016-2019: Iowa State (TE/RC) • 2020: UCF (Co-OC/TE) • 2021-2022: Tennessee (OC/TE) • 2023-present: South Florida
Personal Life
Date of Birth	24 June 1984 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2025)	41 Years
Birthplace	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	• American • Russian
Hometown	Brooklyn, New York, and Dublin, Ohio
School	Dublin Scioto High School, Dublin, Ohio
College/University	• The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio • Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Arts (Education) from The Ohio State University (2002-2006) • Master of Education (M.Ed.) from Northern Illinois University (2006-2007)
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Social Media	• Instagram • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	8 July 2014
Family
Wife/Spouse	Alexis (dietitian)
Children	Son- Corbin Daughter- Barrett
Parents	Father- Vladimir Golesh (telecommunications engineer) Mother- Bella Golesh (a medical aide)
Siblings	Brother- Eugene Golesh (financial services professional) Sister-

Some Lesser Known Facts About Alex Golesh

Alex Golesh moved from Moscow, Russia, to the United States as a child.

A childhood picture of Alex Golesh (right) with his brother, Eugene

He grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and Dublin, Ohio.

A childhood picture of Alex Golesh (left) with his mother, Bella, and brother, Eugene

Alex Golesh was a part of the football team at Dublin Scioto High School for three years, earning a letter each year.

After completing his formal education, he started working as an assistant coach for the defensive line at Westerville Central High School in Ohio.

During this time, Westerville Central High School’s football team was newly formed.

In 2004, Alex Golesh was appointed as a student assistant coach at Ohio State University.

In 2006, after completing his graduation at Ohio State University, he began working as a graduate assistant coach at Northern Illinois and Oklahoma State.

In 2009, Alex Golesh began working as a running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Toledo. During this time, he worked with Tim Beckman, who had also been his coach at Oklahoma State.

In 2010, he was promoted to the position of tight ends coach at the University of Toledo.

During this time, he helped Toledo secure the top recruiting class in the Mid-American Conference for two consecutive years.

Alex Golesh during his stint as an a running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Toledo

In 2012, Alex Golesh joined Illinois and worked as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator.

In 2014, he worked as a running back coach at Illinois.

In 2015, Alex Golesh was promoted to the position of special teams coordinator at the University of Illinois.

Alex Golesh during his stint as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator of the University of Illinois

In 2016, he began working as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Iowa State. During this time, he worked under Matt Campbell, with whom he had worked previously at Toledo.

Before he joined Iowa State, its tight ends caught only five passes in a season. By 2019, tight ends caught 75 passes under his leadership.

Alex Golesh coached all-conference tight ends in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Iowa State had two 8-5 seasons and made bowl games in 2017 and 2018.

In 2018, under his leadership, Iowa State set a school record for conference wins with six. It tied for third place in the Big 12 for the best finish in 40 years.

Alex Golesh while instructing Iowa State football team

In 2019, the team finished with a 7-6 record. It participated in the Camping World Bowl for the third consecutive year.

Charlie Kolar, a tight end player, caught 51 passes for 697 yards and seven touchdowns in 2019, setting a record for most yards by a tight end in a season at Iowa State.

Kolar earned two honours, named second-team All-America and first-team All-Big 12. He became a semifinalist for the Mackey Award for the top tight ends nationally.

Kolar’s teammate Chase Allen earned second-team All-Big 12 honours.

The tight end group made Iowa State rank 11th nationally and second in the Big 12 in passing offence with 311.3 yards per game.

Alex Golesh during his stint as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator of Iowa State

In 2020, Alex Golesh started working as a co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at UCF. He worked under head coach Josh Heupel and alongside co-offensive coordinator Anthony Tucker.

During the COVID-19 season, the offence team of UCF performed well in Golesh’s first year. The team ranked second in the FBS for total offence, averaging 568.1 yards per game.

They ranked fourth in passing offence with 357.4 yards per game, seventh in total passing yards with 3,574 yards in the season, and eighth nationally in scoring offence, averaging 42.2 points per game.

Alex Golesh during his stint at UCF

In 2021, Alex Golesh started working as an offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Tennessee. He followed Josh Heupel.

That same year, Tennessee broke eight team records in a season.

The records included points scored (511), total offensive yards (6,174), touchdowns (67), successful point-after-touchdowns (67), total first downs (316), rushing first downs (164), fewest interceptions (3), and passing efficiency (167.10).

Under his leadership, Tennessee’s offensive scoring improved. It moved up 101 spots in the national rankings, from 108th in 2020 to 7th in 2021.

Alex Golesh during his stint as an offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Tennessee

On 4 December 2022, Alex Golesh was appointed as the head coach of South Florida.

In his first season there, he led South Florida to a 6-6 record, making the team Bulls ‘bowl eligible’ for the first time since 2018.

South Florida’s Bulls won the Boca Raton Bowl against Syracuse by 45-0, finishing the season 7-6.

This was the second-best turnaround in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) that year.

Alex Golesh while speaking at the University of South Florida

On 26 November 2025, Alex Golesh was appointed as the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks before the 2025 finale season against Rice.

He likes travelling to distant places in his free time.
Alex Golesh during a trip with his family