Glenn Myernick

Glenn Myernick ( born December 29, 1954 in Trenton, New Jersey; † October 9, 2006 in Thornton, Colorado) was an American football player and football coach. He won the 1976 Hermann Trophy. For his fairness to his opponents In his time as an active football player, he plays a total of eight years in the North American Soccer League and one year in the Major Indoor Soccer League. For the national team of the United States, he ran 10 times. After end of his career as a player, he worked for 20 years as a coach.

Playing career

Youth and College

Myernick played football at Lawrence High School in New Jersey. In 1974 he transferred to Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York. Previously, he also visited a local college. During this time he won the Hermann Trophy, which is awarded annually to the best college athlete in the country.

NASL

1976 brought the then coach of the Dallas Tornadoes, Al Miller, Myernick. When the tornadoes he made it straight into the starting eleven. 1980 Glenn Myernick was given to the Portland Timbers. In his first season there, he was the same captain of the team. After the 1982 Timbers game operation einstellten, Myernick moved to the Tampa Bay Rowdies. 1984, the NASL was stopped and the Rowdies played as an independent team on. In 1985, he input end of his career known.

MISL

After Myernick had left the Dallas Tornados, he played briefly for the Wichita Wings in Major Indoor Soccer League.

National

Overall, he completed ten matches and in 1978 was even captain of the team.

Coaching career

From 1986 to 1989 was Myernick Assistens coach at the Hartwick College. He was assistant coach of the U -20 national team in 1989. Then he led the U -17 national team.

He was assistant coach of the U.S. Olympic soccer team in 1996 and was appointed already at the Football World Cup 2002 co- coach of the U.S. national team. After the World Cup he coached the U -23 to again act as an assistant coach at the Football World Cup 2006 may. From 1997 to 2000 he was also coach of the Colorado Rapids in the Majoor League Soccer.

On October 9, 2006 Glenn Myernick succumbed to a heart attack which he suffered four days earlier.