Manfred Schellscheidt

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Manfred "Manny" Schellscheidt (born January 7, 1941) is a German American soccer coach and former player.

Schellscheidt was born in Solingen in the Prussian Rhine Province.

Contents

[edit] Career

After graduating from the German Sport University Cologne (Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln) in Cologne, Germany, in 1967, he played professionally for Union Solingen and SC Fortuna Köln before moving to the United States. Schellscheidt coached in the North American Soccer League and in 1975 became coach of the United States men's national soccer team. He also led the U.S. team in the 1984 Olympics.

In 1988, Schellscheidt was named coach of the Seton Hall University men's team,[1] a position he still holds as of August 22, 2007. The Pirates have experienced success under Schellscheidt,[2] winning two Big East championships, eight NCAA tournament berths, seven conference title game appearances and a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2001. Conversely, they have had only one losing season during his 18 seasons at the helm.

In 1990, Schellscheidt was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.[3]

[edit] Personal life

He resides in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey with his wife, Annette. Their son Karl played soccer at Princeton University. They also have two daughters, Jackie and Janet.

In 1992, Schellscheidt published a book, Youth League: Soccer Skills - Mastering the Ball.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Clark, Bobby (1999). Coaching Youth Soccer: A Baffled Parent's Guide. McGraw-Hill, 13. ISBN 0071346082. 
  2. ^ Hellermann, Steven L. (2001). Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism. Princeton University Press, 319. ISBN 069107447X. 
  3. ^ Crisfield, Deborah (1998). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Soccer. Alpha Books, 278. ISBN 0028627253. 

[edit] External links


Preceded by
Al Miller		 U.S. men's national soccer team head coach
1975		 Succeeded by
Walter Chyzowych
v • d • e
United States men's national soccer team – Managers

Cahill (1916) • Burford (1924) • Agar (1925–26) • Burford (1928) • Millar (1930) • Gould (1934) • Lloyd (1937) • Brown (1947) • Giesler (1948–49) • Jeffrey (1950) • Wood (1952) • Schwarz (1953–55) • Meyer (1957) • Reed (1959–61) • Herberger (1964) • Meyer (1965) • Woosnam (1968) • Jago (1969) • Kehoe (1971–72) • Wosniak (1973) • E. Chyzowych (1973) • G. Bradley (1973) • Cramer (1974) • Miller (1975) • Schellscheidt (1975) • W. Chyzowych (1976–80) • Gansler (1982) • Panagoulias (1983–85) • Osiander (1986–88) • Gansler (1989–1991) • Kowalski (1991) • Milutinović (1991–95) • Sampson (1995–98) • Arena (1998–2006) • B. Bradley (2006–)