Keith Tozer Head Coach U.S. Futsal Team Born: 04/04/57 in Grosse Point, Mich. Hometown: Whitefish Bay, Wis. U.S. Futsal Team: Has been at helm with the U.S. Futsal National Team since 1998 ... Second-ever coach since the inception of the program in 1986 ... Currently holds an 12-7-3 international record at helm with the USA ... Coach - Led the U.S. to their first-ever international matches on home-soil in 2002 going 2-1-1 ... Two years prior, the squad captured the bronze medal at the 2000 CONCACAF Championship in Costa Rica ... The Americans finished with a 4-1 ledger including two shutouts victories and was the tournament’s best defensive team with a goals-against-average of 1.40 ... Prior to the CONCACAF Tournament, he guided the USA to third-place at the 1998 Mundialito de Futsal in Brazil and fifth at the 1999 Tiger 5’s International Tournament in Singapore ... As the interim coach, he led the U.S. to a gold medal at the CONCACAF Championship in Guatemala in 1996 ... Player - Has three goals in five international appearances for the USA in 1986 ... Captained the first-ever U.S. Five-A-Side (Futsal) Team that competed at a FIFA Indoor Tournament held in Budapest, Hungary in 1986 ... Tallied the game-winner in the 4-2 victory over Peru on November 20 ... Made his first appearance for the USA in a 4-1 loss to Holland on Nov. 18. Professional: Completed his 19th overall season as a professional indoor coach in 2001-02 ... Is the U.S. All-Time Indoor Soccer winningest coach with 502 victories (includes regular season and playoffs) ... Has compiled 460-306 lifetime record during the regular seasons since 1984 ... His indoor coaching tenure includes: 15 winning seasons, five cities, four teams, four “Coach of the Year” awards and three league championships ... Milwaukee Wave - Led Milwaukee to a club-best 34-10 overall ledger during the 2001-02 MISL season ... Was named the 2001-02 MISL “Coach of the Year” for the fourth time (1995-96, 1997-98, 1999-2000) in seven seasons ... Guide the Wave to a 24-16 record during the 2000-01 campaign, while capturing their second consecutive (third overall) NPSL Championship ... Finished 1999-2000 season with a league-best 31-13 record and their second NPSL Title ... Led the Wave to its first-ever NPSL Championship during the 1997-98 season ... Atlanta/Kansas City Attack - Joined the Attack as a player/coach in 1989 ... In three years, the team switched cities (Atlanta to Kansas City) and compiled an impressive 74-46 overall record ... Los Angeles Lazers - Named the head coach for Los Angeles during the 1986-87 MISL campaign ... During his three-year stint, the team compiled a 62-70 record ... Named Soccer Digest Magazine’s MISL “Coach of Year” in 1988, after leading the Lazers from last place to its first-ever winning season (1987-88) ... Louisville Thunder - Began his coaching career as a player/coach for Louisville of the AISA in 1984 ... Spent two and a half seasons (1984-87) with the Thunder. Playing Career: AISA- Played in 100 games and scored 32 goals with 35 assists during his tenure with the Atlanta Attack and the Louisville Thunder of the ASIA ... Saw action in one year (1989-90) with Atlanta before concentrating on just coaching the next two seasons (1990-92) ... Played three seasons (1984-87) with Louisville ... Pittsburgh Spirit - Spent three seasons (1981-84) with Pittsburgh of the MISL ... Notched eight goals with 14 assists in 85 games with the Spirit ... Pennsylvania Stoners - Played the 1979 outdoor season with Pennsylvania of the ASL ... Hartford Hellions - Spent two seasons (1979-81) with Hartford of the MISL ... Scored nine goals and dished out 13 assists in 48 games with the Hellions ... Cincinnati Kids - Began his professional playing career in 1978 and was the first player selected by Cincinnati in the inaugural MISL Draft ... Saw action in 23 games and had four tallies with three assists. College: A 1978 graduate of Oneonta State University in New York ... An All-New York State and All-American for the Red Dragons. Personal: Born on April 4, 1957 in Grosse Point, Mich. ... Married to Ranee and they reside in Whitefish Bay, Wis. with their three children, Ian, Alex, and Mackenzie. Keith Tozer’s Coaching Record U.S. Futsal Team Full Internationals Year GP W L T Pct. 1996 4 3 1 0 .750 1998 7 2 4 1 .357 1999 2 1 0 1 .750 2000 5 4 1 0 .800 2002 2 1 0 1 .750 6-Years 22 12 7 3 .614 Overall (Full Internationals/Clubs) Year GP W L T Pct. 1996 4 3 1 0 .750 1998 8 3 4 1 .438 1999 2 1 0 1 .750 2000 6 5 1 0 .833 2002 7 4 1 2 .714 6-Years 27 17 7 4 .704 Professional Team (League) Regular Season W-L Pct. Playoffs W-L Pct. Louisville Thunder (AISA)^ 1984-85 12-13 .480 0-1 .000 Louisville Thunder (AISA)^ 1985-86 31-9 .775 2-3 .400 Louisville Thunder (AISA)^# 1986-87 27-15 .643 5-2 .714 Los Angeles Lazers (MISL) 1986-87 10-18 .357 - - - Los Angeles Lazers (MISL) 1987-88 31-25 .554 0-3 .000 Los Angeles Lazers (MISL) 1988-89 21-27 .438 - - - Atlanta Attack (AISA)^ 1989-90 23-17 .575 - - - Atlanta Attack (NPSL)^ 1990-91 25-15 .625 3-4 .429 Kansas City Attack (NPSL)^ 1991-92 26-14 .650 3-3 .500 Milwaukee Wave (NPSL) 1992-93 17-23 .425 - - - Milwaukee Wave (NPSL) 1993-94 20-20 .500 1-2 .333 Milwaukee Wave (NPSL) 1994-95 23-17 .575 1-2 .333 Milwaukee Wave (NPSL) 1995-96 30-10 .750 1-2 .333 Milwaukee Wave (NPSL) 1996-97 26-14 .650 0-2 .000 Milwaukee Wave (NPSL)* 1997-98 28-10 .737 9-2 .818 Milwaukee Wave (NPSL) 1998-99 25-15 .625 1-2 .333 Milwaukee Wave (NPSL)* 1999-2000 28-12 .700 7-2 .778 Milwaukee Wave (NPSL)* 2000-01 24-16 .600 7-1 .875 Milwaukee Wave (MISL) 2001-02 34 10 .773 1 2 .333 Total 19 Seasons 460 306 .601 42 34 .583 ^ Player/Coach * Championship Season U.S. Indoor Soccer All-Time Winningest Coaches (Regular Season/Playoffs) Coach Overall Record Era 1. Keith Tozer 502-340 1984-Present 2. Kenny Cooper 465-370 1979-1997 3. Ron Newman 464-264 1980-1995