Indoor Soccer Team Names First Coach

The Splash, Anaheim’s new entry in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, has named George Fernandez coach for the 1994 season.

Fernandez is a nine-year veteran of the defunct Major Soccer League, playing with the Cleveland Crunch, the San Diego Sockers and the Los Angeles Lazers. He is coming off a season as captain and assistant coach with the Crunch, which won the 1993-94 National Professional Soccer League title.

Fernandez led Cleveland’s defense with 91 blocked shots and scored nine goals with 12 assists. He will not play for the Splash.

Fernandez was most valuable player in the 1990 Major Indoor Soccer League all-star game and has won four indoor championships, three with the Sockers and one with the Crunch.