Peter Wilt is a soccer executive who was the first President and General Manager of the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer, led an effort to bring an expansion MLS franchise to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and maintains strong connections to the sport of soccer in the Midwest, Chicago in particular.
10 Facts About Peter Wilt
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Peter Wilt was born in McHenry, Illinois, and gained his start in sports working for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball and Milwaukee Admirals hockey teams before breaking into soccer with the Milwaukee Wave.
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Peter Wilt was known for answering questions from fans through the BigSoccer Internet message boards, and now maintains his own blog on Chicago soccer issues.
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In 2005, Peter Wilt was fired by Anschutz Entertainment Group, the team's owner, a move which was protested by fans in Chicago.
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In late 2012, Peter Wilt led an effort with a group of Indianapolis, Indiana investors headed by Ersal Ozdemir to determine the viability of the market to support a North American Soccer League team in the city with eventual hopes to join MLS.
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In January 2016, Peter Wilt stepped down from his role with the Indy 11 to pursue an NASL team in Chicago.
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Peter Wilt later announced that works were in progress to secure short-term and long-term stadium options combined with exploring investors and supporter ownership structures.
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On June 6,2017, Peter Wilt was announced that the newly formed National Independent Soccer Association would begin play in 2018 targeting an initial 8 to 10 teams, later revised to 8 to 12 teams.
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On May 17,2018, Peter Wilt left the NISA to help start up a future professional team in Madison, Wisconsin of the USL League One, later named Forward Madison FC.
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Peter Wilt was named the managing director of Green Bay Voyageurs FC, Forward Madison's affiliate in USL League Two.