{"id":140519,"date":"2025-10-09T08:26:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T08:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=140519"},"modified":"2025-10-09T08:26:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T08:26:35","slug":"the-story-of-coach-michael-a-journey-of-passion-soccer-and-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=140519","title":{"rendered":"The Story of Coach Michael: A Journey of Passion, Soccer, and Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rWlXxYhe45k?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Coach Michael Holzer is a private soccer coach based in Southern California. He is known as the most booked private soccer coach in the USA and beyond, and blends his global experience of learning from top clubs and coaches around the world with a passion for developing players at every level.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Michael trains some of soccer&#8217;s top professional players, including:<br \/>\n\u2013 Alyssa Thompson: Chelsea FC, World Cup, USWNT, 2023 NWSL #1 Draft Pick<br \/>\n\u2013 Jenna Nighswonger: UEFA Champions League Winner, Arsenal WFC, USWNT, Olympic Gold Medalist<br \/>\n\u2013 McKenna Whitham: American&#8217;s Youngest Professional Athlete, NWSL, Gotham FC, USYNT<br \/>\n\u2013 Gisele Thompson: USWNT, NWSL, Angel City FC<br \/>\n\u2013 Emir Kari\u0107: Bundesliga &#038; Champions League<br \/>\n\u2013 Sydney Leroux: Olympic Medalist, World Cup, USWNT, NWSL Angel City FC<br \/>\n\u2013 Scarlett Camberos: Mexico National Team, Club Am\u00e9rica<\/p>\n<p>Coach Michael has hosted soccer camps with global stars, such as:<br \/>\n\u2013 Ronaldinho: FC Barcelona, World Cup, Brazil National Team, Ballon d\u2019Or Winner<br \/>\n\u2013 Kak\u00e1: Real Madrid, AC Milan, World Cup, Brazil National Team, Ballon d\u2019or Winner<br \/>\n\u2013 Carlos Vela: LAFC, MLS, Mexico National Team<\/p>\n<p>Combining global expertise with a passion for developing players at every level, Coach Michael continues to inspire and elevate athletes across all levels of the game.<br \/>\n_________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>LEARN MORE ABOUT COACH MICHAEL HOLZER: coachmichaelholzer.com<\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>BOOK SOCCER TRAINING &#038; GAME ANALYSIS: coachmichaelholzer.com<\/p>\n<p>JOIN SOCCER CAMPS (Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego California): coachmichaelholzer.com<\/p>\n<p>_____________________<\/p>\n<p>#soccer #soccerjourney #soccerstory #soccertraining #soccerdrills #soccercoach #soccerinspiration #professionalsoccerplayer #ronaldinho #kaka #carlosvela #mckennawhitham #alyssathompson #womensoccer #nwsl #mls<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rWlXxYhe45k\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coach Michael Holzer is a private soccer coach based in Southern California. He is known as the most booked private soccer coach in the USA and beyond, and blends his&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4107,"featured_media":140520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer-how-to-practices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/140520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}