Sigi Schmid
Sigi Schmid
Siegfried "Sigi" Schmidis a German-American soccer coach who most recently coached Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his family when he was a child. He played college soccer from 1972 to 1975 at the University of California, Los Angeles , where he was a starting midfielder in each of his four years. He coached his former college team, the UCLA Bruins, between 1980 and 1999. During that period,...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth20 March 1953
CityTubingen, Germany
We don't want to push him too quickly too early. With a player like Duncan, you need to be careful because he is the type of guy that gives you everything he has. We have to keep the reins on him.
Joel is a versatile defender who was here for our mini-camp in November. He can play centrally or on the right and is a young player with great potential.
He is the type of player that has a tremendous desire to win. He needs to be an example to our younger players. He needs to be a vocal player, but he can't do any of that until he gets on the field, so first he needs to get healthy.
We are very excited about the addition of Tim Ward. He is a very good young player with a bright future ahead of him and he can play a number of different positions.
Sebastian is a very attractive player. He has a huge pedigree in soccer and he has a strong desire to play in the States. He has the potential to be an impact player in this league.
Adding Ezra is a big plus for us. He has championship experience and is a player who I have a long and positive history with and who will be a valuable addition to our team.
All three of those players have tremendous potential rewards. Each one needs to add a different element to their game to get them to the next level. My objective is to get the best out of them.
It is a competitive position, but I don't think any player should lose his position due to injury. When you are out a long time, it gets a little bit harder.
I want to those three guys not to be fringe national team players, but national team players as the team prepares for the World Cup in 2010.
I think we've created a much more competitive environment. There is competition in all of the facets of the field.
Joel is a young guy who can play a number of different positions. He is big plus for us as well.
My objective is that we want to win a title this year. If it doesn't happen, we are going to be immensely better than last year. It doesn't take that long to turn around a team.
We've got to get him the ball in the box. He hasn't had a lot of opportunities in the box yet and so as we become better and as we become more in sync as a team, that will improve.
We have seven guys out injured. That makes it tough.