Michael Anhaeuser

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Mike Anhaeuser
Personal information
Full name Michael Anhaeuser
Date of birth (1969-08-13) August 13, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1991 Indiana Hoosiers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–1998 Charleston Battery 115 (2)
Managerial career
1999–2004 Charleston Battery (assistant)
2004–2021 Charleston Battery
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Anhaeuser (born August 13, 1969, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is a former American soccer player and coach. He has spent his entire professional playing career with the Charleston Battery, playing five seasons for the club as a midfielder before moving into the coaching staff.

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Club career

Anhaeuser grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and attended Indiana University where he played on the men's soccer team under Jerry Yeagley from 1988 to 1991. [1] The Hoosiers won the 1988 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship in his freshman season.

Following his college career Anhaeuser trialed in Germany with Bundesliga clubs Schalke 04 and VfL Bochum and played in their reserve teams. In 1994, he signed a professional contract with the Charleston Battery of the USISL. He spent five seasons a midfielder with the Battery, making over 100 appearances and winning the 1996 league championship while also working a day job in research and development for the club's corporate parent Blackbaud. Anhaeuser tore his anterior cruciate ligament during the 1999 pre-season and retired from playing professionally.

Coaching career

Anhaeuser spent much of his playing career coaching Lowcountry junior clubs and to this day continues to handle teams in the Battery's youth system. After retiring from playing in 1999, he moved into an assistant coaching role with the Battery under managers Alan Dicks and Chris Ramsey. After the departure of Ramsey in 2005, he was elevated to the position of head coach.

In 2006, he was named the USL-1 Coach of the Year after he took the Battery to the post-season semifinals and the third round of the U.S. Open Cup. [2] The team were the first lower division side since 1999 to play in the U.S. Open Cup final, finishing as runners-up in the 2008 edition. [3] Anhaeuser led the Battery to a USL Division 2 championship in 2010 and a USL Championship title in 2012 after the club moved up to the second division. [4]

In 2008, he was also given the title of general manager of the Battery, overseeing all soccer operations at the club.[ citation needed ] Following the 2013 season, Anhaeuser was inducted to the USL Hall of Fame. [5]

After 17 years as head coach of the Charleston Battery, Anhaeuser and the club parted ways on November 1, 2021. [6]

Honors

Player

Charleston Battery

Coach

Charleston Battery

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References

  1. ↑ Indiana Hoosiers Soccer Records
  2. ↑ Mike Anhaeuser named USL First Division Coach of the Year Archived 2007-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Fontela, Jonah (June 3, 2019). "Mike Anhaeuser: It Can Be Done". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ Miller, Andrew (September 8, 2012). "Charleston Battery captures fourth USL title with 1-0 win over Wilmington". The Post and Courier. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Battery's Anhaeuser to be inducted into USL Hall of Fame". WCSC. November 12, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ Hartsell, Jeff (November 1, 2021). "Charleston Battery parts ways with longtime coach Mike Anhaeuser". The Post and Courier. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
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