Coach Full Name:

Markus Kothner

Years at BUSC:

New Coach

Team(s) Coaching:

U17 MLSNext Tier 1

Coaching Experience:

2024-2025 Season Breakers FC U16/U17 MLSNext
2023 – 2024 Season Breakers FC U15
2022 – 2023 Season Breakers FC U19
2020 – 2022 MCSC Jaguars – UPSL Adult
2016 – 2020 Real San Jose – NPSL/UPSL Adult

Coaching licenses / Credentials:

USSF “B” License

Playing Experience:

U17 Roda JC Kerkrade Youth Division 1 (Netherlands)
U19 Borussia Mönchengladbach
U23 Roda Kerkrade/Borussio Mönchengladbach
EHC Hoensbroek (3rd Division Netherlands)
CD Municipal Limeno (El Salvador Primera Division
Alemannia Aachen (2. Bundesliga Germany)
TuS Mayen (3rd Division Germany)
Wegberg-Beek (4th Division Germany)

Favorite Team:

Liverpool FC/Borussia Mönchengladbach

Favorite player of all time

Johan Cruyff,
“R9” Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima
Ronaldinho

Interesting Fact / Interests

I speak four languages: German, French, English, and Dutch. My wife would say five, but I don’t consider my Spanish good enough to brag about.
I was born in the DR Congo, grew up in Germany, and have lived in Belgium, England, and now the USA.
I was an Online Division 1 player in Konami’s eFootball on PlayStation.
I worked on the Mercedes-Maybach Vision 6 concept car, which Drake drives in his “Laugh Now, Cry Later” music video.

Email: markuskothner@busc.org