Former Wolverine Bruh Joins Coaching Staff as Volunteer Assistant
8/19/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Aug. 19, 2010
ANN ARBOR Mich. -- University of Michigan head men's soccer coach Steve Burns announced today (Thursday, Aug. 19) that former standout Wolverine Adam Bruh (2002-05) will be joining the coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach. In addition, longtime staff member Waldir DeSouza will be moving into the role of operations assistant for the 2010 season.
"I've kept in touch with Adam since he left campus in 2006," said head coach Steve Burns. "Within the last year I've seen a tremendous transformation in the man. I've always rated him as a tremendously knowledgeable and insightful soccer player, and his love of the game is top-shelf. Now that he's made the decision to make a career out of coaching, I've seen him embrace the responsibilities that come with the job and he's really flourishing."
Bruh, a four-year letterwinner for the Wolverines from 2002-05, comes back to Ann Arbor after spending some time coaching with the Albertson Soccer Club in New York where he has extensive experience working with their boys youth programs. Most recently, Bruh was the coach of the Albertson Fury 93, which is perennially in the top 10 nationally, and was also the head coach of the Albertson USSF Academy U18 team and an assistant with the U16 team. The Academy teams are recognized as being the top youth boy's leagues in the country.
Bruh is U-M's all-time assists leader with 28 career helpers and is the all-time single-season record holder with 13 assists in 2002. A McDonald's High School All-American, Bruh was a starter on U-M's 2003 NCAA Elite Eight squad and was a captain during his senior year.
DeSouza moves into the operations assistant role after spending 10 years as U-M's volunteer assistant coach. DeSouza joined the Wolverines when they were granted varsity status in 2000 and was also Burns' assistant coach for three years with the University of Michigan men's soccer club team, helping the program win back-to-back national championships.
The Wolverines are in action on Saturday (Aug. 21) when they host West Virginia in exhibition action at 1 p.m. at the U-M Soccer Stadium. U-M will host Detroit on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 7:30 p.m. to kick off the 2010 regular season.
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