Eric Golz

Position: Assistant Coach Experience: Second Year Alma Mater: Grove City College, 2002

Eric Golz is in his third season as an assistant coach at Iowa. At Iowa, he is primarily responsible for coaching field players, obtaining opponent scouting reports, and equipment as well as serving as the Recruiting Coordinator.

He and the staff have seen tremendous progress in their two plus years in charge of the Hawkeyes. The fall of 2007 saw the team set a number of new program records including longest unbeaten streak (8), longest win streak (6), and most shutouts (9). For the first time in five years, they were ranked in the Great Lakes Region by Soccer Buzz Magazine and qualified for the Big Ten Tournament. Forward Kelsie Full became the first player in program history to be named to the Big Ten All Tournament Team. As recruiting coordinator, Golz helped to recruit the highest ranked class for the Hawkeyes in 10 years (#10 in the Great Lakes Region, #55 nationally in Soccer Buzz Magazine).

Before joining the Hawkeyes, Golz served as an assistant coach at Bowling Green State for two seasons and was promoted to top assistant in 2005. In 2005, Golz helped the Falcons to a 14-7-2 record which included the first MAC regular-season title in school history. Bowling Green also won the MAC Tournament and earned a bid to the NCAA Championships.

Golz was a volunteer assistant during the 2004 season and helped the Falcons to their first Mid-American Conference Tournament title in school history and an NCAA Tournament berth. Golz coached both the 2005 MAC Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year while at Bowling Green, and served as academic and recruiting coordinator. Golz helped recruit the No. 1 ranked incoming class in the MAC for the 2006 season. The class was also ranked 10th in the Great Lakes Region and 70th nationally by Soccer Buzz magazine.

Golz also spent time with the Greater Toledo Futbol Club and Westminster College men's soccer team. He has also worked with the Ohio North Olympic Development Program and is also on the USYSA Region II Girls staff, which helps identify, train and evaluate girls from a 14-state region to participate in both national and international competitions.

Golz graduated from Grove City College, PA, in 2002 with a degree in finance and was an all-conference goalkeeper. He has earned his United States Soccer Federation (USSF) "A" License and owns a Level 1 goalkeeping License from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).