Career
He has the second most wins of any active scholastic soccer coaches in the United States, and has compiled a 730-188-70 record in 46 years at Columbia High School through 2009. He directed his teams to four New Jersey state championships and 24 conference titles. His squads have also captured 16 state sectional crowns, and have produced numerous All-America, All-State and All-Conference players in high school and college, several of whom have gone on to become college and high school soccer coaches themselves.
Chyzowych also coached the Columbia girls volleyball team, compiling a 227-0 career record, a 10-year winning streak and likewise producing numerous championship and lauded athletes.
Chyzowych was born in Ukraine and moved with his family across war torn Europe to eventually settle in Philadelphia after World World War World War II He then went on to a four-year College Career at Temple University graduating in 1958, and became the head soccer coach at Columbia High School in 1963. He was one of the first coaches in the United States. to set up a recreational-to-club-to-high school feeder program, and to provide opportunities for players to play year-round.
That model was copied by other coaches and schools nationwide in an effort to approximate his success. Chyzowych was the head coach of the United States men"s national soccer team in 1973, coaching the team to a 3-2-0 record.
In 1976, he was head coach of the New York Apollo of the American Soccer League.
He is the younger brother of Igor Chyzowych who also played Pro Soccer and he is the older brother of Walt Chyzowych who also coached the United States Men"s National Team. In January 2009, Chyzowych was inducted into the National Soccer Coaches Association of America"s Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Saint Louis. Chyzowych taught Physical Education at Columbia High School and coached the boys" varsity soccer team until his retirement in January 2014.
Chyzowych died of cancer on May 10, 2014.
