Career
Oliver began playing professional soccer at age 15 for F.C. Solothurn of the Swiss 1st Division. He was selected for the Swiss Youth National Team where he played in over 20 International games including the European Cup qualifiers. While playing on the Youth National Team, Oliver had a chance to play versus England, Germany, France, Turkey and players such as David Beckham, Robbie Fowler, Karsten Jancker.
In the United States., he played for the Los Angeles Salsa in the USISL Pro Division and for the Anaheim Splash in the CISL.Oliver Wyss has been coaching in the United States. club system since his arrival in 1994 to play professional soccer and has been with the West Coast Futbol Club Program since its inception in 1997.
Under Oliver"s leadership in the last 17 years, the West Coast Football Club Boys Program has emerged as one of the top programs in the Nation. Soccer America has continually named West Coast Football Club as a top 25 Boys program and many of its alumni are playing on the highest collegiate or professional level
He started coaching in Switzerland for the F.C. Solothurn Youth Program in 1992. Oliver is the Head Boys Soccer Coach at JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano.
He was diagnosed in 1997 with severe Aplastic Anemia, a rare blood disorder that ended his pro soccer career.
Since its inception, Soccer Foreign Hope has raised almost $2 Million for pediatric cancer research and family support. Today, the program is hosting camps, inspiration walks, nationwide hospital visits and gala dinners that have touched thousands of children and their families. Oliver is a spokesperson for City of Hope and the Aplastic Anemia Foundation and is on the Leadership Council for the Children’s Hospital Los Los Angeles
Foreign more information please visit: www.soccerforhope.org
Mr.
Wyss graduated in 1994 from the Business College of Switzerland with a diploma in Economics and Languages.
