Jeff Rohrman is a retired U.S. soccer

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who spent two seasons in the

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and one in the

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. He has also coached for nearly twenty years at the collegiate level.

Player

Rohrman began his collegiate career at

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where he was a junior college All American his sophomore season. In 2008, Bethany Lutheran inducted Rohrman into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. He then transferred to the

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in 1984 where he finished his final two years of college eligibility. While at UW–Milwaukee, he was team captain, and was voted team MVP following his senior season. Rohrman earned a

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in zoology from Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1986 and his master's degree in physical education and sports administration from

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in 1991. Rohrman was invited to the 1986 Olympic Soccer Festival in Houston. In 1986 and 1987, he played for the

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of the

and for Real Santa Barbara of the

in 1989.

Coach

In 1990, Rohrman began his coaching career as head coach of

. He then spent several seasons as an assistant women’s soccer coach at the

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. Rohrman also worked as an intern for the U.S. Olympic Committee where he coordinated the competition for the U-20 National Team. He was then the top assistant at the

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for seven years. In 2002, he was hired as the head men's soccer coach at the

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. Wisconsin recorded the 300th win in program history under his watch, In 2006, Wisconsin was ranked in the polls for the first time in more than 7 years, after upsetting number seven Illinois-Chicago. In November 2008, he resigned after compiling a 61–63–12 record. Now Coach Rohrman coaches for Bethesda Soccer Club in Maryland. His wife Nancy Rohrman, former U.S. national team member, also coaches for Bethesda.

References

External links

University of Milwaukee-Madison
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rohrman, Jeff Living people American Indoor Soccer Association players American soccer coaches American soccer players Maryland Terrapins men's soccer coaches Milwaukee Wave players Real Santa Barbara players Western Soccer Alliance players Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer coaches Milwaukee Panthers men's soccer players Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni Association football midfielders 1964 births