Sigi Schmid

Soccer Coach

Birthday March 20, 1953

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Tubingen, Germany

DEATH DATE Dec 25, 2018 (65)

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About

German-American soccer manager best known as the manager of Major League Soccer clubs like the Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Galaxy. He was also a very successful college coach, coaching the UCLA Bruins to national titles in 1985, 1990 and 1997.

Before Fame

He played collegiate soccer at UCLA from 1972 to 1975.

Trivia

He became the winningest coach in MLS history.

Family Life

He had children named Kurt, Erik, Kyle and Lacey with wife Valerie.

Associated With

He coached Swiss goalkeeper Stefan Frei as the manager of the Sounders.