Career
Under Blazer"s guidance, the school made its first National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament appearance and set a new record for wins in a single season (2007). At the time, the team set yet another record: being ranked as high as 17 nationally. He has been the coach at DePaul since 2001.
Before that he was the national team coordinator for the United States Soccer Federation from 1993 to 2001.
Blazer was also deeply involved with United States soccer for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, managing all pre-Olympic soccer events, and working with the team who had their highest finish in Olympic history. He played college soccer at Xavier University, where he earned a degree in Political Science and Communications, and was the starting goalkeeper from 1987 to 1991.
While at Xavier, Blazer was an assistant at Louisiana Salle High School. He also coached at Fairfield High School.
He continues to be involved with non-collegiate level soccer, working with the Illinois Olympic Development Program and as the head coach of Football Club Chicago, a youth soccer team for boys age 6 to 19.