The Aztexan

The Austin Aztex have named their U-23 Head and Assistant Coaches: Wolfgang Suhnholz and Bobby Murphy, respectively.

According to his Lonestar Soccer Club bio, Sunholz has quite an impressive professional history:

He played professional soccer for 18 years in Europe and the US. During his three years with powerhouse Bayern Munich the club won two National championships. He came to the US as a player and assistant Coach in the NASL. He was named the 1976 Soccer Bowl MVP after capturing the title with [Toronto's] Metro Croatia. The following season he earned All-NASL First Team honors, joining legends Pelé, George Best, and Franz Beckenbauer.

As a coach he was instrumental in founding The Capital Soccer Club in 1985. In 1988 he led the Capitals U-19 team to Third in the Nation and was named USYSA South Texas Coach of the Year.

Wolfgang has been a National Team Coach for the US Soccer Federation from 1996 -2001; 1996 – 1999 as an Assistant Coach for the U-16 & U-20 Nationals Teams; Head Coach for the US U-20 Men National Team from 1999 to 2001. While coaching for the US Soccer he went to 2 World Cups and led his U-20 Teams to the World Cup in 2001 in Argentina.

The Lonstar bio for Stunholz's assistant, Bobby Murphy, lists him as Director of the St. Stephen's Soccer Academy, one of only four residential soccer academies in the country.

In addition to the U-23 coaches, the Aztex also announced that Ron Dennie from the Austin United Capital Soccer Club will be the "Player Liaison Manager" for both the USL-1 and U-23 teams.

Sunholz photo from an old Austin Chronicle story on area youth sports.

Labels: coaches, U-23