Max Wosniak
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Max Wosniak was a Polish
soccer
goalkeeper and manager who was briefly head coach of the United States men's national soccer team
.
In 1967, he coached the Los Angeles Toros
of the National Professional Soccer League
. After leading Maccabi Los Angeles
to victory in the 1973 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
, Wosniak became head coach of the U.S. national team. He was in charge for two games, losing both. Future national team head coach Walter Chyzowych
was his assistant.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
goalkeeper and manager who was briefly head coach of the United States men's national soccer team
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
.
In 1967, he coached the Los Angeles Toros
Los Angeles Toros
The Los Angeles Toros were an American professional soccer team based in Los Angeles, California that was a member of the National Professional Soccer League in 1967. The franchise was owned by Dan Reeves, who also owned the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams.The franchise moved to San...
of the National Professional Soccer League
National Professional Soccer League (1967)
The National Professional Soccer League was a North American professional soccer league that existed for only the 1967 season before merging with the United Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League. It had ten charter members, nine from the United States and one from Canada...
. After leading Maccabi Los Angeles
Maccabi Los Angeles
Maccabi Los Angeles is a semi-professional soccer club based in Los Angeles California that competes in the National Soccer League of Los Angeles.- History :...
to victory in the 1973 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is a knockout tournament in American soccer. The tournament is the oldest ongoing American soccer competition and is presently open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams to the professional clubs of Major League...
, Wosniak became head coach of the U.S. national team. He was in charge for two games, losing both. Future national team head coach Walter Chyzowych
Walter Chyzowych
Walter Chyzowych was a Ukrainian born soccer player who played for Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals and Newark Sitch of the American Soccer League and was later a coach for theUnited States national soccer team....
was his assistant.