Gene Muller appointed Ireland coach

The Irish Hockey Association has announced the appointment of Gene Muller as the new Women’s Head Coach & Director of Player Performance today.

Muller joins Irish hockey from Field Hockey Canada, where he was the Men’s National Team Coach.

During his five years there, he narrowly missed out on qualifying the Canadian Men’s National Team for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, losing by only a goal in the final of the Qualifying Tournament to Argentina. Since then, he has brought the team to a world ranking of 16th.

Prior to this, Muller was head coach to the South African Women’s National Team, where he successfully coached the team to the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

Muller will commence employment with the IHA in early October, pending work permit and relocation issues, and will be based in Dublin.