Alan Koch

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alan Koch
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 30, 1975(1975-04-30)
Age	49
Birthplace	Durban
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Durban
Horoscope	Taurus

Alan Koch Biography

Alan Koch is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on April 30, 1975 in Durban, Durban, South Africa. Alan Koch (born 30 April 1975) is a South African soccer coach who is currently the head coach of USL Championship club Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Koch is a former South African youth national team player, professional player and coach. He is a graduate of Simon Fraser University where he earned his bachelor’s degree. He earned his master’s degree from Midwestern State University in 2005. He was previously the Head Coach of FC Cincinnati in Major League Soccer.

Koch spent seven seasons at Simon Fraser University as the head coach of the Men’s Soccer Team. He was the 2009 and 2010 AII coach of the year, and also the 2010, 2011, 2012 GNAC coach of the year. 2011 was also a landmark season for the Men’s Soccer Team as they became the first non-American school to be ranked in the NCAA top 25. On 18 October 2011, the Men’s Soccer Team reached No. 1 in the NCAA division 2 national rankings. At the conclusion of the NCAA regular season, the Men’s Soccer Team remained as the No. 1 team in the NCAA. In November 2012, Simon Fraser University became the first Canadian team to qualify for a NCAA division 2 National Tournament. The team went on a historic run and qualified for the Final Four hosted in Evans, Georgia. At the end of the NCAA season, the Men’s Soccer team became the No. 3 ranked team in the NCAA. On 5 December 2012, Koch was named NSCAA Regional Coach of the year. During the 2012 season, Koch and the Simon Fraser University Men’s Soccer team were featured in the New York Times. In 2013, Koch again led Simon Fraser to another top four appearance in the NCAA Soccer Division 2 National Tournament.

Koch helped lead Team Canada in the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, Israel to a bronze medal after a hard-fought 4–1 win against Mexico. Koch’s Team Canada qualified to the quarter-finals as the runners up in the group after beating Chile 3–0, Venezuela 4–1 before losing to the defending champions Argentina 4–1 in the final group stage match. They were then drawn against heavy favourites Brazil in the quarter-finals and Canada thrilled the crowd with a big 1–0 win before moving onto playing the United States in the semi- finals. The United States proved to be too much for Team Canada who was sent to the bronze medal match against Mexico.

At Baker University, Koch took on his first head coaching position and finished his first season in charge with a 9–9 record in 2006. The next season, Koch guided the Wildcats to a 13–7 record while reaching the Regional Semi-finals in the NCAA National Tournament. Koch was then presented with an opportunity to move to Vancouver, British Columbia to take over the Simon Fraser University Head Coaching position.

Koch also had a spell in charge of the Vancouver Whitecaps W-League team in

2009. He guided the Women’s team to a 5th-place finish which narrowly missed out on the playoffs.

Alan Koch Net Worth

Alan Koch is one of the richest Association Football Player from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alan Koch 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Koch attended Westville Boys’ High School in his native South Africa. He was there selected as the captain of the South African Schoolboys team in 1992. He played for Reservoir Hills United in 1993 and was coached by Professor Ngubane in the OK League which is now known as the Mvela League. He left South Africa in 1995 to sign with KTSV Preussen Krefeld of the German Oberliga. He was also briefly with Wattenscheid 09 and Bayer Uerdingen of the 2.Bundesliga. He signed for Limerick of the League of Ireland in 2000. In 2001, on advice from medical experts, Koch retired from football due to a heart condition.

Koch began his coaching tenure as an assistant coach at Midwestern State University. In his first season in 2003, Koch helped the Mustangs finish 17–5 and reach the NCAA Elite Eight. In 2004, he also help guide them to a 12–6 record. In his final year with Midwestern State University in 2005, while completing his master’s degree, the Mustangs finished the season 13–3–2. Koch then moved on to Baker University where he was offered the head coaching position.

In his first year with FC Cincinnati, Koch guided the club to the semifinal round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The Orange and Blue claimed wins over MLS sides Columbus Crew SC and the Chicago Fire as well as a win over NASL Fall Champions, Miami FC. In the USL regular season, Koch led FC Cincinnati to a 12–10–10 record, placing Cincinnati in the USL Cup Playoffs for a second- consecutive season.

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On 23 September 2019, Koch was named head coach of USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.

Facts & Trivia

Alan Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Alan Koch celebrates birthday on April 30 of every year.