Klaus Linnenbruegger
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Klaus Linnenbruegger | ||
| Place of birth | Bielefeld, West Germany | ||
| Playing position | Manager | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967-1971 | VFB03 Bielefeld | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002 | Ottawa Wizards | ||
| 2003 | Ottawa Wizards | ||
| 2011 | Ottawa Fury (assistant coach) | ||
| 2011-2012 | Ottawa Fury (interim coach) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Klaus Linnenbruegger is a former German footballer and coach who briefly played professional in Germany and coached Canadian clubs.
Playing career
Linnenbruegger began his professional career in his native city of Bielefeld with VFB03 Bielefeld at the junior level and finally at the senior level.[1] In 1971, he emigrated to Canada and landed in Ottawa. During his tenure in Canada he played with Ottawa St.Anthony Italia, Ottawa Cenntenials Soccer Club, and Ottawa Maple Leaf Almrausch with whom he finished second in the 1980 The Challenge Trophy tournament.
Managerial career
Linnenbruegger`s first major coaching duty was with the Ottawa Wizards of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. where he had a tremendous season recording a 17 game undefeated streak, and making CPSL history by becoming the second club to achieve a treble the first being the Toronto Olympians.[2] The Wizards clinched the Eastern Conference and finished first in the overall standings.[3] He guided Ottawa to repeat their success in the Open Canada Cup tournament by defending their title once more in a 1-0 victory over Toronto Croatia.[4]
The next season he was replaced by Hubert Busby, Jr., but was reinstated as head coach on September 10, 2003.[5] He finished off the season with a six game undefeated streak and clinched their division. The Wizards announced their withdrawal from the Rogers Cup stating disagreement with the rules of competition. On May 26, 2011 he served as assistant coach to the Ottawa Fury of the USL Premier Development League.[6] He was appointed interim head coach for the Fury for the remainder of the 2011 season after the early departure of head coach Steve Payne.[7]
Honors
Ottawa Wizards
- Rogers Cup (1): 2002
- Open Canada Cup (1): 2002
- Canadian Professional Soccer League Eastern Conference Champions (2): 2002, 2003
References
- ↑ "Klaus Linnenbruegger zoominfo.com". zoominfo.com.
- ↑ Clearly, Martin (October 28, 2002). "Ottawa Citizen: Pro style Wizards conjure up soccer success". Rocket Robin`s Home Page. Ottawa Citizen.
- ↑ "CPSL Final Standings". Rocket Robin`s Home Page. CPSL media release. October 14, 2002.
- ↑ Glover, Robin (September 29, 2002). "Result of Sunday September 29th, 2002 CPSL game between Ottawa Wizards and Toronto Croatia played at Cove Road in London at 3:15pm. This was the Final of the CPSL Canada Cup.". Rocket Robin`s Home Page.
- ↑ "WIZARDS ANNOUNCE NEW HEAD COACH". Rocket Robin`s Home Page. Ottawa Wizards media release. September 10, 2003.
- ↑ Brennan, Don (May 26, 2011). "Fury chasing success". torontosun.com. Toronto Sun.
- ↑ "Back at the Helm - Stephen O'Kane Ecstatic About Return to Old Post as Fury PDL Coach". sportsottawa.com. ottawafury.com. September 16, 2011.