Oliver Weiss is a German-born, U.S.-based soccer coach, who worked successfully over a 14-year span (1995–2009) at the NCAA division I level. He was the head men's soccer coach at Virginia Tech from 2002 through 2009.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Germany | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| University of Richmond | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002-2009 | Virginia Tech | ||
Career edit
Under Weiss Virginia Tech played in the national semifinals of the NCAA soccer tournament in 2007 and reaching a number 3 final national ranking. The program appeared in a total of four NCAA tournaments, all under Weiss' tutelage. His winning percentage of .574 and 73-52-17 win-loss-tie remain records at the school.
Weiss resigned from Tech in 2009 following a dispute over an unintended NCAA infraction. Although considered a minor and secondary violation, Weiss left the school citing personal reasons and other interests.[1][2]
Prior to coaching at Tech, Weiss was an assistant coach at North Carolina from 1999 to 2001. During that span, UNC won its first national championship and went 54-14-1 in three NCAA tournament appearances. From 1996 to 1999, he served as an assistant at William & Mary, where the team posted a 49-19-3 record. He also spent one year as an assistant coach at the University of New Hampshire. He played college soccer at Richmond.
References edit
- ^ Altizer, Chuck (October 16, 2009). "Hokies work to rebound". Roanoke Times.
- ^ Berman, Mark (August 25, 2009). "Virginia Tech reports 11 soccer recruiting violations to NCAA". Roanoke Times via Pilot Online.