| When Oakland was first making its
name in soccer in the middle seventies, the man the National Soccer Coaches Association
thought was the top Pioneer was Andy Richters. The outstanding defender was
OU’s first ever All-Region selection in 1974, anchoring a defense that allowed just
six goals all season long. The durable Richters
played all but 15 minutes of his four-year career at Oakland and was co-captain in each of
his last three seasons, including the 1976 team that was OU’s first to qualify for
the NCAA tournament. That season saw Richter’s best offensive output of six goals and
three assists. OU was 39-12-5 in Richter’s four years of play.
Richter was an OU assistant coach in 1978 while finishing
his bachelor of science degree in management. Following his graduation he became assistant
soccer coach, director of the human resource lab, and physical education instructor at
Chapman College in California, where he earned a master’s of science in sports
medicine. He coached one of the top high school soccer teams in southern California for
two successful seasons (41-4-8), and has also managed a sports medicine clinic as well as
a health club fitness center.
He is currently single and lives in Fountian Valley, CA,
where he is Western regional Sales and Marketing Manager for Unisen, Inc., an exercise
equipment manufacturer, and runs a fitness consulting company. |
