Eric Luzzi

Eric Luzzi
Personal information
Full name Eric Luzzi
Youth career
Years Team
1994–1997 Saint Mary's (Minnesota)
Teams managed
Years Team
2001–2005 Saint Mary's (Minnesota)
2006–2008 Northern Illinois (assistant)
2009– Northern Illinois

Eric Luzzi is the head men's soccer coach at Northern Illinois University. He has held that position since 2009, and has posted a 10–8–1 record at the helm. In just his first season, he led the Huskies to a 1–1 draw to No. 1 ranked North Carolina. His team also posted impressive victories over Oregon State University, University of Wisconsin–Madison and University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

In 2011, Luzzi's Huskies went 15–6–0 overall. He led the Huskies to a MAC Championship with a 1–0 win over Western Michigan University in the MAC tournament final. With this win, the Huskies gained an automatic place in the NCAA tournament, winning 3–0 in their first round match versus Western Illinois University. The Huskies then lost 3–0 in the second round to eventual College Cup semi-finalist Creighton University.

He played goalkeeper at St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago and at Saint Mary's University (Minnesota).

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