John Kowalski

John Kowalski
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-12-22) December 22, 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Miłków, Poland
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1972 New Haven Chargers
Managerial career
1978–1979 Cincinnati Kids
1979–1980 Pittsburgh Spirit
1980–1981 Hartford Hellions
1981–1985 Pittsburgh Spirit
1989–1996 Robert Morris Colonials (men)
1991 United States (interim)
1993–1994 United States U20
1997–1998 Tampa Bay Mutiny
1999–2000 Pittsburgh Riverhounds
2001–2019 Robert Morris Colonials (women)

John Kowalski (born December 22, 1951, in Miłków, Poland) is a former coach of the professional United States soccer clubs Tampa Bay Mutiny (Major League Soccer), Pittsburgh Riverhounds (NASL) and Pittsburgh Spirit (MISL). He also briefly managed the United States national team in 1991, compiling a 2–0–1 record.

Kowalski was also the head coach of the 1989 and 1992 U.S. five-a-side (Futsal) teams which won a bronze medal in the Netherlands in 1989[1] and a silver medal in Hong Kong in 1992.[2] Since the Futsal World Championship is a FIFA sanctioned event, the 1992 silver medal is the highest medal achievement the United States men's team has accomplished in FIFA worldwide soccer competition. The 1989 bronze was the first official U.S. medal in a FIFA world competition.[3]

He also coached the Robert Morris University women's soccer team from 2001 until 2019. With the Colonials, he amassed a career 112–224–19 record, and guided RMU to their first ever Northeast Conference Tournament appearance.[4] Kowalski is also the head coach of the Fort Pitt FC Regiment of the NPSL,[5] and the U-14 Girls Stars United team, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

  1. ^ "Netherlands 1989: Brazil show the way". FIFA. Archived from the original on October 10, 2006. Retrieved October 12, 2006.
  2. ^ "Hong Kong 1992: Brazil boss it". FIFA. Archived from the original on October 9, 2006. Retrieved October 12, 2006.
  3. ^ There was no official World Cup Third Place match in 1930 and no official third place was awarded; U.S. and Yugoslavia each lost in the semi-finals.
  4. ^ Hedderick, Nick. "Kowalski out as women's soccer coach". RMU Sentry Media. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Fort Pitt Regiment – Pennsylvania – Powered by Soccer Max Websites!". Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.