Brian Bliss
Brian Bliss is an American soccer player and coach and the current interim head coach of the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer.
Bliss briefly played in the MISL in the late 1980s before being selected by Bob Gansler to play in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. After the performance by the United States that year, Bliss went to Germany to play with Chemnitzer FC of the 2. Bundesliga, and then later FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Bliss was cut from the final 1994 FIFA World Cup roster when he tore cartilidge in his knee
In 1996, Bliss was part of the inaugural MLS Allocation Draft, where he was selected by the Columbus Crew. He later played with the MetroStars and the Kansas City Wizards. After retirement, he went on to coach the Connecticut Wolves of the A-League in 1999. The next year, Gansler selected him again, this time to be the assistant coach for the Wizards. On July 19, 2006, Gansler stepped down as head coach, allowing Bliss to become interim head coach for Kansas City.
[edit] Coaching Positions
- Connecticut Wolves (1999)
- Kansas City Wizards (2006-present)
