Gene Chyzowych

Gene Chyzowych is a former professional soccer player and coach, who is now the coach of the Columbia High School soccer team in Maplewood, New Jersey. He has the second most wins of any active scholastic soccer coaches in the United States, with over 700 wins as of November 2007. [Orlando, Chris. [http://www.nj.com/hssports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1194500214207910.xml&coll=1 "Non-public teams jostle at the top"] , "The Star-Ledger", November 8, 2007. Accessed November 10, 2007. "Breznitsky, who just completed his 33rd season and led Scotch Plains to its second straight and 13th overall Union County Tournament championship last Saturday, has a career record of 554-127-41, which would place him fourth on the list behind Gene Chyzowych of Columbia (700-175-67), Miller Bugliari of Pingry (694-89-53) and Shawnee's Brian Gibney (616-113-47)."] [ [http://www.nscaa.com/downloads/HSBCoachingRecordsWins.html High School Boys Coaching Records: Winningest All-Time Coaches By Victories (Updated 12/18/06)] , National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Accessed August 31, 2007.] [ [http://www.nfhs.org/core/contentmanager/uploads/PDFs/Publications/soccer.pdf 2008 NFHS National High School Sports Record Book] ]

Chyzowych was the head coach of the United States men's national soccer team in 1973, coaching the team to a 3-2-0 record. [ [http://www.ussoccer.com/common/stContent.jsp_16-TMNT29.html All-Time Head Coaches] , United States Soccer Federation. Accessed August 31, 2007.]

In 1976, he was head coach of the New York Apollo of the American Soccer League.

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