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had supported
Willrich's naturalization process, stating in a letter that if Willrich could play for the U.S. Olympic Team that could "dramatically change the chances of the United States winning a medal in the Los Angeles games of 1984". After having become a U.S. citizen, Willrich was selected for
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After retiring from playing professionally, Willrich started coaching in 1989. He coached the Rancho
Bernardo High School soccer team and organized youth soccer camps and clinics in the San Diego area for many years. From 1997 to 2000, he was a coach with the U.S. Soccer Olympic Development Program
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Willrich married a U.S. citizen in
February 1981 and was granted permanent residence in the United States in August 1981. Willrich gained his U.S. citizenship shortly before the 1984 Olympic Games, he benefited from an expedited processing of his naturalization application. U.S. Olympic Soccer Team
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Willrich remained with the
Sockers through all this, growing into a powerful and reliable forward. In his first season with the team, he scored nine goals in thirty games. While that was a decent number, he blossomed when playing indoors. During the Sockers run to the 1980–1981 NASL indoor title,
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Willrich was second in team scoring with sixteen goals. He continued to enjoy a scoring touch as he helped the
Sockers to 6 consecutive indoor titles through the 1987–88 season. The San Diego Sockers inducted Willrich into their Hall of Fame.
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to exchange players during the offseason. The
Mexican league played in the fall, winter and early spring while the NASL played in the spring and summer. As part of this exchange, Willrich spent time with UNAM in 1979 and 1980.
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in Los
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before moving to San Diego and changing its name to the
Sockers. In September 1978, he was loaned by German
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North
American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
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West German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
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464:"Kiel leiht sich Deutsche aus US-Soccer-Liga"
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249:(born April 27, 1953) is a German-American
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1168:Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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1158:Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
1243:Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate
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1238:Men's association football forwards
729:1984 NASL All-Star Game selections
434:Schröder, Ulfert (July 14, 1984).
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508:"Relief of Jean Wilhelm Willrich"
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358:(MISL) where it again won the
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1253:West German men's footballers
1148:American men's soccer players
606:1983–84 NASL Indoor All-Stars
362:championship. The next year (
16:German-American soccer player
1233:Wichita Wings (MISL) players
316:North American Soccer League
259:North American Soccer League
515:Congressional Record-Senate
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908:United States soccer squad
356:Major Indoor Soccer League
302:for the 1977–1978 season.
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235:Rancho Bernado High School
1208:Sportspeople from Koblenz
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382:Willrich played with the
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402:U.S. Olympic soccer team
332:Mexican Primera Division
1143:American soccer coaches
288:Sportfreunde Eisbachtal
253:player who played as a
404:which competed at the
320:Las Vegas Quicksilvers
1213:PSV Eindhoven players
856:*(injury replacement)
804:*(injury replacement)
247:Jean Wilhelm Willrich
914:1984 Summer Olympics
471:Hamburger Abendblatt
406:1984 Summer Olympics
27:Personal information
655:Karl-Heinz Granitza
473:. September 7, 1978
386:from 1990 to 1992.
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1218:Eredivisie players
840:Stanisław Terlecki
827:Gert Wieczorkowski
708:Stanisław Terlecki
637:Gert Wieczorkowski
278:Willrich, born in
261:and twelve in the
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672:David Brcic
664:Second Team
395:head coach
61:Position(s)
1127:Categories
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861:Peter Ward
747:Alan Mayer
678:Dan Canter
617:First Team
421:References
336:UNAM Pumas
179:UNAM Pumas
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842:(injured)
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