Manfred Schellscheidt

Manny Schellscheidt

Personal information
Full name	Manfred Schellscheidt
Date of birth	January 7, 1941 (1941-01-07) (age 70)
Place of birth	Sollingen, Germany
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1964	Elizabeth S.C.
	Union Solingen
	SC Fortuna Köln
-1972	Elizabeth S.C.
1973	Philadelphia Atoms	14	(1)
1974	Rhode Island Oceaneers
1975-1976	Hartford Bicentennials	34	(2)
Teams managed
1974	Rhode Island Oceaneers
1975	United States
1975-1976	Hartford Bicentennials
1977-1979	New Jersey Americans
1984	U.S. Olympic
1987	Princeton Tigers (assistant)
1988-	Seton Hall Pirates
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Manfred "Manny" Schellscheidt (born January 7, 1941) is a German-American soccer coach and former player. Born in Solingen in the Prussian Rhine Province, he emigrated to the United States in the 1970s. He spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League and one in the American Soccer League. He won two U.S. Open Cup and one American Soccer League title as a player as well as two professional championships as a coach. Schellscheidt is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Player

In 1964, Schellscheidt was visiting his aunt in New York when he was recruited by the coach of Elizabeth S.C. He played a handful of games before returning to Germany.^[1] After graduating from the German Sport University Cologne (Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln) in Cologne, Germany, in 1967, he played professionally for Union Solingen and SC Fortuna Köln before moving to the United States. When he arrived in the United States, he immediately rejoined Elizabeth S.C. of the German American Soccer League. He was a member of the team when it won both the 1970 and 1972 U.S. Open Cups. In 1973, he signed with the Philadelphia Atoms of the North American Soccer League (NASL). The Atoms won the NASL title that year. In 1974, he became a player-coach with the Rhode Island Oceaneers in the American Soccer League. He took the team to the ASL championship and was named the 1974 ASL Coach of the Year.^[2] He returned to the NASL the next season with the Hartford Bicentennials.

Coach

After playing two seasons in Hartford, Schellscheidt became the head coach of the New Jersey Americans in 1977 winning another league title that season.^[3] He also coached in the North American Soccer League^[4] and in 1975 became coach of the United States national team. He also led the U.S. team in the 1984 Olympics.

In 1988, Schellscheidt was named coach of the Seton Hall University men's team,^[5] a position he still holds as of November 20, 2011. The Pirates initially experienced success under Schellscheidt,^[6] winning two Big East championships, eight NCAA tournament berths, seven conference title game appearances and a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2001 while having had only one losing season during his first eighteen seasons at the helm. The Pirates, however, have not been successful recently, posting losing records in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 consecutively. Through October 26, their combined record through the last 5 seasons is 29-48-10.

In 1990, Schellscheidt was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.^[7]

Personal life

Schellscheidt resides in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey with his wife, Annette. Their son Karl Schellscheidt played soccer at Princeton University. They also have two daughters, Jackie and Janet.

In 1992, Schellscheidt published a book, Youth League: Soccer Skills - Mastering the Ball.

References

1. ^ Manny Schellscheidt: A coach for all seasons, By Mike Woitalla
2. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1974
3. ^ The Year in American Soccer - 1974
4. ^ http://national.soccerhall.org/history/NASL_AllTimeCoachesRegistry.htm
5. ^ Clark, Bobby (1999). Coaching Youth Soccer: A Baffled Parent's Guide. McGraw-Hill. pp. 13. ISBN 0071346082. 
6. ^ Hellermann, Steven L. (2001). Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism. Princeton University Press. pp. 319. ISBN 069107447X. 
7. ^ Crisfield, Deborah (1998). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Soccer. Alpha Books. pp. 278. ISBN 0028627253. 

External links

• Seton Hall Bio
• National Soccer Hall of Fame
• NASL stats
• Philadelphia Atoms roster

Preceded by Al Miller

United States men's national soccer team head coach 1975

Succeeded by Walter Chyzowych

Persondata
Name	Schellscheidt, Manfred
Alternative names
Short description	Soccer player and coach
Date of birth	January 7, 1941
Place of birth	Sollingen, Germany
Date of death
Place of death