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American soccer player and coach

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Paul Krumpe Personal information Date of birth (1963-03-04) March 4, 1963 (age 63) Place of birth Torrance, California, United States Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Position Defender Youth career 1982–1985 UCLA Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1986–1988 Chicago Sting (indoor) 75 (13) 1988–1989 Los Angeles Heat 1990 Real Santa Barbara 1991 Colorado Foxes 6 (0) International career 1986–1991 United States 24 (1) Managerial career 1991–1995 West Torrance High School 1994 El Camino College (assistant) 1995–1997 UCLA (assistant) 1998–2021 Loyola Marymount University 2022–present Loyola Marymount University (assistant) * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Paul Krumpe** (born March 4, 1963 in [Torrance, California](/source/Torrance%2C_California)) is an American former [soccer](/source/Association_football) [defender](/source/Defender_(association_football)) and current coach. He spent two seasons in the [Major Indoor Soccer League](/source/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(1978%E2%80%931992)), two in the [Western Soccer Alliance](/source/Western_Soccer_Alliance) and two in the [American Professional Soccer League](/source/American_Professional_Soccer_League). He was a member of the [U.S. national team](/source/United_States_men's_national_soccer_team) at the [1990 FIFA World Cup](/source/1990_FIFA_World_Cup). He is currently an assistant coach of the [Loyola Marymount University (LMU)](/source/Loyola_Marymount_Lions) men's soccer team after serving as head coach from 1998 to 2021.

## High school and college

Krumpe was born and grew up in [Torrance, California](/source/Torrance%2C_California) and attended [West High School](/source/West_High_School_(Torrance)) there. He attended [UCLA](/source/UCLA) where he was a four-year starter on the school's men's [NCAA](/source/NCAA) soccer team. In 1985, Krumpe's senior year, UCLA defeated [American University](/source/American_University) 1–0 in 8 overtimes in the [championship game](/source/NCAA_Division_I_men's_soccer_tournament). In that game, Krumpe was co-captain for UCLA and assisted on the winning goal. He graduated from UCLA in the spring of 1986 with a [B.S.](/source/B.S.) degree in Aerospace Engineering.

## Professional career

After graduation, Krumpe was drafted by the [Chicago Sting](/source/Chicago_Sting) of the [Major Indoor Soccer League](/source/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2001%E2%80%9308)) (MISL). He played two seasons with the Sting, then moved to the outdoor Los Angeles Heat of the [Western Soccer Alliance](/source/Western_Soccer_Alliance) for a summer season. After his one season with the Heat, Krumpe then moved to [Real Santa Barbara](/source/Real_Santa_Barbara) of the [American Professional Soccer League](/source/American_Professional_Soccer_League) (APSL) where he played a single season. In 1991, he again found himself with another team, the [Colorado Foxes](/source/Colorado_Foxes), also of the APSL.

## National team

Krumpe was actively involved with the [United States men's national soccer team](/source/United_States_men's_national_soccer_team) during this period as well. He earned his first [cap](/source/Cap_(sport)) in 1986 in a game with Canada. Over the next five years, he would play 25 times for the senior national team and over 40 times for men's team – including games not considered full internationals. These included the 1987 [Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games), three games at the [1988 Summer Olympics](/source/1988_Summer_Olympics) in South Korea,[1] and the [1990 FIFA World Cup](/source/1990_FIFA_World_Cup). He ended his national team career in 1991, as he began it, with a game against Canada.

The 1980s and early 1990s were a difficult time for American soccer players. With the demise of the [North American Soccer League](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984)), they had few opportunities for playing outdoor soccer. Even the indoor leagues began struggling in the late 1980s. Several U.S. players moved overseas, but others, like Krumpe, found themselves moving from one financially struggling U.S. club to another. In 1991, having reached the highest levels of the game, at the 1990 World Cup, he decided to hang up his cleats and enter the coaching career field.

## Coaching

In 1989, Krumpe had worked with the coaching staff of the [Cal State Dominguez Hills](/source/Cal_State_Dominguez_Hills) women's soccer team. That gave him a taste for coaching and when he retired from playing in 1991, he moved back to his high school, West Torrance, where he became its boys' soccer coach from 1991 to 1995. In his four years with the team, he took them to the playoffs four times. He didn't confine himself to the high school level, but also worked as an assistant coach for [El Camino College](/source/El_Camino_College) in 1994. Now he works at LMU as a head coach for men's varsity soccer.

