Glenn "Mooch" Myernick was an American soccer player and coach.
20 Facts About Glenn Myernick
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Glenn Myernick won the 1976 Hermann Trophy as that year's outstanding collegiate player.
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Glenn Myernick then spent eight seasons in the North American Soccer League and one in Major Indoor Soccer League.
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Glenn Myernick played soccer at Lawrence High School in Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, from which he graduated in 1972.
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Glenn Myernick was All-State as a forward in 1971 and as a defender in 1972.
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Glenn Myernick is a member of the Mercer County Community College Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Glenn Myernick was a second team All American in 1974 at Hartwick, but lost much of the 1975 season with the US Olympic team as it attempted to qualify for the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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Glenn Myernick was the 1976 Hermann Trophy winner as the top college player of the year.
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Glenn Myernick earned 10 caps for the US from 1977 to 1979, serving as team captain in 1978.
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Glenn Myernick started 4 games for the US Olympic soccer team during Olympic qualifying in 1976.
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Glenn Myernick was on the American team at the 1975 Pan American Games.
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Glenn Myernick retired from playing professionally in 1985, becoming an assistant coach at the University of Tampa.
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Glenn Myernick continued serving the US Men's National Team through the 2005 Gold Cup and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Glenn Myernick was the organizer of the Colorado Rapids youth soccer clinic from 1997 through 2000 at the Rapids training facility in Westminster, Colorado.
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Glenn Myernick served as the head coach of the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer from 1997 to 2000, leading them into the playoffs in each of the four seasons.
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Glenn Myernick served in the same capacity with the US under-23 Men's National Team in 2003.
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Glenn Myernick was the US Men's Senior National Team assistant coach at the time of his death.
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Glenn Myernick died in Thornton, Colorado on October 9,2006, four days after suffering a heart attack during his morning jog on Thursday, October 5,2006, never having regained consciousness.
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US Soccer officials, including President Sunil Gulati and former Men's National Team manager Bruce Arena, paid homage to Glenn Myernick and praised his invaluable contributions to soccer in the United States.
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Glenn Myernick was acclaimed as an enthusiastic coach, player, father, and friend.