Ralf Wilhelms

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Ralf Wilhelms
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Personal information
Full name Ralf W. Wilhelms
Date of birth (1962-05-24) 24 May 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Sinzig, West Germany
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Foothill Owls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1982 Borussia Mönchengladbach
1982–1986 Bonner SC 81 (13)
1987–1989 San Diego Sockers (indoor) 83 (6)
1993–1994 Arizona Sandsharks (indoor) 28 (11)
1994–1995 San Diego Sockers (indoor) 17 (5)
Managerial career
1990–1991 U.S. International University
1995–1996 San Diego Sockers (assistant)
1998 San Diego Flash
1998–1999 III. Kerület FC
2001–2003 San Diego Sockers (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ralf W. Wilhelms is a retired German association football defender who played professionally in Germany and the United States. He coached in the United States and Hungary and served in various executive positions with American soccer teams for over a decade. He is a professor at Lake Superior State University in Strategic Management and International Business.

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Player

Wilhelms played for Borussia Mönchengladbach from 1979 to 82 and Bonner SC from 1982 to 86. He moved to the United States to work on a graduate degree in business. Wilhelms was a two-time All-American at Foothill College. [1] He caught the attention of Ron Newman, coach of the San Diego Sockers. On 25 June 1987, the Sockers selected Wilhelms in the first round (seventh overall) of the Major Indoor Soccer League draft. [2] He spent two seasons on the Sockers' backline. In 1993, he played for the Arizona Sandsharks of the Continental Indoor Soccer League to then return to the San Diego Sockers for the 1994 season in the CISL. [3] Wilhelms scored 22 goals and recorded 25 assists in his 128-game career with the San Diego Sockers and Arizona Sandsharks in the US. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the pitch during the 1994 campaign. [4]

Team management

After his release by the Sockers in 1989, Wilhelms entered the U.S. International University. On 31 July 1990, the school hired Wilhelms to coach its men's soccer team to a 5 win 12 loss season. USIU had players from Brazil, Turkey, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Portugal, United States, the Netherlands, African Nations, and the confluence of the world with the team proved to be challenging and brotherly. [5] On 3 March 1995, he became an assistant coach with the San Diego Sockers. [6] He held that position until 1996. On 13 January 1998, he became the first head coach of the San Diego Flash. [7] He took the team to an 8–5 record before leaving the team to become manager of Kerület FC. [8] In 2001, Wilhelms joint Brian Quinn as his assistant coach to manage the San Diego Sockers in the Major Indoor Soccer League II. January 2004, Wilhelms became the executive vice president of Sockers. [9]

Academics

In 1990, Willhelms received his Master of international Business and Administration from United States International University. In 2008, he earned his Doctor of Business Administration from the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management at Alliant International University. He is a professor at Lake Superior State University. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Gaines, Bob (29 July 1987). "Sockers sign top draft pick and two high school grads". Escondido Times-Advocate . p. 23. Retrieved 17 October 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Wilhelms, 2 San Diego Players Picked by Sockers
  3. ↑ 1994 Continental Indoor Soccer League Final Standings and Statistics
  4. ↑ "Ralf Wilhelms soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  5. ↑ USIU Names Soccer Coach
  6. ↑ 3 March 1995 Transactions
  7. ↑ January 13, 1998 Deals
  8. ↑ Futball Adattar: Ralf Wilhelms Archived 14 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ 19 January 2004 Sports People
  10. ↑ Lake Superior State University staff bio
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