Brian Zwaschka

Brian Zwaschka enters his 16th season as head coach of the Fresno State women’s soccer program. The Iowa native took the helm on April 6, 2009 following two years as an assistant coach at Cal.

Zwaschka is the longest tenured coach in program history, coaching 270 games, holding the most wins with 105. He has led the Bulldogs to three Western Athletic Conference tournament appearances, including one championship in 2010, one WAC regular season runner-up finish, one WAC tournament runner-up finish, two MW regular season runner-up finishes, eight MW tournament appearances and one NCAA tournament appearance.

Under Zwaschka, the Bulldogs have seen 34 All-Conference team honors, 31 conference Player of the Week awards, 23 CoSIDA/CSC Academic honors and 208 Academic All-Conference honors.

PRIOR TO FRESNO STATE
Zwaschka has helped train and develop players for the international stage. This includes Iceland National Team veteran, Katrin Omarsdottir, as well as U.S. Women's National Team forward, Alex Morgan. He also coached National Team hopefuls Katie Oakes and Megan Jesolva. In Chile in 2008, Morgan went on to score the winning goal in the FIFA U20 World Cup tournament championship match, additionally receiving the Silver Ball and the Bronze Shoe tournament awards.

Zwaschka was also an assistant coach with the Cal North Olympic Development Program 93 Girls team and was a staff coach for the Region IV Olympic Development Program, which involve preparation and selection of girls with aspirations to advance to the Girls' and Women's National Teams.

Soccer Club Coaching (Head Coach)
Zwaschka began his coaching career with the Waukee Soccer Club and the Iowa United Soccer Club. He led the Waukee boys’ team to a gold medal at the Iowa Games in 1995 and the Iowa United boys’ team to a state championship in 1998.

Dowling High School (Assistant Coach)
Zwaschka was then an assistant coach at Dowling High School in Des Moines, Iowa. Under his guidance, Dowling claimed the 2000 conference title.

Grand View University (Assistant Coach)
Zwaschka returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach at Grand View University. In two seasons on the coaching staff, Zwaschka helped the Vikings to the national tournament for the second time in program history, a No. 11 national ranking for the first time in program history, and two conference championships.

Texas Tech (Assistant Coach)
Zwaschka was then an assistant coach at Texas Tech from 2005-07. In 2006, he helped the Red Raiders build formidably to be voted the third-most improved NCAA Division I Women's Soccer team in the nation.

Cal (Assistant Coach)
Just prior to Fresno State, Zwaschka was an assistant coach for two years at Cal, where his primary responsibilities were to oversee the program's performance-related tasks, including player development, fitness and wellness, nutrition, recovery, video, scouting, equipment and facilities. He also shared heavily in planning and conducting team and individual training, prospect evaluations and other recruiting duties.

In 2008, Zwaschka helped coach the Golden Bears to their fifth-straight NCAA tournament appearance, and the 10th in 11 seasons. In his first season at Cal, the team posted a 15-5-1 record, advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and earned a No. 11 national ranking.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Grand View University
Zwaschka’s experience as a player includes collegiate play at Grand View University from 1990-92, earning NAIA All-American and District 15 Player of the Year honors.

His professional career spanned six years, including time with the USL's Des Moines Menace and the Connecticut Wolves, formerly of the A-League level. In addition to the domestic game, he gained four years of significant experience abroad, playing a season each in Scotland and England, and two seasons in France.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Zwaschka holds coaching certifications domestically with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and is a member of both coaching organizations. He has also earned international coaching certification from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).