Lothar Osiander
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lothar Osiander | ||
| Date of birth | November 8, 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, Germany | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Retired | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1964–1965 | City College of San Francisco | ||
| 1966–1967 | University of San Francisco | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| California Surf (assistant) | |||
| –1985 | San Francisco Greek-Americans | ||
| 1986–1988 | United States | ||
| 1988–1992 | United States U23 | ||
| –1991 | San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (assistant) | ||
| 1992 | Palo Alto Firebirds | ||
| 1995 | Atlanta Ruckus | ||
| 1996–1997 | Los Angeles Galaxy | ||
| 1998–1999 | Tampa Bay Mutiny (assistant) | ||
| 1999 | Project 40 | ||
| 1999–2000 | San Jose Clash/Earthquakes | ||
| –2007 | San Francisco Greek-Americans | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 22, 2006 | |||
Lothar Osiander (born November 8, 1939) is a German soccer coach who has served as head coach to the U.S. national and Olympic teams as well as the Atlanta Ruckus, Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Clash.
Osiander moved to the United States with his family in 1958, settling in the San Francisco area. He attended Mission High School. After graduating from high school, he first attended the City College of San Francisco, then the University of San Francisco where he played on the men's soccer team under legendary coach Steve Negoesco. In 1966, the Dons won the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship. Osiander graduated with degrees in physical education and Spanish in 1968. By that time he had become a U.S. citizen, gaining his citizenship in 1965.
Osiander was an assistant coach with the California Surf of the North American Soccer League (NASL).
Osiander eventually returned to San Francisco, becoming a waiter at Graziano's, a local restaurant, while playing and coaching in the city's highly competitive soccer leagues. In 1985, he coached a semi-pro club, the San Francisco Greek-Americans, to the National Challenge Cup title.
By that time, Osiander was well known on the national coaching scene. Back in 1974, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) had hired Osiander as part of its coaching staff. At the time Walter Chyzowych was the U.S. head coach and in that capacity would travel the country putting on coaching clinics. Osiander traveled as part of Chyzowich's team and became known as an excellent teacher and coach. In 1978, the U.S. Olympic committee inaugurated a National Sports Festival, hiring Osiander as the West team soccer coach. He continued in this position for the next ten years.
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