Mike Freitag

Mike Freitag

Personal information
Date of birth	May 5, 1958 (1958-05-05) (age 53)
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1976-1979	Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1980	San Diego Sockers	0	(0)
1980-1982	Denver Avalanche (indoor)	32	(0)
Teams managed
	U.S. U-17 (assistant)
1993-2003	Indiana Hoosiers (assistant)
2004-2009	Indiana Hoosiers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mike Freitag is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He served six seasons as the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team.

Player

Youth

Freitag graduated from Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis, Missouri. He then attended Indiana University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1976 to 1979. He was a 1979 First Team All Ameican.^[1] He graduated with bachelor's degree in physical education and earned a master's degree in sports administration from Indiana in 1986.

Professional

In 1980, Freitag signed with the San Diego Sockers of the North American Soccer League, but played no first team games. That fall, he moved to the Denver Avalanche of the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Coach

In 1993, Freitag returned to Indiana University to become an assistant coach with the men's soccer team. In 2004, he replaced Jerry Yeagley as head coach and promptly took the team to the 2004 Division I Men's College Cup championship. After the Hoosiers lost 10 games in 2009, the university announced on December 2, 2009 that they would not renew Freitag's contract.^[2]

References

1. ^ 1979 All Americans
2. ^ Indiana Not To Renew Contract of Coach Mike Freitag

External links

• NASL/MISL stats
• Indiana University coaching profile

Persondata
Name	Freitag, Mike
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Date of birth	May 5, 1958
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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