Cale Wassermann


Cale Wassermann is the head coach of the SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer team.

Youth

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As a high school student in his native Southfield, Michigan, Wasserman was twice named to the Michigan All-State first team.
Attending college as a four year midfielder at Saginaw Valley State University, he was team captain and was named to the All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first team in both 2004 and 2005

Professional

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In 2006 and 2007 Wassermann was a volunteer assistant for the men's soccer team at Saginaw Valley State. In 2006, he also served as the head coach of the junior varsity boys' soccer team at Saginaw Heritage High School. In 2007, he was head trainer and coach for Saginaw area youth teams.
In 2008 and 2009, Wassermann was an assistant coach for the Lewis University Flyers men's soccer team of the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Flyers played in the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship Tournament during both seasons, advancing to the Regional Championship match in 2008 and to the College Cup semifinals in 2009.
From 2010 through 2014, Wassermann was head coach at his alma mater, Saginaw Valley State. Taking over a program without a winning tradition, he quickly turned SVSU into a national power in Division II, advancing to the national championship game in only his third season. In his five-year tenure at SVSU, his Cardinals teams won two GLIAC season championships, two GLIAC tournament championships, and advanced to the NCAA tournament in 2011, 2012, and 2014. Wassermann received GLIAC Coach of the Year honors in 2011 and 2012. After the 2012 Cardinals advanced to the Division II College Cup championship game. Wassweman was named both the Midwest Region Coach of the Year and the Division II National Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America .

Personal

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Cale Wassermann is a native of Southfield, Michigan and played high school soccer there.
Wassermann received his bachelor's degree in communication from Saginaw Valley State University in 2007. In 2015, he earned a master's degree in higher education from Lewis University.
Wassermann and his wife, Shelby, are expecting their first child in May 2019.

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