Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | July 10, 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Edenkoben, Germany | ||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
1988–2010 | North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer | ||
2011– | Creighton Bluejays men's soccer |
Elmar Bolowich (born July 10, 1954) is the head coach of the Creighton Bluejays men's soccer team at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He began at Creighton University after leaving his 22-year tenure as the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team at the University of North Carolina.
Bolowich joined Creighton University on February 9, 2011. He is assisted by Johnny Torres and Michael Gabb, both former players of Creighton University.
Since 2011, Bolowich has led the Bluejays to an overall 95-29-12 record (last updated, Feb. 2017). In 2015, the Creighton Bluejays men's soccer team had 19 wins during the season, the most wins in Division I, as well as the a scoring average of 2.3 goals per game (the third-best scoring offense in the nation). The same season, Bolowich recruited Fabian Herbers, a runner-up for the MAC Hermann Trophy, and Big East Conference Offensive Player of the Year.Fabian Herbers and Timo Pitter represented Creighton Bluejays men's soccer and were both named to the NCSAA All-America First Team. Vincent Keller was selected for the NCSAA All-America Third Team and the Big East Conference First Team. Success for Bolowich and the Creighton Bluejays men's soccer saw additional rewards, as then freshman, Joel Rydstrand, made the Big East Conference All-Freshman team; Timo Pitter won the Big East Conference Midfielder of the Year; and Connor Sparrow earned BIG EAST Co-Goalkeeper of the Year.Fabian Herbers and Timo Pitter were drafted into the MLS, although Timo Pitter retired in January 2017.