Coaching Career

This is Coach Spielmann’s 48th year coaching at Bavarian. He served as Director of Coaching at Bavarian Soccer Club for 12 years and Elm Grove for 5 years. Prior to Elm Grove, Spielmann spent 2 seasons as Associate Head Soccer Coach at UW-Milwaukee. He went to UWM from Marquette University High School, where he spent 27 seasons as head coach. He turned MUHS into one of the nation’s premier soccer programs, compiling a 532-73-40 career record while claiming 20 Division 1 State Championships, including 10 consecutive State Championships. The MUHS teams were ranked among the nation’s top 25 teams in the NSCAA High School rankings every year from 1995 – 2005. Coach Spielmann helped develop 22 High School All-Americans. Coach Spielmann has a USSF A License.

In addition, he served as Head Coach of the Divine Savior Holy Angels High School program from 1998 – 2002. During his tenure, DSHA were Greater Metro Conference Champions 1998-99, WISAA State Runner-Up 1998-2000 and WIAA State Qualifier 2002. Also coaching girls’ soccer at Nicolet High school from 1993-1997, Coach Spielmann was able to compile a winning record of 63-32-9. In 1996, Nicolet was a WIAA State Qualifier Semi Finalist.

Along with his extensive experience as a clinician, Coach Spielmann has served as the assistant coach of the Milwaukee Wave United of the A-League for two years. His long and successful coaching career has its roots in the Bavarian Soccer Club where Coach Spielmann led the following Bavarian teams as Head Coach from 1978-1996.

• Bavarian Boys 13-U, 14-U, 16-U, 17-U and 19-U
• Bavarian Men’s Program
• Midwest Region II Champions: 1985-86
• Midwest Region II Indoor Champions: 1986
• Wisconsin Soccer League Champions: 1982-83, 1991
• Midwest National Amateur Champions: 1982-83
• National Amateur Cup Runner-Up: 1983
• National Amateur Cup Quarter Finalist: 1982

• Coach Spielmann is a highly regarded and decorated coach having been honored with the following awards
• 2022 WPSL Coach of the Year
• 1998, 2000, 2003 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Coach of the Year
• 2002 WI Soccer Association Hall of Fame Inductee
• 2001 WI Soccer Coaches Association Private Schools Coach of the Year
• 2000 NSCAA State Coach of the Year
• 1999 NSCAA Midwest Regional Coach of the Year
• 1997 NSCAA Midwest Coach of the Year Private/Parochial
• 1990, 1995 NSCAA Midwest Coach of the Year
• 1995 NSCAA National Coach of the Year
• 1983 WI Coach of the Year

Playing Experience

• Played with the Bavarian SC since 1966 won several State Championships.
• 1976 Bavarian SC Amateur Cup National Champions 
• Played in the first Olympic Sports Festival 1978
• Played in the first professional Indoor game with Cincinnati Kids in the MISL, 1978