Elmar Bolowich (born July 10, 1954) was most recently head coach of the

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team at

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, United States. He was previously the head coach of the

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team at

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for eight years after leaving his 22-year tenure as the head coach of the

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team at the

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Career

Creighton Bluejays

Bolowich joined

on February 9, 2011. He is assisted by

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and Michael Gabb, both former players of Creighton University. Since 2011, Bolowich has led the Bluejays to an overall 95–29–12 record (last updated, Feb. 2017). In 2015, the

team had 19 wins during the season, the most wins in Division I, as well as the a scoring average of 2.3 goals per game (the third-best scoring offense in the nation). The same season, Bolowich recruited

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, a runner-up for the MAC Hermann Trophy, and

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Offensive Player of the Year.

and

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represented

and were both named to the NCSAA All-America First Team. Vincent Keller was selected for the NCSAA All-America Third Team and the

First Team. Success for Bolowich and the

saw additional rewards, as then freshman,

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, made the

All-Freshman team;

won the

Midfielder of the Year; and Connor Sparrow earned BIG EAST Co-Goalkeeper of the Year.

and

were drafted into the

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, although

retired in January 2017. In 2014, Bolowich and the

lead the nation with the best winning percentage 16–3–3 (.795) as well as the regular season champions of the

(7–1–1). Bolowich shared the title of

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Coach of the Year, and

won

Offensive and Midfield Players of the Year, respectively. In 2012, Bolowich led Creighton to 17–4–3 record and their second consecutive

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Division I College Cup although both times the team fell just short of the National Title. In his inaugural season at Creighton, Bolowich won three coaching awards: NCSAA Midwest Coach of the Year;

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Coaching Staff of the Year; and the MLSSoccer.com Coach of the Year. The

team play at

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, unique in that

is the only university with a stadium exclusive to soccer.

North Carolina Tar Heels

Since 1988, Bolowich compiled a 280–144–40 (0.647) record in 22 seasons making him the winningest coach of the

program. Under Bolowich's direction, the

won the 2001 NCAA Division 1 Championship by defeating the

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Hoosiers 2–0 with a 21–4–0 record on the season. This marked the first national title for the

program. Coach Bolowich led the program to the

tournament in nine out of his last 10 seasons, and reached the Elite Eight five of his last 10 seasons. In 2001, he won the NSCAA National Coach of the Year award. During his last 11 seasons at North Carolina, Bolowich led the team to 6 appearances in the

quarterfinals. He led the

team to the

tournament 15 times as well as three

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appearances in the three years before he transferred to

. Under Coach Bolowich, the Tar Heels also won the 2000

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championship and the regular season titles in 2000, 2009, and 2010. Bolowich won the

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National Coach of the Year Award in 2001 as well as the

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Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2010. At the

, he succeeded the then women's and men's soccer coach

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to take the head coaching position in 1988 after serving as a part-time assistant coach for the men's Tar Heel soccer team in 1986. From 1987–8, he was a full-time assistant coach to Dorrance. It was in 1987 when the Tar Heels won their first ACC tournament championship and advanced to their first Final Four 1987

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where North Carolina lost to

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in the semi-final round 4–1.The also won their 1st ACC tournamen beating N.C. State in the final 3–2 The game was played at

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, despite the

team having defeated

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team twice earlier on in the 1987 season.

Professional players coached

Bolowich coached 45 players onto the professional pitch since the beginning of

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in 1996, some of whom went to play abroad, as well as on the

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, the

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, and the Olympics. Four of Bolowich's former players have gone on to coach in the

Players who appeared on the United States men's national soccer team roster

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player in 1996, 2002, and 2006;

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;

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1996–2006;

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, MetroStars,

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player in 2002 and 2006:

1994–2006;

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; head coach of

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2000–2006;

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; assistant coach for

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2009; Chicago Fire; former interim assistant coach for Chicago Fire; head coach for

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2009–;

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, Chicago Fire *

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2016–;

Current and former professional players

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* Stephen McCarthy *

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* Zach Lloyd *

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* Michael Ueltschey * Justin Hughes * Marcus Storey * Tim Merritt *

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* Eddie Robinson *

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* Nicholas Efthimiou *

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References

External links

*http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/bolowich_elmar01.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20110426215305/http://www.gocreighton.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=89398&SPID=2518&DB_OEM_ID=1000&ATCLID=205093063&Q_SEASON=2010 *http://www.gocreighton.com/coaches.aspx?rc=691&path=msoc *http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2010/10/06/qa-unc-tar-heels-coach-elmar-bolowich *https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204262304577068500242533514 *http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/sports/soccer/bolowich-puts-creighton-in-college-cup-semifinals.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolowich, Elmar 1954 births Living people North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer coaches Creighton Bluejays men's soccer coaches Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz alumni German football managers American soccer coaches George Mason Patriots men's soccer coaches