Sigi Schmid

: January 4, 2024
: Soccer Coach

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Full Name	Sigi Schmid
Occupation	Soccer Coach
Date Of Birth	Mar 20, 1953(1953-03-20)
Age	71
Date Of Death	December 25, 2018, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Birthplace	Tübingen
Country	Germany
Birth City	Baden-Württemberg
Horoscope	Pisces

Sigi Schmid Biography

Name	Sigi Schmid
Birthday	Mar 20
Birth Year	1953
Place Of Birth	Tübingen
Home Town	Baden-Württemberg
Birth Country	Germany
Birth Sign	Pisces
Spouse	Valerie Schmid
Children(s)	Kyle Schmid, Kurt Schmid, Lacey Nicholl

Sigi Schmid is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Coach who was born on March 20, 1953 in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. German-American soccer manager who is best recognized as the director of Major League Soccer clubs like the Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Galaxy. Additionally, he served as a accomplished college soccer coach guiding his team of UCLA Bruins to national titles in 1990, 1985 and 1997.

He was the coach of Swiss goalkeeper He coached Swiss goalkeeper Stefan Frei as the manager of the Sounders. as the manager of the Sounders.

Siegfried “Sigi” Schmid (German: [ˈziːkfʀiːt ˈziːɡiː ʃmiːt] ; March 20, 1953 – December 25, 2018) was a German-American soccer coach who had the most wins in the history of Major League Soccer (MLS). Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his family when he was a child. He played college soccer from 1972 to 1975 at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he was a starting midfielder in each of his four years. He coached his former college team, the UCLA Bruins, between 1980 and 1999. During that period, he became one of the most successful collegiate coaches of all time, leading the Bruins to a record of 322–63–33 (wins–losses–draws). The team made 16 consecutive playoff appearances from 1983 to 1998, winning the national championship in 1985, 1990, and 1997. Schmid also worked with U.S. Soccer throughout the 1990s.

Despite Schmid’s early soccer experience, his parents thought a career in the sport was unfeasible and encouraged him to pursue business. He enrolled at UCLA in 1972 and was a starting midfielder for the UCLA Bruins from 1972 to

In his first two seasons, the Bruins were national runners-up in the championships, and advanced to the national semifinals in 1974. In his senior year, Schmid was selected to the 1975 All Far-West team. Schmid completed his playing career at UCLA ranked 11th in all-time assists at the school.

He had four children, Kurt, Erik, Kyle and Lacey with his wife Valerie.

Sigi Schmid Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Soccer Coach
House	Living in own house.

Sigi Schmid is one of the richest Soccer Coach from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sigi Schmid 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played in the collegiate soccer league in the NCAA tournament at UCLA from 1972 until 1975.

He was the most successful manager of all time in MLS history.

Sigi Schmid was born in Tübingen, West Germany, on March 20, 1953. At the age of four, he moved with his family to the United States; they took up residence in Torrance, California, in 1962. Schmid’s father, Fritz, who had been a prisoner of war during World War II, worked at Pabst Brewing; his mother, Doris, ran a Los Angeles-based German deli, where Schmid worked on weekends. Schmid’s family spoke German at home, making him feel German despite spending so much of his life in America. He began school in the United States with little understanding of English and a stuttering speech disorder he did not overcome until high school. In his youth, Schmid visited Germany every summer, playing soccer with the local children and watching Bundesliga clubs play exhibition matches in neighboring towns. In 1964, Schmid played for one of the inaugural American Youth Soccer Organization teams, and was inducted into the AYSO Hall of Fame in 1996.

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Schmid left UCLA to replace Octavio Zambrano as head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy five games into the 1999 MLS season. At the time, the team was ranked fifth in the Western Conference with a tally of only three goals. Under Schmid in the remainder of the season, the team had a record of 17–9, finished with the second-best record in the league and won their conference, earning him the MLS Coach of the Year Award. The team’s captain, Robin Fraser, gave credit to Schmid’s emphasis on defense after being named the MLS defender of the year. Los Angeles lost 2–0 to D.C. United in that year’s MLS Cup. Schmid made critical comments of the referees after the match; he received a $1,000 fine and suspension for the first game of the following season.

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Sigi Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Sigi Schmid celebrates birthday on March 20 of every year.

His successful team of 2001 enjoyed attacking play. The squad included experienced players such as Cobi Jones, Sasha Victorine, Luis Hernández, Simon Elliott, and Mauricio Cienfuegos. The Galaxy won the conference by two points and finished fourth overall with a 14–7–5 record. The team went on to lose to the San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS Cup, but won the U.S. Open Cup a week later with a 2–1 overtime victory against the New England Revolution.