16 Facts About Lothar Osiander

Lothar Osiander was born on November 8,1939 and is a German soccer coach who has served as head coach to the US national and Olympic teams as well as the Atlanta Ruckus, Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Clash.

Lothar Osiander graduated with degrees in physical education and Spanish in 1968.

Lothar Osiander was an assistant coach with the California Surf of the North American Soccer League.

Lothar 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.

Lothar Osiander traveled as part of Chyzowich's team and became known as an excellent teacher and coach.

Lothar Osiander continued in this position for the next ten years.

On May 30,1987, Lothar Osiander's team rose to the challenge and shutout Canada, while scoring the three needed goals.

In 1991, Lothar Osiander coached the US U-23 team to a gold medal at that year's Pan American Games, held in Cuba.

That year, Lothar Osiander began preparing the team for the 1992 Summer Olympics to be held in Barcelona, Spain.

In one of the many inexplicable moments in US soccer history, Lothar Osiander benched his leading scorer, Steve Snow, for the team's first Olympic match.

However, Lothar Osiander did not fail to mask his dislike for Snow, calling him a "cocky twerp".

When John Kowalski, head coach of the Mutiny, was fired in 1999, some observers thought Lothar Osiander would serve as interim coach.

In September 1999, the San Jose Clash hired Lothar Osiander to replace Brian Quinn near the end of the 1999 season.

At the time, Lothar Osiander was leading the Project 40 team into the United Soccer League playoffs where it lost in the semifinals to the Minnesota Thunder.

Lothar Osiander was selected to be the coach of the U-16 Tri-Valley Boys for the 2009 season.

Lothar Osiander temporarily took over for the U-19 Tri-Valley Arsenal, due to the absence of former coach Terry Weekes.