In 1995, [UCLA](/source/UCLA) hired Krumpe as an assistant coach. His time with the team culminated with another national championship for the Bruins in 1997.

[Loyola Marymount University](/source/Loyola_Marymount_University) (LMU) hired Krumpe as its men's soccer coach in 1998. In his time at LMU, he led the team to eight [NCAA Tournament](/source/NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Soccer_Tournament) appearances, with the final tournament berth coming [in 2021](/source/2020_NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Soccer_Tournament).[2]

On March 10, 2022, Krumpe stepped down from his position as LMU's head coach and was replaced by Kyle Schmid, but remained with the program as an assistant coach.[3]

Krumpe also runs the Paul Krumpe Soccer Academy and briefly worked as an aerospace engineer with McDonnell-Douglas after retiring from playing.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Paul Krumpe Biography and Statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418081500/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/paul-krumpe-1.html). Sports Reference. Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/paul-krumpe-1.html) on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Paul Krumpe - Men's Soccer Coach"](https://lmulions.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/coaches/paul-krumpe/2434). *Loyola Marymount University Athletics*. Retrieved November 30, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kyle Schmid Set to Lead Lions"](https://lmulions.com/news/2022/3/10/mens-soccer-kyle-schmid-set-to-lead-lions.aspx). March 10, 2022.

## External links

- [MISL stats](http://www.nasljerseys.com/MISL/Players/K/Krumpe.Paul.htm)

United States squads v t e United States soccer squad – 1988 Summer Olympics 1 Vanole 2 Trittschuh 3 Doyle 4 Crow 5 Windischmann 6 Klopas 7 Gabarra 8 Davis (c) 9 Goulet 10 Vermes 11 Eichmann 12 Krumpe 13 Harkes 14 Stollmeyer 15 Ramos 16 Murray 17 Armstrong 18 Duback 19 Bliss 20 Caligiuri Coach: Osiander v t e United States squad – 1990 North American Nations Cup third place 1 Meola 2 Keller 3 Thompson 4 Fraser 5 Dayak 6 Grimes 7 Santel 8 Betts 9 Eichmann 10 Garvey 11 Krumpe 12 Baicher 13 DiNunzio 14 Crook 15 Sommer 16 Gutierrez 17 Lalas 18 Kooiman 19 Covone 20 Kasper 21 Benedetti 22 Eck Coach: Kowalski v t e United States squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Meola 2 Trittschuh 3 Doyle 4 Banks 5 Windischmann (c) 6 Harkes 7 Ramos 8 Bliss 9 Sullivan 10 Vermes 11 Wynalda 12 Krumpe 13 Eichmann 14 Stollmeyer 15 Armstrong 16 Murray 17 Balboa 18 Keller 19 Henderson 20 Caligiuri 21 Covone 22 Vanole Coach: Gansler v t e United States squad – 1991 North American Nations Cup runners-up 1 Meola 2 Trittschuh 3 Lalas 4 Banks 5 Agoos 7 Santel 8 Kinnear 9 Rammel 10 Vermes 11 Wynalda 12 Krumpe 13 Dodd 14 Dayak 15 Washington 16 Murray 17 Balboa 19 Henderson 21 Clavijo Coach: Kowalski

v t e West Coast Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year 1988: Charles 1989: Sampson 1990: McFadden 1991: Murray 1992: McFadden 1993: Negoesco 1994: McFadden 1995: McFadden 1996: Thorarinsson 1997: Thorarinsson 1998: McFadden 1999: Krumpe & McFadden 2000: McFadden 2001: Murray 2002: Charles 2003: Rast 2004: Visser 2005: Visser & Thorarinsson 2006: Rast 2007: Rast 2008: Visser 2009: Cooper 2010: Rast 2011: Cooper 2012: McFadden 2013: Krumpe 2014: McFadden 2015: Rast 2016: Carlin-Voigt & Jorden 2017: Soto 2018: Cooper 2019: Cooper 2020: Krumpe 2021: Rast 2022: Quinn 2023: Rast 2024: Quinn

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