Bob Gansler

Who is Bob Gansler?

Bob Gansler is a Hungarian-born American soccer player and coach.. He coached the US National Team at the 1990 World Cup, the team's first appearance at the tournament since 1950.

Gansler spent the 2007 MLS Season in Canada as an assistant coach for Toronto FC. He left the team after their successful first season to spend more time with his wife, Nancy, four sons, and 10 grandchildren. The grandchildren are Ben, Nicky, Erika, Alex, Andrew, Abby, Anna, Bryan, Lennon, and Milo. Previously, Gansler coached the Kansas City Wizards, winning the club's first MLS Cup in 2000 and the US Open Cup in 2004. He also coached the Milwaukee Rampage to the A-League title in 1997. He stepped down from his coaching position with the Wizards on July 19, 2006.

As a player, Gansler made 25 appearances for the United States between 1963 and 1969, captaining the 1964 and 1968 Olympic and 1967 Pan American Teams. Of his 25 appearances, only 5, all in 1968, came in games considered full internationals.

Gansler played for the Chicago Spurs of the National Professional Soccer League in 1967. When the NPSL merged with the United Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League, the Spurs likewise merged with the Chicago Mustangs, and Gansler played with the Mustangs of the NASL in 1968.