March 1, 2006
Washington, D.C. - Brian Wiese was named head men's soccer coach at Georgetown University, it was announced today by Director of Athletics Bernard Muir.
Wiese comes to the Hilltop after a successful stint as the associate head coach at the University of Notre Dame.
"Brian Wiese is one of the top young coaches in the country and we're thrilled to have him join the Georgetown family," Muir said. "He has a proven track record of success and he'll be a tremendous leader for our program."
Over the last 10 years Wiese has worked under nationally-recognized coach Bobby Clark, for five seasons at Stanford University and then for five years at Notre Dame. In those 10 seasons, the teams posted a combined record of 136-48-25, advanced to nine-straight NCAA Tournaments and made one trip to the championship match. He has coached 11 All-American selections, eight Academic All-American selections during his career and four players who were candidates for the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy, recognizing the Division I national player of the year.
"It's important to me that I coach at, and recruit, players to a school that I believe in both academically and athletically," Wiese said. "I consider Georgetown to be one of the best in the country. I am truly excited about this opportunity."
Wiese joined Notre Dame as an assistant in 2001 and was promoted to associate head coach in 2005. During his time with the Irish, he helped guide the team to five NCAA Tournament appearances (reaching the Sweet 16 in 2003 and 2005), to the 2003 BIG EAST Tournament title and the 2004 BIG EAST regular season title. He was named to College Soccer News.com's Top Assistant Coaches List in 2001 and was part of the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year on two occasions (2001 and 2003).
Prior to his stint at Notre Dame, Wiese spent five years (1996-2001) as an assistant coach at Stanford University. The Cardinal posted a 71-21-12 record during that time and made four NCAA Tournament appearances. The team posted a 10-4-4 record in 1996, its first winning season in four years, were ranked No. 2 in the country in 1997 when they went 13-5-2 and finished the 1998 season No. 2 in the country after reaching the NCAA title game and finishing 18-5-2. In 2000, Stanford was ranked No. 1 in the country during the season, finished 18-3-1 overall and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. That year, the Cardinal posted a 0.44 goals-against average, the best in the country, and were second in the country with 68 goals scored. In addition, Wiese earned a master's of science in product design (mechanical engineering) from Stanford in 1998.
A 1995 graduate of Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, Wiese earned a bachelor of arts in mechanical engineering. A goalkeeper, he was a three-time All-Ivy League selection, two-time Academic All-Ivy League honoree, was named the team's most valuable player in 1993 and captained the team as a senior.
Wiese played professionally for the Bulawayo Highlanders in Zimbabwe for a year. He began his coaching career in 1995, serving as the head coach of the Upper Valley Lightning boys U-15 club team in New Hampshire. Following that, he moved out West, taking over as the head coach of the Del Mar Tsunami girls U-17 club team from 1995-96.
