• Professional player for 15 years in Germany:
  • Bundesliga with F.C. Hansa Rostock
  • Bundeslige with Arminia Bielefeld
  • Regionalliga with Rot-Weiss Erfurt
  • East German National Team U16, U17, U18
  • East German Cup Winner
  • East German Champion Uefa UI Cup appearance
• Coaching experience
  • 2003 - 2005 assistant coach U23 Rot-Weiss-Erfurt
  • 2007 - present Hansa Soccer Academy
  • 2006 - present Schwaben AC

• Triton College, River Grove, IL
  • Men’s Head Soccer Coach, August 2008 – present
  • NJCAA Division II Runners Up 2008
• Chicago Schwaben AC, Buffalo Grove, IL
  • Men’s Head Soccer Coach, April 2008 – present
• Chicago Magic Soccer Club, Frankfort, IL
  • Staff Coach, November 2004-March 2008
  • Ranked #1 Soccer Club in the United States in 2005 and 2006 by Soccer America
• Chicago Fire Premier (United Soccer League PDL), Chicago, IL
  •  Assistant Coach, 2005-2006
  • Assisted Head Coach in practice sessions, games, scouting and recruiting
  • Central Division Champions 2005, 2006
  • Nine players drafted by MLS in 2005, five in 2006
• Dominican University, River Forest, IL
  • Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach, August 2004 and August 2006
  • Assisted Head Coach in practice sessions, games, scouting and recruiting
  • 2004 Season-Overall Record: 15-4-3, NCAA Division III National Tournament Qualifier
  • 2006 Season-Overall Record: 20-2-1, NCAA Division III Elite 8

• Started playing soccer when I was 6 years old (1981) for Buffalo Grove Park District
• Started travel soccer with Buffalo Grove Travel when I was U10 (1985).
• Moved to Schwaben at U12 (1987)
• Schwaben member since 1987
• 4 Year varsity HS starter, 1 year at Marillac in Northfield, IL and 3 Years at Buffalo Grove HS
• First Team All Conference and Second Team All Area - 1993
• Finished Fourth in State - 1993
• Captain Elect - 1992 & 1993
• Second Team All Conference and All Area - 1992
• Finished Second in State - 1992
• Awarded freshman of the year at Marillac High School - 1990
• Attended the University of Louisville and played Division I womens soccer
• Coaching since 1994 (16 years) in Louisville, Ky, Buffalo Grove, Chicago, Deerfield, Libertyville and Winnetka
• Went to Liberia, Africa in 2007 to coach soccer for a week
• Currently plays, coaches and manages the Womens Team at Schwaben – Won the 2010 Illinois Womens State Cup against Grove United

• Tom played for FC Hansa Rostock (Youth and U23 teams) from ’93 through September 2007
• He then moved on to play for Rostocker FC  from September 2007 – August 2008
• Tom received a scholarship to play for Judson University in Elgin, IL where he currently plays
• Was cumulative 6 years captain in youth, including the last 4 years
• Won the 2nd place in the German National Championship when he was 16
• Was a member of the National Team between ages 15 and 16
• Played several tournaments in Germany and Internationally
• Coached Youth at Rostocker FC, Germany
• Coached Judson University Summer Camps in 2010
  
  

• Coaching Experience
  • Saint Viator High School
    • 1999-2003 Boys’ Sophomore/Assistant Varsity Coach
      • State Runner Up 2000
    • 2000-2008 Girls’ JV/Assistant Varsity Coach
      • State Champions 2003, 2004, 2005
    • 2007-2009 Boys’ JV/Assistant Varsity Coach
    • 2008-2009 Girls’ Varsity Coach
  • William Fremd High School
    • 2004-2006 Boys’ JV/Assistant Varsity Coach
      • 4th in State 2005
  • Palatine Celtic Avengers 2004-2007 Boys’ U-15,16,17 Coach
  • Grove United Revolution 2008-2010 Boys’ U-8 Coach
  • Schwaben A.C. 2010-Present
    • Boys’ U-9 Olympic Coach
    • Girls’ U-9 National Coach
• Playing Experience:
  • Chicago Kickers U-8 thru U 10
  • Schwaben A.C. U-11 thru U-16
  • Chicago Pegasus U-17 thru U-19, Mens’ First Team
  • Harper Junior College 1992-1994
  • Western Illinois Univ. Division 1 1996-1998
  • Schwaben A.C. 1996-2000 Mens’ First Team
  • Chicago Kickers 2001-Present
  • Mens’ First Team and Over 30’s

• Playing Experience:
  • Red Star Belgrade U19 (Serbia)
  • Vozdovac (Serbia)
  • Radnicki Sombor (Serbia)
  • RSV Wuerges (Germany)
  • Veternik (Serbia)
  • United Serbs (USA)
• Coached at Schwaben since 2010

Playing Experience:

• DePaul University- NCAA Division One (2004-2007)
  - Big East Red Division Champions
  - NCAA Tournament First Round appearance

• Ela Elite (2005-2008)
  - U23 USASA National Champions

• Illinois State Select (2008)
  - USASA Donnelly Cup National Champions
• Schwaben A.C. 1^st Team

 Coaching Experience:

• Elmwood Park High School
  -    Boy’s and Girl’s Head JV Coach
  -    Boy’s and Girl’s Assistant to Varsity
• U23 Women’s Ela Elite
• Sports Made Personal
  - Personal Soccer Trainer