Michael Erush

Michael Erush

Personal information
Full name	Michael Erush
Date of birth	January 24, 1983 (1983-01-24) (age 28)
Place of birth	Van Nuys, California, United States
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Orange County Blue Star
Number	29
Youth career
2000–2003	Loyola Marymount Lions
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002	Los Angeles Heroes
2003	Orange County Blue Star	5	(0)
2004	Colorado Rapids	0	(0)
2005	Chivas USA	0	(0)
2006	Hapoel Ashkelon	0	(0)
2006	Miami FC	17	(0)
2007–2009	Hollywood United
2010–	Orange County Blue Star	1	(0)
Teams managed
2007–	Loyola Marymount University (assistant)
2009	Hollywood United Hitmen
2010–	Orange County Blue Star (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 18, 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Football
Maccabiah Games
Silver	2005 Maccabiah	Football

Michael Erush (born August 24, 1984 in Van Nuys, California) is an American soccer player who is currently the player-assistant coach of Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League.

Career

College and Amateur

Erush played four years of college soccer at Loyola Marymount University from 2000 to 2003, where he played defensive midfielder, registered six goals and sixteen assists, and garnered NSCAA All-Far West Region first team honors as a senior. During his college years he also played with the Los Angeles Heroes and Orange County Blue Star in the USL Premier Development League, and he played alongside Jürgen Klinsmann with Orange County.

Professional

Erush was not drafted by an MLS team, but was signed to the Colorado Rapids' developmental roster on March 24, 2004. He was released after an uneventful season, and re-surfaced with Chivas USA in 2005, before being released without seeing any playing time.

After a strong performance by the United States team at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel, Erush signed for Hapoel Ashkelon. However, the contract was canceled before Erush played a game, and reports in the Israeli media claimed that Erush had to return to the US to take care of "personal business". He subsequently played for Miami FC in the USL First Division, appearing in 17 games for the team before being released at the end of the season.

International

Erush was a youth international, captaining the US national team in the U14-U18 age range from 1996 through 2000, and was part of the USMNT pool in 2001, but was never called up to the senior roster.

Coaching

In January 2007 was hired as an assistant coach to Paul Krumpe with the men's soccer team at Loyola Marymount University.^[1]

Erush, having played with the amateur Hollywood United team in Los Angeles for several years, was hired as the first ever head coach of the Hollywood United Hitmen in the USL Premier Development League in 2009. He moved to become player-assistant coach of Orange County Blue Star in 2010.

Personal

Erush is the son of Russian immigrants, and holds both American and Russian passports.^[2]

References

1. ^ Michael Erush Joins Men's Soccer Coaching Staff
2. ^ http://www.infosportinc.com/michaelerush.html

External links

• Coaching profile from LMU

Persondata
Name	Erush, Michael
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	January 24, 1983
Place of birth	Van Nuys, California, United States
Date of death
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