Greg Andrulis

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Greg Andrulis

Greg Andrulis (born February 15, 1958 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is an American soccer coach, who was fired as the head coach of the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer in 2005 and currently coaches at George Mason University.

Andrulis joined the Crew in MLS's inuagural season in 1996, and then became a top assistant to Tom Fitzgerald. Prior to joining Columbus, he was the head coach of Wright State University from 1985 to 1996. Andrulis became the Crew's interim coach midway through the 2001 season, after Fitzgerald was fired, and was given the job full-time after the season.

In 2002, he led the club to its first title, the US Open Cup. In 2004, after starting the year poorly and being on the verge of getting fired, Andrulis took the Crew on a league-record streak without a loss, was named MLS Coach of the Year, and earned a contract extension, despite the team's playoff failure. He remained unpopular with many fans and some players. His critics questioned his ability to develop young talent and to get the most of his player's abilities. Andrulis was fired in 2005 after the team got off to a 4-10-2 start and has returned to what many say is his natural arena, collegiate soccer. He wasn't the problem with the Crew we soon found out.

This past season he led Mason to its first NCAA tournament bid in 20 years, but lost to Bucknell, 1-0, in overtime. His whole family had come from Connecticut. His wife, Lorrie, his children, Maggie and Austin, his mom, Margaret, two of his brothers, Robb and Bill, their families, Robb's, Claire, Keegan, and Madeline. Bill's, Carol, Michael, Emily, and Molly, and his sister, Reberta. They were all very sad when George Mason lost, but gave great support.