Rick Schweizer
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 19, 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | New York, New York, United States | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1979 | New Haven Chargers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Hartford Hellions (indoor) | 0 | (0) |
| 1981–1984 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 19 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Louisville Thunder (indoor) | 37 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 25 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Dayton Dynamo (indoor) | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1990 | Dayton Dynamo | ||
| 1991 | New York Kick | ||
| New Haven Chargers (women's assistant) | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rick Schweizer is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and American Indoor Soccer Association. He was the 1985 AISA Goalkeeper of the Year. Schweizer coached both collegiately and professionally. He was the 1990 National Professional Soccer League Coach of the Year.
In 1980, Schweizer graduated from the University of New Haven where he was a three-year starter on the men's soccer team. In 1980, he signed with the Hartford Hellions of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1981, he moved to the Pittsburgh Spirit for three seasons. In 1984, Schweizer signed with the Louisville Thunder of the American Indoor Soccer Association. He was a 1985 First Team All Star and the 1985 AISA Goalkeeper of the Year.[1] In 1986, he moved to the Milwaukee Wave for two seasons. In the spring of 1988, the Wave released him and Schweizer moved to the Dayton Dynamo. He briefly retired after becoming the Dynamo's head coach. However, he returned to playing when the Dynamo released goalkeeper Arnie Mausser in January 1989.[2]