Alan Koch (soccer)
Alan Koch being interviewed after he was appointed as Whitecaps FC 2's head coach
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alan Keith Koch | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Reservoir Hill United | ||
| 1995–1996 | KTSV Preussen Krefeld | ||
| 2000–2001 | Limerick Football Club | ||
| National team | |||
| 1995 | South Africa U-23 National Team | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2005 | Midwestern State University (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2008 | Baker University | ||
| 2009 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC W-League Team | ||
| 2008–2015 | Simon Fraser University | ||
| 2015–2016 | Whitecaps FC 2 | ||
| 2017– | FC Cincinnati | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alan Koch (born 30 April 1975) is a South African soccer coach. Koch is a former South African youth national team player, professional player and coach. He is a graduate of Simon Fraser University where he earned his bachelor's degree. He earned his master's degree from Midwestern State University in 2005. He is head coach of FC Cincinnati in the United Soccer League.
Koch attended Westville Boy's High School in his native South Africa. He was there selected as the captain of the South African Schoolboys team in 1992. He played for Reservoir Hills United in 1993 and was coached by Professor Ngubane in the OK League which is now known as the Mvela League. He left South Africa in 1995 to sign with KTSV Preussen Krefeld of the German Oberliga. He was also briefly with Wattenscheid 09 and Bayer Uerdingen of the 2.Bundesliga. He signed for Limerick FC of the League of Ireland in 2000. In 2001, on advice from medical experts, Koch retired from football due to a heart condition.
Koch began his coaching tenure as an assistant coach at Midwestern State University. In his first season in 2003, Koch helped the Mustangs finish 17–5 and reach the NCAA Elite Eight. In 2004, he also help guide them to a 12–6 record. In his final year with Midwestern State University in 2005, while completing his master's degree, the Mustangs finished the season 13–3–2. Koch then moved on to Baker University where he was offered the Head Coaching position.
At Baker University, Koch took on his first Head Coaching position and finished his first season in charge with a 9–9 record in 2006. The next season, Koch guided the Mustangs to a 13–7 record while reaching the Regional Semi-finals in the NCAA National Tournament. Koch was then presented with an opportunity to move to Vancouver, British Columbia to take over the Simon Fraser University Head Coaching position.
Koch also had a spell in charge of the Vancouver Whitecaps W-League team in 2009. He guided the Women's team to a 5th-place finish which narrowly missed out on the playoffs.
Koch has spent the last 5 seasons at Simon Fraser University as the Head Coach of the Men's Soccer Team. He was the 2009 and 2010 AII coach of the year, and also the 2010, 2011, 2012 GNAC coach of the year. 2011 was also a landmark season for the Men's Soccer Team as they became the first non-American school to be ranked in the NCAA top 25. On 18 October 2011, the Men's Soccer Team reached number 1 in the NCAA division 2 national rankings. At the conclusion of the NCAA regular season, the Men's Soccer Team remained as the number 1 team in the NCAA. In November 2012, Simon Fraser University became the first Canadian team to qualify for a NCAA division 2 National Tournament. The team went on a historic run and qualified for the Final Four hosted in Evans, Georgia. At the end of the NCAA season, the Men's Soccer team became the No. 3 ranked team in the NCAA. On 5 December 2012, Koch was named NSCAA Regional Coach of the year. During the 2012 season, Koch and the Simon Fraser University Men's Soccer team were featured in the New York Times!
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