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2024 Attending Coach Profile: Mike Anhaeuser (USL Hall of Famer & USL Recruitment)

By PSC Soccer, 05/24/24, 11:00AM PDT

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When a USL Hall of Famer coach recommends you to a club they usually listen. Just one of the reasons Coach Mike Anhaeuser will be recruiting from PSC tryouts this summer. Add to that the fact that no American coach has placed more players than Coach Anhaeuser and you can see why it’s a no-brainer to bring him to PSC tryouts to help place players in the USL!


Country & League
USA, USL Championship


How long have they been attending events?
USL Hall of Famer Mike Anhaeuser has been attending tryouts with PSC for nearly ten years.

Have they offered opportunities to players from PSC events before?
Yes – more than any other American Coach. Coach Anhaeuser has been responsible for over 30 players signing or trialing professionally from PSC tryouts.


Why impress Coach Anheuser this summer?
Named USL Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2010, Anhaeuser has also won two USL championships with. Anhaeuser's finest moment came in 2008, when he coached the Charleston battery to the US Open Cup Final becoming the only non MLS side to achieve that feat since the Rochester Rhinos' championship in 1999.  Anhaeuser has a keen eye for talent and in addition to his personal accolades has helped develop young players such as Osvaldo Alonso, Ryan Richter, Lamar Neagle, Tom Heinemann and Alex Caskey, all of whom now feature in Major League Soccer. Impress Coach Anhaeuser this summer and you could find yourself playing in the USL this year ahead of a future in the MLS!


PSC Directors Comments on impressing Coach Anhaeuser at a PSC Tryout
PSC Director Simon Deeley’s thoughts.

"It’s great to have coaches with a wealth of experience like Coach Anhaeuser at a tryout. Mike always gives his all for the players and gives them personal treatment and helps get the best out of them during the tryout. After the combine, with his connections in USL and his USL Hall of Fame title he is able to help generate opportunities for players who impress.”


How Can I get an Opportunity to impress Coach Anhaeuser?
USL Hall of Famer Coach Anhaeuser will be recruiting from all our tryouts this summer looking for players who he can recommend to his connections in the USL. Impress at any of the following tryouts and you could be playing in the USL after the summer:

New York: December 12-13-14, 2024
Charleston, SC: December 16-17-18, 2024 
San Diego, CA: December 20-21-22, 2024 

Tampa, FL: January 7-8-9, 2025 
San Antonio, TX: January 11-12-13, 2025

Los Angeles, CA: January 26-27-28, 2025
Atlanta, GA: January 30-31-Feb 1, 2025