Scott Joseph Touzinsky (born April 22, 1982) is an American

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player and coach. He was a member of the U.S. national team 2007–2018. With the national team, Touzinsky played in the

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and won a gold medal.

Personal life

Touzinsky was born in

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to Charles and Anne Touzinsky, who are of Polish origin. He attended St. John Vianney High School in

Kirkwood, Missouri Kirkwood is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis located in western St. Louis County, Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 29,461. Founded in 1853, the city is named after James P. Kirkwood, chief engineer of the Pacific Railr ...

, where he graduated in 2000. In 2006, Touzinsky married Angelique Vogel, a promotional spokesmodel.

College career

Touzinsky attended Long Beach State and finished his career as the single-season ace leader. In 2004, his senior season, he was an AVCA First Team All-American and became the all-time ace leader for Long Beach State. In January 2004, he became just the third player in NCAA Division I-II to score 40 or more kills in an all rally-scoring match when he posted 40 versus BYU. He led the 49'ers to the 2004

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match, where they finished as runners-up to BYU. In addition, he was the 2001 MPSF Freshman of the Year and was a Second Team All-American in 2003.

Professional career

In 2004, he tore his

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and was told he might never play volleyball at a professional level again. After six months, he returned to volleyball and was playing with a professional team in

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. In January 2017, he announced his retirement from professional volleyball.

College coaching

Touzinsky was a Long Beach State assistant coach.

Suspension

He was suspended by

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in July 2018 because of a pending investigation by the United States Center for SafeSport. Since the NCAA does not fall under SafeSport jurisdiction, Touzinsky was not prohibited from coaching in college. The complaint against Touzinsky related to when Touzinsky was a player on the U.S. National Team. Touzinsky left the program in April 2019 after it was revealed he was sanctioned by SafeSport following an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.

International competitions

*2008 **

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(gold medal) ** FIVB World League (gold medal) **NORCECA Continental Olympic Qualifying Championship (gold medal) *2007 **NORCECA Continental Championship (gold medal) *2003 **World University Games (bronze medal)

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