Bobby Muuss Explained

Bobby Muuss
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Birth Date:13 January 1976
Birth Place:East Islip, New York
Alma Mater:Southern Connecticut
Player Years1:1995
Player Team1:Southern Connecticut
Coach Years1:1997–2000
Coach Team1:Connecticut (assistant)
Coach Years2:2001–2006
Coach Team2:Wake Forest (assistant)
Coach Years3:2007–2014
Coach Team3:Denver
Coach Years4:2015–
Coach Team4:Wake Forest

Bobby Muuss is an American college soccer coach, currently serving as head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team.

Career

He played college soccer at Southern Connecticut State.[1]

He was an assistant coach at the University of Connecticut, helping UConn win the 2000 NCAA Championship.[2] [3]

After being an assistant coach at Wake Forest from 2001 to 2006, Muuss was hired to be the head coach at Denver in January 2007.[4] [5] In 2007, Muuss was named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation co-coach of the year,[6] and was named the 2008 MPSF coach of the year.[7] In 2008, Muuss lead Denver to its first-ever MPSF championship and its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1970.[8] In 2013, Denver's first year in the Summit League, Muuss guided the team to a 6–0–0 record in conference play and was named Summit League coach of the year.[9]

Muuss was hired to be the head coach at Wake Forest in January 2015.[10] [11] In 2015, Muuss lead Wake Forest to a consensus No.1 ranking in the national polls and a number one seed in the 2015 NCAA Tournament.[12] He was named the 2015 ACC coach of the year, becoming the fourth coach to win the award in his first year with a program.[13] [14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bobby Muuss Bio – The University of Denver Official Athletic Site.
  2. Web site: Former UConn Assistant Bobby Muuss Named Wake Forest Men's Soccer Coach.
  3. Web site: Local Winston-Salem Difference Makers:Bobby Muuss. jmclaincallahan. January 27, 2016.
  4. Web site: Bobby Muuss Named DU Men's Soccer Head Coach.
  5. Web site: Muuss Leaves Wake Forest to Take Head Coaching Position at Denver.
  6. http://grfx.cstv.com/schoolslt/mpsf/graphics/pdf/0708/07.msoc.All.MPSF.COY.112607.pdf
  7. Web site: All-MPSF Men's Soccer Selections Named. July 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819000839/http://www.mpsports.org/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/111908aaa.html. August 19, 2016. dead.
  8. Web site: DU Men's Soccer to Face UC Davis in NCAA Tournament – The University of Denver Official Athletic Site.
  9. Web site: Summit League Announces Men's Soccer Awards. November 14, 2013.
  10. Web site: Bobby Muuss Named Wake Forest Head Men's Soccer Coach.
  11. Web site: Spotlight: Coach Bobby Muuss – Old Gold & Black.
  12. Web site: NCAA announces DI Championship field. November 16, 2015.
  13. Web site: 2015 All-ACC Men's Soccer Teams Announced – News. July 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20151118063754/http://www.theacc.com/news/2015-all-acc-men-soccer-teams-announced-11-10-2015. November 18, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
  14. Web site: Muuss: Wake soccer has bright future. December 8, 2015 .