Wittenberg University

Wittenberg University Athletics
P.O. Box 720 or 225 Fountain Ave Springfield, OH 45501

Division 3 Ohio Midwest

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Dwight Burgess

Wittenberg University announced the hiring of Head Coach Dwight Burgess to become the 10th head coach to lead the Tiger's Men's Soccer team beginning in the fall of 2016. Burgess officially becomes the permanent replacement for Steve Dawson, who served as Wittenberg's men's coach for 32 seasons.

Dwight Burgess brings to Wittenberg University an extensive and broad-based resume of experience. Dwight began his collegiate career as an Assistant Coach for The Ohio State University men's program and went on to spend a decade at Capital University serving for 10 years as the Head Men's Soccer Coach and eight as the Head Women's Soccer Coach.

While in Bexley, Dwight's teams earned six conference championships and three NCAA Tournament bids, winning 186 games. Dwight has been recognized as "Coach of the Year" on numerous occasions at the Conference, State, and Regional levels. He was also nominated for the NSCAA National Division III Coach of the Year Award. Off the field, Dwight served a four-year term as the Great Lakes Region Chair to the NCAA Men's Division III National Championship Committee.

Dwight has coached at all levels of the youth game, including high school and club soccer, as a member of the Ohio South Olympic Development Program State Staff and as a Clinician in various capacities on behalf of the NSCAA, Columbus Crew SC and Major League Soccer.

An accomplished player, Dwight split his college career between DePauw University and the University of Dayton, was named Captain for a pair of Regional teams participating in international Friendlies and Dwight was twice selected to development camps for the United States Men's National Program.

Dwight just completed his 20th season as the TV play-by-play broadcaster for Columbus Crew SC and has called the action for a variety of national and international soccer events, including XM Satellite Radio's 2006 FIFA World Cup coverage.

Personal

Dwight is married with three children, he has a Masters Degree from The Ohio State University and possesses multiple coaching licenses and certifications.

* Six National Team Academic Awards

* Five National Team Sportsmanship and Ethics Awards

* Three Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season Championships

* Three Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Championships

* Three NCAA Tournament appearances

* 87-63-12 Overall OAC Record

*221-213-41 Overall Record

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Hamid Shariff

Hamid Shariff is in his third year as Assistant Coach. Hamid earned a Master's Degree in Athletic Coaching from Wittenberg University and a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science & Minor in Sports Management from Heidelberg University.

A four-year starter for Heidelberg, Hamid was named as All-American, Midfielder of the Year, and a Hall of Fame inductee.

In addition to his responsibilities at Wittenberg, Hamid also serves as a scout for the Columbus Crew MLS Academy and is Director of Coaching for NWFC.

Hamid’s playing background includes stops at Professional level, both domestically and internationally including in Spain and Dubai. In sum, Hamid has over 10 years of experience coaching at the youth, college, and professional levels.

Hamid has learned from many different coaching methods from the English Premier League, La Liga and MLS. While in Spain Hamid was part of a very selective UEFA coaching course while working with a LA LIGA academy, SD Huesca.

From Columbus, Hamid is trilingual, speaking English, Spanish, and Swahili. Hamid is married with one son.