Dave Wilson

Introduction

Dave Wilson has been a head national team coach for Sarzonian and Hypocrian national teams since Cup of Harmony 9, when he took over for Bryan Marshall after his boss died in a car crash in Rejistania. Wilson went 94-24-24 in his tenure with the Stars, winning Cup of Harmony 10 and World Cup 22 in his tenure with Sarzonia. Wilson announced his intent to retire at the end of World Cup 24, but the coaching vacancy with the Hyppos looked too attractive to Wilson, so he applied for and got the job. His Stars failed to win a second World Cup championship in three tries, falling to Liverpool England 2-1 AET in a hard-fought World Cup XXIV final.

Coaching Philosophy

Wilson is known as a player's coach and a bit of a jokester, and he often began most press conferences with a joke. However, he has no patience for a team that doesn't put in the expected effort and has a temper that few coaches can match. Sarzonian football can best be described as "total football on steroids," as he once jokingly put it. It involves all 10 field players being responsible for offence and defence, and a possession-styled offence based on short, crisp passes. However, Wilson has also shown an ability to adapt his coaching style to the talent surrounding him and has said he is willing to play more defensive or more attack-oriented football "if it'll get us three points." However, "he said, "there's no way in Hell you'll ever see me playing System Karela."

Accomplishments

Until the Hyppos finished one game out of a World Cup 25 finals bid, his teams hadn't missed advancing to the World Cup since World Cup 18, his first World Cup as a head coach. Hypocria went 9-4-5 in Wilson's first World Cup as the field boss, giving Wilson a 103-28-29 overall mark with two national teams. His Stars teams have only had a losing record in one tournament, Eagle Cup IV, in which the team went 1-3-2. Since the start of World Cup 21, his record with Sarzonia was 61-9-7.