Michael Erush (born January 24, 1984) is a former professional soccer player and current soccer coach. He is the Head Men's Soccer Coach at California State University-Los Angeles. He was inducted into the Birmingham Community Charter High School Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Loyola Marymount University Athletics Hall of Fame. Erush won a silver medal with Team USA at the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel. In Major League Soccer, he played for the Colorado Rapids (2004), Chivas USA (2005), and Miami FC (2006). Erush played internationally with Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. in Israel, Lombard-Papa TFC in Hungary, and Olimpia Bălţi in Moldova. He was formerly a coach of the Loyola Marymount Lions soccer team. Early life and personal Erush is the son of Russian immigrants; his father is Lazar Erush. He was born in North Hollywood, California, and raised in Van Nuys, California, and Sherman Oaks, California. He attended North Hollywood High School as well as Birmingham High School. He earned a bachelors degree from Loyola Marymount University, College of Business Administration (Business Management; '03), and an M.A. in Guidance and Counseling from Loyola Marymount University ('10). On May 2, 2015, Erush proposed to Ally Siegel. The couple got married on July 16, 2016. They live in Studio City, California, with their two daughters. Playing career Youth career As a youth player, Erush played for the United States U-14, U-16, and U-18 National teams, and was team captain of the U-14 and U-16 teams from 1996 through 2000, and was part of the USMNT pool in 2001, but was never called up to the senior roster. Erush was honored as the 1999 Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News All-Region Player of the Year, and was a 2000 NSCAA High School All-America selection from Birmingham Community Charter High School ('00). He was team captain as a junior and senior, three-time All-Northwest Conference, and two-time All-Valley and All-West Valley League, as well as All-America honorable mention as a senior. He was inducted into the Birmingham Community Charter Athletic Hall of Fame. College Erush was a Loyola Marymount University Lions men's soccer standout, a four-time All-West Coast Conference (WCC) selection (2000, 2001, 2002), was named First Team in 2003, and served as team captain during his junior and senior seasons. He was named First Team National Soccer Coaches Association of America All Far West Selection in 2002, and was named First