Andy Schmetzer
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| Andy Schmetzer | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Andy M. Schmetzer | |
| Date of birth | April 26, 1967 | |
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, United States | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Sporthaus FC Nathan Hale High School. |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1985 1985-1988 1988-1990 1990-2001 1997 |
F.C. Seattle Cleveland Force (indoor) Tacoma Stars (indoor) Cleveland Crunch (indoor) Charleston Battery |
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| Teams managed | ||
| 2001 2002-2004 |
Cleveland Force (assistant) Cleveland Force |
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Andy M. Schmetzer (born April 26, 1967 in Seattle, Washington is a former U.S. soccer midfielder and indoor soccer coach.
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[edit] Youth
Schmetzer grew up in Seattle, Washington where he attended Nathan Hale High School. He learned to play soccer under the tutelage of his father Walter who coached him with the Lake City Hawks youth team. Walter, a native of Germany, had played in the German Third Division before immigrating to the United States. Schmetzer, and his twin brother Walt led Nathan Hall to the 1985 3A Washington State boys soccer championship. Andy was also a member of the Sporthaus FC youth team which won the Washington State championship.
[edit] F.C. Seattle
After graduating in 1985, both Schmetzers, along with their older brother Brian signed with F.C. Seattle of the Western Soccer Alliance.[1]
[edit] MISL
In 1985, the Cleveland Force of Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) selected Schmetzer in the first round of the MISL draft. He played three seasons with the Force before moving to the Tacoma Stars after the Force folded in 1988. However, in 1989, Cleveland received an expansion MISL franchise, the Cleveland Crunch. Schmetzer moved back to Cleveland in 1990. In 1992, MISL folded and the Crunch moved to the National Professional Soccer League. Schmetzer and his team mates went on to win three NPSL titles in 1994, 1996 and 1999. He retired from playing professionally in 2001 having spent five seasons as the Crunch’s team captain.
[edit] Charleston Battery
In 1997, Schmetzer spent a single season with the Charleston Battery.[2]
[edit] Coaching
Following his retirement from playing in 2001, Schmetzer returned as an assistant coach with the Force. In 2002, he became the team’s head coach until he retired in 2004. Schmetzer continues to coach at the youth level. In 2000, he co-founded the Cleveland Soccer Academy and spent five years coaching the Girls Premier team. He was also a Super Y League Boys coach in 2003-2004.
[edit] Futsal
In 1992, Schmetzer played with the U.S. National Futsal team that placed second in the FIFA Futsal World Championship held in Hong Kong.[3]
