Matt Reiswerg

Matt Reiswerg (born July 3, 1980) is an American former soccer player and coach. Currently, he works for the United States Soccer Federation. He played soccer at Indiana University. He played professionally for the Cincinnati Riverhawks and the Indiana Blast. He won a silver medal with Team USA at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Early life Reiswerg is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana, and attended North Central High School. His grandfather was Rube Reiswerg, a professional basketball player in the National Basketball League during the 1930s.

Career

College Reiswerg attended Indiana University (Psychology; 2002), where he was a goalkeeper on the Hoosiers soccer team from 1999 to 2002. He was a member of Indiana University's 1999 NCAA National Championship team, as well as a part of three IU squads that advanced to the College Cup Final Four. He made his professional debut for Cincinnati on May 2, 2003, when he came on as a substitute in the Riverhawks' 3–0 victory over the Indiana Blast. In his first professional start, Reiswerg recorded 12 saves in a 3–0 shutout victory over the El Paso Patriots on May 10. For his efforts, Reiswerg was named to the USL A-League Team of the Week. Reiswerg also started the Riverhawks' 2nd round U.S. Open Cup match against the Minnesota Thunder, a 2–1 overtime defeat.

In July 2003, Reiswerg left the Riverhawks and signed with his hometown Indiana Blast. including the Blast's final match as an A-League professional franchise

International Reiswerg represented the United States as the starting goalkeeper for three international Maccabiah competitions, culminating in the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel. After blanking Mexico for 120 minutes, Reiswerg saved a potentially game-winning penalty kick on Mexico's 5th spot-kick. Then in sudden-death penalties, he again made a save and then watched his team convert their attempt to seal the victory. The dramatic win advanced the Americans to the tournament final vs. Israel. The United States team lost 2–0 to Israel's U-20 National Team in the final, and won the silver medal. In November 2012, Reiswerg was hired as the Director of Operations and Marketing for the United Soccer Alliance of Indiana, the state's largest youth soccer organization.

Reiswerg was hired by U.S. Soccer in March 2015, and has worked in the areas of player development and soccer growth.

Honors

Indiana University NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship (1): 1999 NCAA National Champions

A-League USL A-League Team of the Week (1): 2003, Week 5

Maccabiah Games 2005 Maccabiah Games (1): silver medal