Sonoma State University Men's Soccer

Ziemer Head Men's Soccer Coach Alma Mater: Sonoma State University (1986) The 2016 season will be Marcus Ziemers 26th as the head coach of the mens soccer team at Sonoma State University. A two-time all-conference performer for Sonoma State in the 1980s, Ziemer has compiled a 317-151-54 coaching record over the past 25 years.  Though his squads have had success year in and year out (just one sub .500 season since 1991), the Seawolves of the last 10 seasons have taken winning to a whole different level.  Since 2006, Ziemer has led the Seawolves to an 90-37-18 record in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) play.  Overall, the Seawolves are 124-56-26 over the last 10 seasons, with two conference tournament championships, four NCAA Tournament appearances and an NCAA West Region title in 2007. Since coming to Sonoma State, Ziemer has been named the conferences coach of the year six times, the last coming in 2007.  He is also a two-time regional coach of the year and in 2002, he was named national coach of the year in 2002 after leading the Seawolves to their first national championship. Under Ziemer, the Sonoma State mens soccer team has won eight conference titles and has a record of 232-91-32 in conference play.  In addition, SSU has appeared in the CCAA tournament 12 times in the past 16 seasons. Ziemer began his coaching career in 1989, assisting head coach Peter Reynaud with the SSU mens squad.  In 1991, after Reynaud left to concentrate on the womens team, Ziemer was promoted to head coach and results came immediately.  Ziemer led his squad to the NCAA championship game and he was named Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) Coach of the Year for his efforts. In 1988, Ziemer spent three weeks in England earning an English Football International Preliminary Badge.  He earned his USSF A license the following year.  A fixture in local soccer circles, Ziemer and his three brothers (Andrew, Benjamin, Christopher -- all former SSU players) have run the Ziemer Brothers Soccer Camps for over 20 years, educating thousands of youth soccer players. Ziemer lives in Glen Ellen with his wife Trish (Gretton), a member of SSUs 1990 womens soccer national championship team.  They have three children, Thomas, Taylor, and Tera.