University of Denver Men's Soccer Camps
Head Coach Bobby Muuss
Bobby Muuss enters his fourth season as head coach of the University of Denver men’s soccer team in 2010.
The Pioneers advanced to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament Semifinals in 2009. Five Pioneers were named All-MPSF, and freshman Alex Tarnoczi was named MPSF Newcomer of the Year.
Muuss guided the Pioneers to a 10-7-2 overall mark in 2008, while going 8-1-1 in MPSF play. All 11 starters earned All-MPSF honors as Denver earned its first conference title and the program’s first NCAA National Tournament berth since 1970. Senior Kyle Christensen was named the MPSF Player of the Year and freshman Sam Garza was chosen as MPSF Newcomer of the Year, while Muuss picked up his second-straight MPSF Coach of the Year award.
In 2007, his first season with the Pioneers, Muuss helped lead DU to a 10-4-4 overall record and a 6-1-3 mark in the MPSF. On Sept. 21, 2007, DU upset No. 22 Washington on the road, and then followed it up two weeks later by tying No. 22 New Mexico in Albuquerque. Muuss was named the 2007 MPSF Co-Coach of the Year and placed seven Pioneers on the all-conference teams.
Muuss came to DU after serving six seasons as the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Wake Forest University.
At Wake Forest, Muuss worked extensively with the goalkeepers and helped the Demon Deacons to NCAA Tournament appearances in each of the his six seasons, including twice as the nation’s top-ranked team. In 2006, Wake Forest won a school-record 18 games and advanced to its first College Cup final four as a No. 2 seed after winning the ACC regular-season title for the third time in five years.
During his final three years at Wake Forest, Muuss worked closely with Deacons goalie Brian Edwards, who set school records with 13 shutouts in 2006 and 31 in his career. Additionally, Muuss’ recruiting prowess helped Wake Forest land top-20 recruiting classes in each of the six years he worked with the program, according to College Soccer News.
Before Wake Forest, Muuss served a four-year stint as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Connecticut. During that time, the Huskies won the 2000 National Championship, three BIG EAST regular-season titles and made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
A native of East Islip, N.Y., Muuss transferred to UConn from Southern Connecticut State and earned his undergraduate degree in the spring of 1999 in communication science. While at Southern, Muuss was a member of the 1995 Division II National Championship Team.
