Matt Reiswerg

Matt Reiswerg

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Reiswerg
Date of birth	July 3, 1980 (1980-07-03) (age 31)
Place of birth	Indianapolis, IN, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	IUPUI
Youth career
	Indiana University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003	Cincinnati Riverhawks	6	(0)
2003	Indiana Blast	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2007. † Appearances (Goals).

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

Matt Reiswerg (born July 3, 1980 in Indianapolis) was an American soccer (football) player. Currently, he is the goalkeeper coach at IUPUI.

Career

College

Reiswerg attended Indiana University where he played soccer from 1999 to 2002. He was a member of Indiana University's 1999 National Championship team as well as a part of three IU squads that advanced to the College Cup Final Four. Additionally, the Hoosiers captured four Big Ten regular season titles and two Big Ten Tournament championships during his playing career. Reiswerg was a 4-time Alpha Beta Academic Award honoree during his career.

Professional

In April 2003, Reiswerg signed a professional contract with the Cincinnati Riverhawks of the USL A-League, the second-highest professional league in the U.S., below MLS. Reiswerg appeared in 6 games that season for the Riverhawks, starting 5. In his first professional start, Reiswerg recorded 12 saves in a 3-0 shutout victory over the El Paso Patriots. For his efforts, Reiswerg was named to the USL A-League Team of the Week. In July 2003, Reiswerg left the Riverhawks and signed with his hometown Indiana Blast, also of the USL A-League. He started 2 matches for the Blast in 2003. In the final game of the 2003 season- which would be the Blast's final match as an A-League professional franchise- Reiswerg started in goal and shutout the defending league champions and 2003 regular season champions, Milwaukee Wave for 45 minutes before being substituted.^[1]

International

Reiswerg represented the United States as the starting goalkeeper for three international Maccabiah competitions, culminating in the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel. At the 2005 games, Reiswerg recorded shutouts in 3 of his first 4 games, which included a penalty shootout victory over Mexico in the semifinals following a 0-0 draw. After blanking Mexico for 120 minutes, Reiswerg saved a potentially game-winning penalty kick on Mexico's 5th spot-kick. Then in sudden-death penalties, he again made a save and then watched his team convert their attempt to seal the victory. The dramatic win advanced the Americans to the tournament final vs. Israel. The United States team lost 2-0 to Israel's U-20 National Team in the final, and won the Silver Medal.

Coaching

Reiswerg has been an Assistant Coach for the IUPUI Jaguars men's soccer team since 2006, in charge of training the goalkeepers. The Jaguars have advanced to the Summit League tournament in each of his 5 seasons so far, and were finalists in 2007. The 2009 and 2010 seasons were banner years for IUPUI's goalkeepers. Under Reiswerg's watch in 2009, the team's goalkeepers posted the lowest team goals against average, and highest save percentage since IUPUI's NCAA Tournament team in 2000. And in 2010, the Jaguars keepers bested their 2009 goals against average- recording a combined 1.06 GAA.

Honors

Indiana University

• NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship (1): 1999 NCAA National Champions

A-League

• USL A-League Team of the Week (1): 2003, Week 5, while playing for the Cincinnati Riverhawks

Maccabiah Games

• 2005 Maccabiah Games (1): Silver Medal

References

1. ^ "Milwaukee Wave United at Indiana Blast". 31 August 2003. http://aleague.uslsoccer.com/stats/22885.html. Retrieved 4 January 2011. 

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Name	Reiswerg, Matt
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Date of birth	1980-07-03
Place of birth	Indianapolis, IN, U.S.
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