Jim Schwab is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and National Professional Soccer League. He coached the

Kansas City Attack The Kansas City Attack, previously the Atlanta Attack and later known as the Kansas City Comets, were an indoor soccer team based for most of its existence in Kansas City, Missouri. In its various incarnations the franchise played in the National ...

to the 1997 NPSL championship and has coached the

Johnson County Community College Johnson County Community College (JCCC) is a public community college in Overland Park, Kansas, which is in Johnson County. History In 1963, Johnson County Commissioners, recognizing the emerging community college movement and seeking to acco ...

soccer teams since 1990.

Player

Schwab attended Florissant Valley Community College, playing on the men’s soccer team in 1983 and 1984. In 1985, the Kansas City Comets selected Schwab in the third round of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft. He played three seasons with the Comets. In 1988, he moved to the

Hershey Impact The Hershey Impact was an indoor soccer club based in Hershey, Pennsylvania that competed in the National Professional Soccer League. The team played its home games at the Hersheypark Arena for all of its 3 seasons. Staff and ownership * Presi ...

of the National Professional Soccer League for one season. He returned to the Comets in 1991. The team folded in 1992 and Schwab joined the

of the NSPL. In 1996, he became a player-coach for the Attack and led them to the league title. He retired as a player in 1998.

Coach

In 1990,

hired Schwab to coach its men’s soccer team. Over ten seasons, he compiled a 156–45–6 record. In 1999, he became the head coach of the women’s soccer team as well. He also coached at the professional level when hired as a player coach by the

in 1996. He coached the Attack for four seasons, winning the 1996–97 National Professional Soccer League championship. In 2000, Schwab became a player-coach with the

Kansas City Brass Kansas City Brass was an American soccer team based in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1997, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division ...

of the fourth division Premier Development League.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schwab, Jim Living people 1965 births American soccer coaches American soccer players Hershey Impact players Kansas City Attack players Kansas City Brass players Kansas City Comets (original MISL) players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) coaches National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Johnson County Community College people Association football defenders