| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1937-04-20)April 20, 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Sambor,Lwów Voivodeship,Poland | ||
| Date of death | September 2, 1994(1994-09-02) (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1957–1961 | Temple Owls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1965 | Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals | ? | (?) |
| 1961–1964 | Toronto City | ? | (?) |
| 1966 | Newark Ukrainian Sitch | ? | (?) |
| 1967 | Philadelphia Spartans | 15 | (3) |
| 1968–1970 | Newark Ukrainian Sitch | ? | (?) |
| 1971–1975 | Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1964–1965 | United States | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1961–1964 | Philadelphia Textile | ||
| 1966–1975 | Philadelphia Textile | ||
| 1971–1975 | Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals(assistant) | ||
| 1976–1980 | United States | ||
| 1981–1982 | Philadelphia Fever | ||
| 1986–1994 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Chyzowych (Ukrainian:Володимир Чижович,romanized: Volodymyr Chyzhovych) (April 20, 1937 – September 2, 1994) was asoccer player who played forPhiladelphia Ukrainian Nationals andNewark Sitch of theAmerican Soccer League and was later a coach for theUnited States national soccer team.[1] His older brotherGene Chyzowych (1935–2014) was also a professional soccer player and coach. Born in Poland, he represented theUnited States national team.
Chyzowych moved to the United States at an early age and was two-time first teamAll-American atTemple University where he attended from 1957 to 1961, setting a team record for goals with 25. His first club team wasToronto City from 1961 to 1964. In 1964, Chyzowych earned his first cap with thenational team; in total, he earned three caps. Chyzowych also played one season for thePhiladelphia Spartans of theNational Professional Soccer League in 1967; he played 15 games earning three goals and three assists.
Chyzowych began his coaching career while as acaretaker manager, coaching thePhiladelphia Textile from 1961 to 1963.
AlongsideGene Hart doing play-by-play, he provided color commentary for the1973 Finals of theNorth American Soccer League between thePhiladelphia Atoms and theDallas Tornado.[2] He also served as the touchline reporter atSoccer Bowl '77.[3] Chyzowych was the director of coaching for theU.S. Soccer Federation from 1975 to 1981. He coached the National Team from 1976 to 1980, including the qualification rounds for the1978 and1982 World Cups. His biggest win while with the National Team was 2–0 upset ofHungary in 1979. Overall, he had a respectable 8–14–10 record while with the national team. In 1986, he was named head coach atWake Forest University, leading the team to fourNCAA bids and one ACC championship in eight years.
Chyzowych was inducted in theNational Soccer Hall of Fame in 1997.