After 15 years on the Titans' coaching staff and four years as a Titans' player, Bob Ammann was the obvious choice to succeed Al Mistri as head coach and bring the Titans' men's soccer program back to the prominence it enjoyed in the 1980s and 1990s.

Ammann, 43, was promoted on Dec. 5, 2005, to replace Mistri, who retired after the 2005 season. During Ammann's coaching tenures the Titans made five trips to the NCAA Tournament, reaching the national semifinals in 1993 and the quarterfinals in 1994. In his first season as head coach he guided the Titans to a 7-11-1 record, an improvement of 3 wins over the 2005 season, while last year's squad took a small step forward to 7-10-3 despite a rash of injuries particularly at goalkeeper.

"I am extremely honored and very excited to be taking charge of the men's soccer program at my alma mater," said Ammann. "I appreciate this opportunity and look forward to bringing the program back to the national prominence that we once had. There is a lot of work that needs to be done, but I am confident and very eager to make sure that the necessary steps are taken to achieve our goals."

Ammann was a Titans' goaltender during the 1983 through 1986 seasons. He posted 12 career shutouts including six in the 1986 season when he helped the Titans capture the Pacific Coast Athletic Association championship and their first NCAA Div. I playoff berth. His best goals against average was 1.250 in 1985, his junior season. His younger brother, Mike, was the Titans' goaltender 1990 through 1993 and went on to a long career in professional soccer.

"I'm proud of the fact that I have been involved with all six Cal State Fullerton NCAA Tournament teams," says Bob, who was the goalkeeper in 1986, a part-time coach in 1993 and 1994 and a full-time assistant coach in 1996, 1998 and 2000.

Bob played at the professional level for Neuchatel Xamax of the Swiss First Divison in 1989 and 1990. He also played for Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. in England, the Edmonton Brickmen of the Canadian Soccer League and the Los Angeles Salsa of the American Professional Soccer League.

Ammann was born on May 27, 1965, and he graduated from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana. Bob and his wife, Liz, and their young son, Robert Anton, live in Corona along with infant (Oct. 26, 2007) daughter Faith Elizabeth.