Wolfgang Sühnholz
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 September 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
Date of death | 27 December 2019[1] | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Georgetown, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1970 | Hertha Zehlendorf | ||
1970–1971 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 32 | (6) |
1971–1973 | Bayern Munich | 25 | (4) |
1974 | Grasshoppers | 6 | (0) |
1974–1975 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 8 | (1) |
1975–1976 | Boston Minutemen | 23 | (8) |
1976 |
Toronto Metros-Croatia | 4 | (0) |
1976 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | (0) |
1977 | Las Vegas Quicksilvers | 20 | (4) |
1978 | Los Angeles Aztecs | 14 | (5) |
1978–1980 | California Surf | 31 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
1987–1989 |
Austin Sockadillos (assistant) | ||
1989–1991 | Austin Sockadillos | ||
1994–1997 | Austin Lone Stars | ||
1997 |
United States U16 (assistant) | ||
1998–1999 | Austin Lone Stars | ||
1999–2001 |
United States U20 | ||
2008–2009 | Austin Aztex U23 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Wolfgang Sühnholz (14 September 1946 – 27 December 2019) was a German-American soccer coach and former player. He won in the
Playing career
Initially he played for
After narrowly avoiding relegation he transferred together with Franz Krauthausen to the 1971 runners-up of the national championship FC Bayern Munich. Again, he immediately became part of their standard formation, playing alongside the stars of that era like Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller. He played in 25 of the first 27 league matches of the side that went on to win in 1972 the third national championship in club history. In a cup match against 1. FC Köln in April 1972 he sustained a broken leg, which precluded him from almost two years.
Comeback attempts with Swiss first division side Grasshopper Club Zürich, where he played in March and April 1974 in six matches, albeit only one over 90 minutes, and Tennis Borussia Berlin, then a newcomer to the German first division, where he played in eight matches, thereof three over the full 90 minutes, between August and October of the same year, essentially failed. Notwithstanding, he scored a goal in his last match for the Berliners.
He came to the United States as a player and assistant coach in the
Managerial career
Sühnholz was a national team coach for the U.S. Soccer Federation from 1996 to 2001; 1996–1999 as an assistant coach for the U-16 and U-20 Nationals Teams; head coach for the U.S. U-20 Men National Team from 1999 to 2001. While coaching for the U.S. Soccer he went to two World Cups and led his U-20 Teams to the World Cup in 2001 in Argentina. Since 2001 he was a head coach for the USYS ODP Region III, coaching the 86, 87, 88 and 89 boys' teams. A founder, along with Francisco Marcos, of the
Sühnholz held a USSF "A" License.
References
- ^ Kyba, Kevan. "A Tribute to Wolfgang Suhnholz". wolfgangsuhnholz.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "All-League Teams". Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ Austin Lone Stars draw from Soccadillo roots Austin American-Statesman – Wednesday, 23 March 1994
- ^ Lone Star coach to lead under-16s Austin American-Statesman (TX) – Tuesday, 13 May 1997
- ^ "Austin announces PDL coach". 26 February 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
External links
- Wolfgang Sühnholz at WorldFootball.net
- Wolfgang Sühnholz at nasljerseys.com