Michael Anhaeuser
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Mike Anhaeuser is the head coach and general manager of the USL Second Division
Charleston Battery
. He played five seasons as a midfielder
with the Battery before becoming a coach.
his freshman season. Over his four seasons, he played 115 games and assisted on 14 goals. In 1994, he signed with the Charleston Battery
of the USISL. He spent five seasons a midfielder with the Battery, winning the 1996 league championship. Anheauser tore his anterior cruciate ligament
during the 1999 pre-season. He retired from playing and became an assistant coach with the team.
, now playing in the USL A-League. In 2005, he was elevated to the position of head coach. In 2006, he was named the USL-1 Coach of the Year after he took the Battery to the post-season semifinals and the third round of the Open Cup
. On May 29, 2008 he became general manager of the Battery, a position he holds in addition to his coaching duties.
USL Second Division
The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
. He played five seasons as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
with the Battery before becoming a coach.
Player
Anhaeuser attended Indiana University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1988 to 1991. The Hoosiers won the 1988 NCAA Men's Soccer ChampionshipNCAA Men's Soccer Championship
The NCAA began conducting a Men's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1959 with an eight-team tournament. Currently, the tournament field consists of 48 teams...
his freshman season. Over his four seasons, he played 115 games and assisted on 14 goals. In 1994, he signed with the Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
of the USISL. He spent five seasons a midfielder with the Battery, winning the 1996 league championship. Anheauser tore his anterior cruciate ligament
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...
during the 1999 pre-season. He retired from playing and became an assistant coach with the team.
Coach
In 1999, Anhaeuser became an assistant coach with the Charleston BatteryCharleston Battery
Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
, now playing in the USL A-League. In 2005, he was elevated to the position of head coach. In 2006, he was named the USL-1 Coach of the Year after he took the Battery to the post-season semifinals and the third round of the Open Cup
2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
-Schedule:Note: Scorelines use the standard U.S. convention of placing the home team on the right-hand side of box scores.-Qualifying round:Teams from USASA and PDL start.-----First round:Teams from USASA, PDL, and USL-2.----...
. On May 29, 2008 he became general manager of the Battery, a position he holds in addition to his coaching duties.