Brian Schmetzer
Brian Thomas Schmetzer (born August 18, 1962) is an American soccer coach and former professional soccer player. He is the head coach of the Seattle Sounders FC, who play in Major League Soccer (MLS), having been assistant coach for the team until Sigi Schmid's departure in 2016. Prior to that, he coached the Seattle Sounders in the USL First Division for seven seasons, winning two championships, and played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and Western Soccer League for various Seattle teams.
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Schmetzer speaking at a victory rally at Seattle Center following the team's MLS Cup 2016 victory. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Thomas Schmetzer | ||
| Date of birth | August 18, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Sounders FC (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1980 | Lake City Hawks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | Seattle Sounders | 38 | (1) |
| 1980–1981 | Seattle Sounders (indoor) | 12 | (4) |
| 1983–1984 | Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) | 31 | (8) |
| 1984 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 20 | (1) |
| 1984–1988 | San Diego Sockers (indoor) | 149 | (17) |
| 1985 | → F.C. Seattle (loan) | ? | (3) |
| 1988–1990 | Tacoma Stars (indoor) | 56 | (17) |
| 1990–1991 | St. Louis Storm (indoor) | 48 | (9) |
| 1994 | Seattle Sounders | ||
| 1995 | Seattle SeaDogs (indoor) | 9 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Tacoma Stars (assistant) | ||
| 1996–1997 | Seattle SeaDogs (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2008 | Seattle Sounders | ||
| 2009–2016 | Seattle Sounders FC (assistant) | ||
| 2016– | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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